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copier-cpp-cmake is project template based on copier tool.

The goal of this project is to provide an easy way to start with development of your new C++ project and focus on the problem you want to solve instead of project structure/code formatting/basic CI and other common "quality of life" issues.

To get started go to documentation section

Why do I need a C++ project template?​

  • To reduce time spent on project setup. Most of us want to focus on the problem/task we want to solve. Usually we either need to spend some significant time to setup project properly or accept that some "nice to have" features like sanitizing or clang-format will be missing at the beginning and "we will add it later".
  • To have an easy way to create sandbox for testing/prototypes. we want to setup a code kata or test new library. Often setting it up and getting needed dependency takes more time than we have or we need to lean on omitting our local environment.
  • To enable less experienced users a fast start with all the benefits of external libraries/tooling. In a lot of cases students/less experienced people have hard time to start with C++. How much time would take you to run your first unit-test starting from scratch?
  • To provide tools from the start of your project to deploy/share your software. Lots of projects start with large upfront effort without feedback loop from potential users. This can lead to misunderstanding users needs and high-efforts for fixing this. Having a means to properly release your software from day one allows people to try it out and get involved faster.
  • To have consistent project structure across multiple small projects developed by same people. In your organization you might have dozens of projects and in lots of cases contributing to each of them requires a slightly different set of tools/another workflow. This leads to human-errors and time wasted on thinking "How should I run tests for this project"?
  • To be able to manage code lifecycle. When the template evolves users can update their existing project to benefit from the newest technologies and solutions without complex manual tinkering.