ideal/honeycomb-cli

Honeycomb-cli is a command-line tool that makes it easier to build and run micro-apps using the Honeycomb framework. Think of it as a toolkit that handles the repetitive setup and launch tasks so you can focus on writing your app's code instead of wrestling with configuration files. When you start a new project, the tool can scaffold out the basic folder structure and starter code for you, just run one command and pick a template (like "simple" or "console"), and you're ready to go. Once you're building, you can use it to spin up a local development server to test your app in a browser, then package everything up for deployment when you're done. It also handles connecting to different code repositories and download sources, which is useful if you're working with private packages or need faster downloads from mirror servers. The tool saves time across three main workflows. A developer starting fresh can initialize a new Honeycomb app in seconds. During development, they can start a local server to see changes immediately. And when it's time to ship, they can package the app with the right environment settings baked in. The configuration is minimal, you mostly just specify which port to use, whether to open a browser window automatically, and which npm registry or mirrors to pull packages from. This would be most useful for teams already committed to the Honeycomb framework who want a streamlined way to onboard new projects and keep development consistent. Rather than manually creating directories, installing dependencies, and writing startup scripts, developers can rely on the same standardized process every time. The tool also lets you manage global settings like your preferred npm registry in one place, so those choices stick across all your projects.