Project Structure Manager

A powerful PHP 8.3+ composer library for generating and creating project directory structures using Markdown templates.

The tests are not currently functioning properly.
If I get time I'll trying to fix them. Pull requests are always welcome!

Features

• Generate STRUCTURE.md - Scan any directory and create a markdown representation of its structure
• Create from Templates - Build project structures from predefined or custom markdown templates
• CLI Interface - Easy-to-use command line interface with tab completion
• Template Variables - Support for dynamic templates with variable substitution
• Validation - Built-in validation for structure files and templates
• Dry Run Mode - Preview what would be created before actually creating it
• Extensible - Object-oriented design following PHP 8.3+ best practices

Installation

composer require yohns/project-structure-manager

CLI Usage

Generate Structure Command

./vendor/bin/project-structure generate [path] [options]

Arguments

• path - Directory to scan (default: current directory)

Options

• --output, -o - Output file path (default: STRUCTURE.md)
• --exclude, -e - Patterns to exclude (can be used multiple times)
• --max-depth, -d - Maximum directory depth (default: 10)
• --show-preview, -p - Show preview before saving

Examples

# Basic generation
./vendor/bin/project-structure generate

# Custom output location
./vendor/bin/project-structure generate --output=docs/structure.md

# Exclude patterns
./vendor/bin/project-structure generate \
  --exclude=vendor \
  --exclude=node_modules \
  --exclude=.git \
  --exclude="*.log"

# Limit depth and preview
./vendor/bin/project-structure generate \
  --max-depth=5 \
  --show-preview

# Scan specific directory
./vendor/bin/project-structure generate /path/to/project \
  --output=/docs/project-structure.md

Create Structure Command

./vendor/bin/project-structure create <structure-file> [options]

Arguments

• structure-file - Path to STRUCTURE.md file or template name

Options

• --target, -t - Target directory (default: current directory)
• --template - Treat input as template name
• --variables, -v - Template variables (key=value, can be used multiple times)
• --dry-run - Preview without creating
• --force, -f - Force creation/overwrite
• --validate-only - Only validate structure

Examples

# Create from file
./vendor/bin/project-structure create structure.md

# Target specific directory
./vendor/bin/project-structure create structure.md --target=new-project

# Dry run preview
./vendor/bin/project-structure create structure.md --dry-run

# Use template with variables
./vendor/bin/project-structure create php-library --template \
  --variables PROJECT_NAME=MyLibrary \
  --variables AUTHOR="John Doe" \
  --variables NAMESPACE=MyLib

# Validate only
./vendor/bin/project-structure create structure.md --validate-only

# Force creation
./vendor/bin/project-structure create structure.md \
  --target=existing-dir \
  --force

PHP API Usage

StructureGenerator

Constructor Options

use Yohns\ProjectStructure\Service\StructureGenerator;

// Scan current directory
$generator = new StructureGenerator();

// Scan specific directory
$generator = new StructureGenerator('/path/to/scan');

Configuration Methods

// Set exclude patterns
$generator->setExcludePatterns([
    'vendor',
    'node_modules',
    '.git',
    '.DS_Store',
    '*.tmp',
    '*.log',
    'cache/*',
    'temp*'
]);

Generation Methods

// Generate structure (path, maxDepth)
$structure = $generator->generateStructure('', 10);

// Generate markdown
$markdown = $generator->generateMarkdown($structure);

// Save to file
$generator->saveToFile($markdown, 'custom-structure.md');
$generator->saveToFile($markdown, '/full/path/structure.md');

Complete Example

$generator = new StructureGenerator('/my/project');
$generator->setExcludePatterns(['vendor', 'node_modules', '.git']);

$structure = $generator->generateStructure('', 8);
$markdown = $generator->generateMarkdown($structure);
$generator->saveToFile($markdown, 'docs/project-structure.md');

StructureCreator

Constructor Options

use Yohns\ProjectStructure\Service\StructureCreator;

// Create in current directory
$creator = new StructureCreator();

// Create in specific directory
$creator = new StructureCreator('/target/path');

Creation Methods

// From markdown file
$result = $creator->createFromMarkdownFile('structure.md', $dryRun = false);

// From markdown content
$content = file_get_contents('structure.md');
$result = $creator->createFromMarkdownContent($content, $dryRun = false);

// From template
$variables = ['PROJECT_NAME' => 'MyApp', 'AUTHOR' => 'John Doe'];
$result = $creator->createFromTemplate('php-library', $variables, $dryRun = false);

Validation

// Validate structure
$errors = $creator->validateStructure($content);
if (empty($errors)) {
    $result = $creator->createFromMarkdownContent($content);
} else {
    foreach ($errors as $error) {
        echo "Error: {$error}\n";
    }
}

Complete Example

$creator = new StructureCreator('/new/project');

// Validate first
$content = file_get_contents('my-structure.md');
$errors = $creator->validateStructure($content);

if (empty($errors)) {
    // Dry run preview
    $preview = $creator->createFromMarkdownContent($content, true);
    echo "Would create " . count($preview['files']) . " files\n";

    // Create for real
    $result = $creator->createFromMarkdownContent($content, false);
    echo "Created " . count($result['files']) . " files\n";
}

Configuration Options Reference

Exclude Patterns

// Default patterns
$defaultExcludes = [
    'vendor',       // Composer dependencies
    'node_modules', // NPM dependencies
    '.git',         // Git repository
    '.DS_Store',    // macOS system files
    '*.tmp',        // Temporary files
    '*.log'         // Log files
];

// Pattern types
$patterns = [
    'exact-name',           // Exact directory/file name
    '*.extension',          // File extension wildcard
    'prefix*',              // Prefix wildcard
    '*suffix',              // Suffix wildcard
    'dir/*',                // Directory contents
    '.hidden',              // Hidden files/directories
];

Template Variables

// Simple substitution
$variables = [
    'PROJECT_NAME' => 'MyProject',
    'AUTHOR' => 'John Doe',
    'NAMESPACE' => 'MyProject\\Core',
    'MAIN_CLASS' => 'Application'
];

// Conditional variables
$variables = [
    'DOCS' => true,         // {{if DOCS}}content{{/if}}
    'LICENSE' => 'MIT',     // {{if LICENSE}}content{{/if}}
    'TESTING' => false      // Empty = false condition
];

File Content Templates

Default content by extension:

• .php - PHP declaration header
• .js - 'use strict' directive
• .html - Basic HTML structure
• .json - Empty JSON object {}
• .md - Basic markdown structure
• .yml/.yaml - YAML comment header
• .css - CSS comment header

Validation Rules

• Path length limits
• Invalid characters check
• Reserved filename detection
• Duplicate path prevention
• Directory depth limits
• File permission validation

Built-in Templates

php-library

Standard PHP library structure with PSR-4 autoloading.

Variables:

• PROJECT_NAME (required)
• NAMESPACE (optional)
• MAIN_CLASS (optional)
• AUTHOR (optional)
• DESCRIPTION (optional)

web-app

Basic web application with MVC structure.

Variables:

• PROJECT_NAME (required)
• FRAMEWORK (optional)
• DATABASE (optional)

Error Handling

The library provides specific exception types:

• StructureCreationException - File/directory creation errors
• ParseException - Markdown parsing errors
• ValidationException - Structure validation errors
• TemplateException - Template processing errors
• FilesystemException - File system access errors

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• Composer
• Extensions: json, mbstring

Dependencies

• symfony/console - CLI framework
• league/flysystem - Filesystem abstraction
• league/commonmark - Markdown processing
• symfony/filesystem - File operations

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes following PSR-12 standards
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.