#Marionette CLI

Marionette CLI is the command line utility that provides RequireJS/CommonJS/ES6 app structure.

##Install

Run npm install -g marionette-cli or add dependency in your package.json file and run npm install

##Features

• Generate app skeleton
• Generate backbone/marionette files
• Support different module types (RequireJS, CommonJS, ES6)

##Commands ###Set

set [options] <type>  Change module type. Short - s
Usage: set [options] <type>

Example: mt set rjs
Example: mt s rjs

###New

new [options] Create new project. Short - n
Usage: new [options]

Example: mt new
Example: mt n
Example: mt n folderName - will genarate app in folderName folder

Command copying best practices (most stared examples of applications) from github.

####Generated files content

• ES6 file content:
  

export default Marionette.LayoutView.extend({
	//stuff
	//Doc - http://marionettejs.com/docs/v2.4.4/marionette.layoutview.html
});

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• CommonJS file content:
  

"use strict";
var LayoutView = Marionette.LayoutView.extend({
	//stuff
	//Doc - http://marionettejs.com/docs/v2.4.4/marionette.layoutview.html
});
module.exports = LayoutView;

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• RequireJS file content:
  

define(['marionette'], function (Marionette) {
	"use strict";
	var LayoutView = Marionette.LayoutView.extend({
		//stuff
		//Doc - http://marionettejs.com/docs/v2.4.4/marionette.layoutview.html
	});
	return LayoutView;
});

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####Projects:

• RequireJS example from David Sulc
• CommonJS example from Sam Saccone
• ES6 example from James Kyle

###Generate

Usage: generate [options] [folder]
Generate files for marionette. Short - g

Options:

    -l --layout [name]       Layout
    -c --collection [name]   Collection
    -m --model [name]        Model
    -r --router [name]       Router
    -o --object [name]       Object or controller
    -v --itemView [name]     Item view
    --collectionView [name]  Collection view
    --compositeView [name]   Composite view

Example: mt generate -l - will create marionette layout file layout.js
Example: mt g -l - the same as above

Example: mt generate -l myName - will create marionette layout file myName.js
Example: mt g -l - the same as above

Example: mt generate -l myName myFolder - will create marionette layout file myName.js in folder myFolder
Example: mt g -l myName myFolder - the same as above

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###Want to run CLI from your code?

var cli = require('marionette-cli/lib/cli');

cli.run(['generate', '--help']);