Plop
plopjs.com
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Plop is a micro-generator framework for generating code and other flat text files consistently.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- License
- The project repository identifies its license as MIT.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Maker
- The homepage copyright line credits Andrew Worcester.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Command line
- Plop runs from the terminal and can list generators or run one by name.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Custom actions
- Developers can register custom action types and use action functions, including asynchronous functions.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Documentation status
- The documentation says it is a work in progress and invites users to share ideas.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- File actions
- Built-in actions can add one or many files, modify files, and append content.Read 5 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Generated files
- A generator can ask questions and perform actions such as adding, modifying, or appending files.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Installation
- The documentation shows installing Plop as a project development dependency or globally with npm.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Overwrite behavior
- By default, an add action fails instead of overwriting an existing file; a force option can enable overwriting.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Prompts and templates
- Plop connects Inquirer prompts with Handlebars templates.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Team use
- Generators let teams create files using patterns that represent their current best practices.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Template helpers
- Built-in helpers include case conversions such as camelCase, snakeCase, dashCase, and titleCase.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- TypeScript
- Plop bundles TypeScript declarations and documents TypeScript plopfiles, with Node.js v22.18+ supporting them without extra setup.Read 10 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
- Workflow
- Users define generators in a plopfile and run them from the terminal by typing `plop`.Read 5 Oct 2026 · plopjs.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Code Generators#28 of 336.4
