# foundweekends/giter8

a command line tool to apply templates defined on GitHub

Repository: https://github.com/foundweekends/giter8
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/giter8
Homepage: https://www.foundweekends.org/giter8/
Language: Scala
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: giter8, scala, sbt-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-23T14:07:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 17, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5867, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 342, "gap_med": 284, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1752, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:31.759600+00:00)

## What it is
Giter8 is a command line tool that generates files and directories from templates published on GitHub or any other Git repository. It is implemented in Scala, runs via the sbt launcher, and integrates with sbt's `new` command for project scaffolding.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new Scala project from a GitHub template
- generate project boilerplate from a git repository template
- create a new project with sbt new
- apply a project template with interactive field prompts
- share project templates across a team

## When to choose
- you want to bootstrap new projects from versioned Git templates
- you work in the Scala/sbt ecosystem and want `sbt new` integration
- you need a lightweight, language-agnostic scaffolding tool

## When to avoid
- you need complex code generation or transformation logic beyond simple templating
- you prefer scaffolding built into an IDE or a full project generator like Yeoman
- your templates are not hosted in a Git repository

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, templating, developer-tools, boilerplate
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: cli, jvm, cross-platform
- tags: project-scaffolding, git-templates, scala, sbt-plugin, code-generation, command-line

## Member repositories
- foundweekends/giter8 (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:31.759600+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:28:27.163620+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/foundweekends/giter8 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:31.759600+00:00, sha 72cb80dbb6f9)
  - homepage: https://www.foundweekends.org/giter8/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:06:19.996963+00:00, sha 208795c08645)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.