class AmberCLI::Documentation::NewCommand

• AmberCLI::Documentation::NewCommand
• Reference
• Object

Overview

Creating New Applications

The new command creates a new Amber application with a complete directory structure and configuration files.

Usage

amber new [NAME] [options]

Options

• -d, --database=DATABASE - Database engine (pg, mysql, sqlite)
• -t, --template=TEMPLATE - Template engine (slang, ecr)
• -r, --recipe=RECIPE - Use a named recipe
• -y, --assume-yes - Skip interactive prompts
• --no-deps - Don't install dependencies

Examples

Create a basic application:

amber new my_blog

Create with specific database and template:

amber new my_api -d mysql -t ecr

Create in current directory:

amber new . -d sqlite

Generated Structure

The new command creates:

• src/ - Application source code
• config/ - Configuration files
• db/ - Database migrations and seeds
• spec/ - Test files
• public/ - Static assets
• shard.yml - Dependency configuration
• README.md - Project documentation

Defined in:

amber_cli/documentation.cr