This project provides the Hono CLI, a command-line interface designed to enhance the development experience for users of the Hono web framework. It offers specialized tools for both human developers and AI coding assistants, streamlining tasks such as documentation access, application testing, server management, and optimization, thereby boosting productivity within the Hono ecosystem.

How It Works

The Hono CLI introduces a novel approach centered around a single hono command, offering distinct sub-commands tailored for Hono development. It moves beyond generic project scaffolding or wrapper functionalities, providing direct terminal access to Hono's documentation, a request simulator for API testing, a dedicated development server, and an optimization utility for bundled application output. This design aims to integrate seamlessly into developer workflows, including those augmented by AI.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Installation: npm install -g @hono/cli
• Prerequisites: Node.js environment (implied by npm). No other specific hardware, OS, or software dependencies are listed.
• Primary Commands: hono --help, hono docs, hono search, hono request, hono serve, hono optimize.
• Documentation: Access Hono framework documentation directly via hono docs [path] or search using hono search <query>.

Highlighted Details

• Terminal Documentation: hono docs [path] allows browsing Hono documentation directly within the terminal.
• Fuzzy Search: hono search <query> enables searching Hono documentation using Algolia, with configurable JSON or human-readable output.
• Request Simulation: hono request [file] sends HTTP requests to Hono applications for testing purposes without needing to start a server.
• Optimized Serving: hono serve [entry] starts a specialized Hono development server with built-in TypeScript/JSX support and middleware integration.
• App Optimization: hono optimize [entry] generates optimized, bundled output files for Hono applications.
• AI Integration: The CLI is designed for efficient use with AI code agents, facilitating tasks like documentation lookup and request testing.

Maintenance & Community

• Authors: Yusuke Wada (https://github.com/yusukebe), Taku Amano (https://github.com/usualoma).
• No community links (Discord, Slack) or roadmap details are provided in the README.

Licensing & Compatibility

• License: MIT.
• The MIT license is permissive, allowing for commercial use, modification, and distribution, including integration within closed-source projects.

Limitations & Caveats

The README does not detail performance benchmarks, setup time estimates, or specific resource footprints. The CLI is exclusively focused on the Hono framework, limiting its applicability to users of that specific ecosystem. No information regarding alpha status, known bugs, or deprecation plans is present.