Franky

A site generator that builds a minimal Sinatra app in very few commands. Developers are able to test any idea online efficiently.

The installization and configuration are extremely easy with the help of Rack & Sinatra. Check Sinatra if you don't know what it is.

$ gem install franky

Under the directory you want to create your project, run:

$ franky

which prompts a message to let you specify a directory name.

Or simply run:

$ franky new my_project

Replace "my_project" with your project name.

There are two templates: default template & minimal template. They can be specified in commands.

Add -m at the end if you want to create a minimal template. For example,

$ franky -m

or

$ franky new my_project -m

If nothing is specified, the template is set to default.

This template includes 3 parts:

1. Rack configuration

• Gemfile
• config.ru

2. The app

• app/app.rb
• app/views/layout.html.erb
• app/views/index.html.erb

3. Assets

• public/js/app.js
• public/css/style.css

It contains only 3 files:

• Gemfile
• app.rb
• config.ru

This is the minimal requirement for deployment. Check the following part if you want to deploy to Heroku.

After generation, enter the project, run $ bundle and you are all set. Use $ rackup or $ shotgun to run local server as usual. You should see "hello world" as you enter http://localhost:9292 (9393 with shotgun) if everything works fine.

$ rm -rf my_project will remove the entire project. Quick and clean.

For the simplest deployment, check Heroku for more information.

For a more powerful template generator, check hazel, which contains configuration on test, db, ruby version, git, and more.

Send to nkj20932@hotmail.com for any feedback. Create an issue if you find any problem. Thanks!