Frankly

frankly is a small Thor-based Sinatra scaffold generator.

It creates a PostgreSQL + ActiveRecord app with a minimal RSpec setup.

• Ruby 3.1+
• PostgreSQL
• Bundler

gem install frankly

frankly my_app

Common options:

frankly my_app --bundle
frankly my_app --skip-git

• --bundle: runs bundle install in the generated app
• --skip-git: skips git init

my_app/
  app.rb
  config.ru
  Gemfile
  Rakefile
  config/
    environment.rb
    database.rb
  app/views/
    layout.erb
    index.erb
  spec/
    spec_helper.rb
    requests/app_spec.rb

• The generated folder keeps your requested name (downcased), including hyphens.
• Default database names are PostgreSQL-friendly and use underscores.
• Example: frankly my-app creates my-app/, with default DB names like my_app_development.

cd my_app
bundle install
bundle exec rackup
bundle exec bin/console

Open http://localhost:9292.

• PostgreSQL not running:
  • Start Postgres and set DATABASE_URL, then run bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate.
• Port already in use (9292):
  • Run on another port, e.g. bundle exec rackup -p 9393.

bin/setup
bundle exec rspec

MIT. See LICENSE.txt.