new-c

new-c | A cli tool to touch some C

Nothing like coding some good old c with nothing but a text editor, right?

Don't you just love writing the same 3 #includes, an #ifndef block, and a main function header? Over and over and over...

Lost souls, you are found.

Welcome to new-c.

Installation

npm install -g new-c

Usage

new-c --help

yields

  Usage: new-c [options] [module-id]

  Generate an empty `.c/.h` file pair.

  Options:

    -h, --help  output usage information
    --force  write to target files even they already exists

Output

A .c/.h file pair will be created.

.c has:

• an include for the matching .h
• essential includes:
  • stdio.h
  • stddef.h (NULL)
  • stdlib.h (malloc, atoi, exit, ...)
• an empty main method.

.h has:

• A standard include once #ifndef block.

TODO

• Evolve into a complicated and cumbersome framework.
• Use standard in as alternative body contents.
  • Infer imports for common import needs (such as pthread, semaphore, wait.)
• Add options for common include sets, with comments that include linkage notes.

Citations

Today's episode was brought to you, in part, by:

• The letter tutorial.
• Too much copy and pasting.
• An $80 dollar laptop.
• And the shoulders of giant robots.

Farewell, for now...

Ya'll come back now.

:: The Jolly Wizard