gemstrapper is a small gem that can create directories and common files for building gems.

To install gemstrapper use the following command:

$ gem install gemstrapper

To use gemstrapper run the init <gem_name> command, which will generate the folders and files in the current working directory

$ gemstrapper init my-gem
my-gem/Gemfile created
my-gem/my-gem.gemspec created
my-gem/lib/my-gem/version.rb created

The application will generate the basic scaffolding for a gem as well as common files, such as the gemspec and Gemfile. The top level module is created by converting the gem name into valid Ruby syntax for constants, eg my-gem will become MyGem

To configure the gem to have an executable component you can add the -e or --executable argument to the init subcommand

$ gemstrapper init my-gem -e
...
my-gem/bin/my_gem created

gemstrapper is licensed under the MIT license