# Qt CLI (Command Line Interface) Tool

A tool for creating Qt projects or files from the command line.

## Build

To build the project, ensure you have Go installed on your system.

### Build the `qtcli` Binary

```bash
$ go build .
```

## Usage

Currently `new` command is prepared for creating C++ class as well as C++ source
and header files.
Below is the command-line output when you run qtcli without any arguments.

```bash
$ ./qtcli
A CLI for creating Qt project and files

Usage:
  qtcli [flags]
  qtcli [command]

Available Commands:
  completion  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  help        Help about any command
  new         Create a new project or file(s)

Flags:
  -h, --help      help for qtcli
  -v, --version   version for qtcli

Use "qtcli [command] --help" for more information about a command.

```

### How to create C++ class

```bash
$ ./qtcli new class MyObject --type cpp --output-dir output
$ ls -lrt output

total 8
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bencho bencho 258 Nov 12 10:07 MyObject.h
-rw-rw-r-- 1 bencho bencho 192 Nov 12 10:07 MyObject.cpp
```

Additional flags can be used, for example:

```bash
$ ./qtcli new class MyObject --type cpp --base QObject --include QObject --include QSharedData --include QDataStream --add Q_OBJECT --add QML_ELEMENT --qobject
```
A full list of available flags can be found using the --help option.

### How to create python class

```bash
$ ./qtcli new class MyObject --type python --module PySide6 --import QWidget --output-dir output
```

## License

This extension can be licensed under the Qt Commercial License and the LGPL 3.0. See the text of both licenses here.