https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen
Project generator for Vala project
https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen
bash development generator linux project shell skeleton vala
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Project generator for Vala project
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen
- Owner: vroncevic
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2016-01-14T22:07:19.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-16T17:19:58.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-20T08:19:24.125Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: bash, development, generator, linux, project, shell, skeleton, vala
- Language: Shell
- Homepage: https://vroncevic.github.io/valagen
- Size: 6.92 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Generating Vala Project
**valagen** is shell tool for creating Vala project.
Developed in **[bash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell))** code: **100%**.
[](https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen/actions/workflows/valagen_shell_checker.yml)
The README is used to introduce the tool and provide instructions on
how to install the tool, any machine dependencies it may have and any
other information that should be provided before the tool is installed.
[](https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen/issues) [](https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen/graphs/contributors)
**Table of Contents**
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [Shell tool structure](#shell-tool-structure)
- [Docs](#docs)
- [Copyright and licence](#copyright-and-licence)
### Installation
Navigate to release **[page](https://github.com/vroncevic/valagen/releases)** download and extract release archive.
To install **valagen** type the following
```bash
tar xvzf valagen-3.0.tar.gz
cd valagen-3.0
cp -R ~/sh_tool/bin/ /root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/
cp -R ~/sh_tool/conf/ /root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/
cp -R ~/sh_tool/log/ /root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/
```
Self generated setup script and execution
```bash
./valagen_setup.sh
[setup] installing App/Tool/Script valagen
Tue Dec 16 06:17:29 PM CET 2025
[setup] clean up App/Tool/Script structure
[setup] copy App/Tool/Script structure
[setup] remove github editor configuration files
[setup] set App/Tool/Script permission
[setup] create symbolic link of App/Tool/Script
[setup] done
/root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/
├── bin/
│ └── valagen.sh
├── conf/
│ ├── project_set.cfg
│ ├── template/
│ │ ├── autogen.template
│ │ ├── configure_ac.template
│ │ ├── desktop_in.template
│ │ ├── makefile_am.template
│ │ ├── readme.template
│ │ ├── v_editorconfig.template
│ │ └── v_source.template
│ ├── valagen.cfg
│ ├── valagen.logo
│ └── valagen_util.cfg
└── log/
└── valagen.log
4 directories, 15 files
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Dec 16 06:17 /root/bin/valagen -> /root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/bin/valagen.sh
```
Or You can use docker to create image/container.
### Usage
```bash
# Create symlink for shell tool
ln -s /root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/bin/valagen.sh /root/bin/valagen
# Setting PATH
export PATH=${PATH}:/root/bin/
# Creating Vala project
valagen ftool "/opt" "Font generator"
valagen ver.3.0
Tue Dec 16 06:17:49 PM CET 2025
[check_root] Check permission for current session? [ok]
[check_root] Done
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Info github.io/valagen ver.3.0
Issue github.io/issue
Author vroncevic.github.io
[valagen] Loading basic and util configuration!
100% [================================================]
[load_conf] Loading App/Tool/Script configuration!
[check_cfg] Checking configuration file [/root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/conf/valagen.cfg] [ok]
[check_cfg] Done
[load_conf] Done
[load_util_conf] Load module configuration!
[check_cfg] Checking configuration file [/root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/conf/valagen_util.cfg] [ok]
[check_cfg] Done
[load_util_conf] Done
[load_util_conf] Load module configuration!
[check_cfg] Checking configuration file [/root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/conf/project_set.cfg] [ok]
[check_cfg] Done
[load_util_conf] Done
[valagen] Generating project structure!
[valagen] Checking directory [/opt/]? [ok]
[valagen] Generating directory [/opt/ftool/]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/autogen.sh]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/configure.ac]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/ftool.desktop.in]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/Makefile.am]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/ftool.vala]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/.editorconfig]
[valagen] Generating file [/opt/ftool/README]
[valagen] Set owner!
[valagen] Set permission!
[logging] Checking directory [/root/scripts/valagen/ver.3.0/log/]? [ok]
[logging] Write info log!
[logging] Done
[valagen] Done
[check_tool] Checking tool [/usr/bin/tree]? [ok]
[check_tool] Done
/opt/ftool/
├── autogen.sh
├── configure.ac
├── ftool.desktop.in
├── ftool.vala
├── Makefile.am
└── README
1 directories, 6 files
```
### Dependencies
**valagen** requires next modules and libraries
* sh_util [https://github.com/vroncevic/sh_util](https://github.com/vroncevic/sh_util)
### Shell tool structure
**valagen** is based on MOP.
Shell tool structure
```bash
sh_tool/
├── bin/
│ └── valagen.sh
├── conf/
│ ├── project_set.cfg
│ ├── template/
│ │ ├── autogen.template
│ │ ├── configure_ac.template
│ │ ├── desktop_in.template
│ │ ├── makefile_am.template
│ │ ├── readme.template
│ │ ├── v_editorconfig.template
│ │ └── v_source.template
│ ├── valagen.cfg
│ ├── valagen.logo
│ └── valagen_util.cfg
└── log/
└── valagen.log
```
### Docs
[](https://valagen.readthedocs.io/projects/valagen/en/latest/?badge=latest)
More documentation and info at
* [https://valagen.readthedocs.io/en/latest/](https://valagen.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
* [https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/)
### Copyright and licence
[](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
Copyright (C) 2016 - 2026 by [vroncevic.github.io/valagen](https://vroncevic.github.io/valagen)
**valagen** is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Bash itself, either Bash version 4.2.47 or,
at your option, any later version of Bash 4 you may have available.
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