LAU Start Code

A simple terminal-based project starter tool for quickly creating programming projects.

LAU Start Code allows you to create a new project directly from the terminal without manually creating folders and source files.

Features

• Terminal-based project creation
• Simple interactive interface
• Multiple programming languages
• Built-in Web Development template
• Automatic project directory creation
• Automatic duplicate-name handling
• Projects are created inside ~/Projects
• Can be executed from any directory after installation

Supported Languages

Currently supported:

• Python
• TypeScript
• Java
• PHP
• JavaScript
• C
• C++
• C#
• Web Development

Web Development

Selecting Web Development automatically creates:

project-name/
├── index.html
├── style.css
└── script.js

No programming language selection is required for Web Development.

Installation

LAU Start Code can be installed on Windows and Linux.

Choose the instructions for your operating system below.

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Windows

Requirements

Before installing LAU Start Code, make sure you have:

• Windows 10 or later
• Python 3.9 or later
• Git

1. Install Python

Download and install Python from the official Python website.

During installation, make sure to enable:

Add Python to PATH

After installation, open PowerShell or Command Prompt and check:

python --version

If python is not recognized, try:

py --version

2. Install Git

Install Git for Windows.

Check if Git is installed:

git --version

3. Clone the Repository

Open PowerShell or Command Prompt and run:

git clone https://github.com/ryuuufynnn/LAU-Start-Code---open-source.git

Install this globally:

scoop install pipx
pipx ensurepath

Then enter the repository:

cd LAU-Start-Code---open-source

4. Install LAU Start Code

Install the package using pipx:

pipx install .

5. Run LAU Start Code

After installation, run:

stcode lau

You can use stcode lau from any directory. You do not need to stay inside the cloned repository.

For example:

cd Documents
stcode lau

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Linux

LAU Start Code can be installed on most Linux distributions with Python and pip.

Arch Linux / Arch-based Distributions

1. Install Requirements

Install Git, and Python:

sudo pacman -S git python

Check Python:

python --version

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ryuuufynnn/LAU-Start-Code---open-source.git

Install this globally:

sudo pacman -S python-pipx

Enter the repository:

cd LAU-Start-Code---open-source

3. Install LAU Start Code

pipx install .

4. Run LAU Start Code

stcode lau

You can now use stcode lau from any directory.

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Debian / Ubuntu

1. Install Requirements

Update the package list:

sudo apt update

Install Git, Python, and pipx:

sudo apt install git python3 pipx

Check Python:

python3 --version

Check pipx:

pipx --version

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ryuuufynnn/LAU-Start-Code---open-source.git

Enter the repository:

cd LAU-Start-Code---open-source

3. Install LAU Start Code

pipx install .

4. Run LAU Start Code

stcode lau

You can now use stcode lau from any directory.

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Fedora

1. Install Requirements

Install Git, Python, and pipx:

sudo dnf install git python3 pipx

Check Python:

python3 --version

Check pipx:

pipx --version

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ryuuufynnn/LAU-Start-Code---open-source.git

Enter the repository:

cd LAU-Start-Code---open-source

3. Install LAU Start Code

pipx install .

4. Run LAU Start Code

stcode lau

You can now use stcode lau from any directory.

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Usage

After installation, simply run:

stcode lau

You do not need to run:

python main.py

You also do not need to be inside the LAU Start Code repository.

Projects created by LAU Start Code are stored in:

~/Projects

Example

Running:

stcode lau

can create a project like:

~/Projects/
└── my-project/
    └── main.py

For Web Development:

~/Projects/
└── my-website/
    ├── index.html
    ├── style.css
    └── script.js

Duplicate Project Names

LAU Start Code automatically handles duplicate project names.

If:

~/Projects/example/

already exists, creating another project named example will result in:

~/Projects/example2/

If example2 also exists:

~/Projects/example3/

The number continues increasing until an available project name is found.

Project Location

All projects created by LAU Start Code are stored inside:

~/Projects

The ~ represents the user's home directory.

For example:

Windows:

C:\Users\YourUsername\Projects

Linux:

/home/YourUsername/Projects

Command

The main command for LAU Start Code is:

stcode lau

This command can be executed from any directory after installation.

License

This project is open source, you can freely create an improved version please contact me!

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