maccman/trevi

Trevi is a scaffolding tool that sets up a Sinatra web application with a sensible default structure. Instead of starting from a blank slate and manually configuring everything, you run a single command and get a pre-built project layout with common tools already wired together. Sinatra is a lightweight Ruby framework for building web applications, think of it as a simpler, more minimal alternative to Rails. On its own, Sinatra is very bare-bones, so developers have to decide how to organize their code, handle assets, and connect to databases. Trevi makes those decisions for you by providing an opinionated starter template. It bundles in Sprockets for managing stylesheets and JavaScript, Sequel for database access, and a mountable routes system that lets you organize your endpoints across multiple files rather than cramming everything into one place. The tool is straightforward to use: you install the gem package and then run trevi app_name at the command line. This generates a new directory with your app name, pre-populated with folders, configuration files, and boilerplate code all ready to go. You can then start building your application logic without spending time on setup and structural decisions. This is useful for developers who want to build something quickly with Sinatra but don't want to spend hours figuring out how to organize the project or hunt down and configure each dependency individually. It's particularly handy for small to medium web services, APIs, or admin panels where Rails might feel like overkill, but you still want some structure and conveniences built in from the start.