giter8 template for projects using GitHub

Template features

• Integration with your GitHub repo and account.
• Release section in generated build.sbt complies with Sonatype policies for Maven Central Syncing.
• sbt-assembly plugin integrated, for the creation of a single executable jar of your project.
• Informative README.md automatically generated.
• Reasonable scalac and javac options chosen.
• Optional settings provided commented out in generated build.sbt.
• Cross-compilation for all Scala versions 2.8.0 and higher.

Use this template

• Install giter8 (g8).
• Get the g8 template and run it:

$ g8 ymasory/sbt
$ cd <name-of-app>
$ chmod u+x sbt
$ ./sbt
> +run

Modify this template

• Install sbt, version 0.12.0 or higher.
• Fork ymasory/sbt.g8 on GitHub to your account. Let's assume your account is "foo".
• Clone it.

$ git clone [email protected]:foo/sbt.g8.git

• Now make your desired changes.
• Do a local deploy of your modified template and try it out.

$ cd sbt.g8
$ rm -rf target
$ sbt
> g8-test # must result in SUCCESS
> exit
$ cd target/sbt-test/default-*/scripted
$ java -jar target/*-assembly-*.jar # must print "hello sbt.g8"

• If you like your new template, push it to GitHub.

$ cd sbt.g8
$ git push

• You can now access your modified template using g8.

$ cd
$ g8 foo/sbt

• If you'd like to share your changes, send a pull request.