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You can use Mother CLI to assist with creating projects and many common file types. Simply install it as a global Nuget package and access it with the mother command in your Terminal/Console.

mother make:command CelebrateCommand --module CelebrationModule

Installation

Install Mother CLI using the following command in your terminal:

dotnet tool install --global Mother.CLI

Usage

Commands use the following format:

mother [command] [arguments] [--options=]

Available Commands

install

Install Mother Core modules. Run this when pulling your project from a remote repo. Since the /Core folder is ignored from version control, think of the this like using npm install or pip install.

You do not have to run this command when creating a new project, as this is done automatically.

mother install

make:command

Create a new terminal command. You may also specific a module to which this command belongs. Mother CLI will register it for you automatically, and place it within the /Modules/{ModuleName}/Commands.

mother make:command [CommandName] --module? [ModuleName]

Example:

# For a module
mother make:command CelebrateCommand --module CelebrationModule

# Without a module
mother make:command CelebrateCommand

make:event

Create a new event. You may also specific a module to which this event belongs. Mother CLI will register it for you automatically, and place it within the /Modules/{ModuleName}/Events.

mother make:event [EventName] --module? [ModuleName]

Example:

# For a module
mother make:event CelebrationStartedEvent --module CelebrationModule

# Without a module
mother make:event CelebrationStartedEvent

make:module

Create a new extension module. A project's modules will be created in the /Modules folder.

mother make:module [ModuleName]

Example:

mother make:module CelebrationModule    

new

Create a new Mother project. This will create a new project in the ProjectName directory, within your current directory. It will also install the latest version of Mother Core to your project.

mother new [ProjectName]

mother new MotherParty

update

Update Mother Core modules. Running this periodically will ensure the Mother Core remains up to date. Think of the this like using npm update or pip install --upgrade to update project dependencies.

mother update