wheels init

Bootstrap an existing Wheels application for CLI usage.

Synopsis

wheels init [name] [directory] [reload] [version] [createFolders]

Description

The wheels init command initializes an existing Wheels application to work with the Wheels CLI. It sets up the necessary configuration files and creates a .wheels-cli.json file in your project root.

Arguments

Argument	Description	Default
name	Name of the application	Current directory name
directory	The directory to initialize	. (current directory)
reload	Reload password for the application	wheels
version	Wheels version to use	Latest stable
createFolders	Create Wheels directory structure	true

Options

Option	Description
--help	Show help information

Examples

Initialize current directory

wheels init

Initialize with custom name

wheels init myapp

Initialize specific directory

wheels init myapp ./projects/myapp

Initialize with custom reload password

wheels init myapp . secretPassword

Initialize without creating folders

wheels init myapp . wheels latest false

What It Does

1. Creates .wheels-cli.json configuration file

2. Sets up application name and version

3. Configures reload password

4. Optionally creates standard Wheels directory structure:

   • /config

   • /controllers

   • /models

   • /views

   • /tests

   • /plugins

Configuration File

The generated .wheels-cli.json contains:

{
  "name": "myapp",
  "version": "2.5.0",
  "reload": "wheels",
  "framework": "wheels",
  "createFolders": true
}

Notes

• Run this command in the root directory of your Wheels application

• The reload password is used for the wheels reload command

• If folders already exist, they won't be overwritten

See Also

• wheels generate app - Create a new Wheels application
• wheels reload - Reload the application
• wheels info - Display version information