Create kernel app port

cmd/create.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/onkernel/cli/pkg/create"
+	"github.com/pterm/pterm"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type CreateInput struct {
+	Name     string
+	Language string
+	Template string
+}
+
+// CreateCmd is a cobra-independent command handler for create operations
+type CreateCmd struct{}
+
+// Create executes the creating a new Kernel app logic
+func (c CreateCmd) Create(ctx context.Context, ci CreateInput) error {
+	appPath, err := filepath.Abs(ci.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve app path: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: handle overwrite gracefully (prompt user)
+	// Check if directory already exists
+	if _, err := os.Stat(appPath); err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("directory %s already exists", ci.Name)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(appPath, 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	pterm.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\nCreating a new %s %s\n", ci.Language, ci.Template))
+
+	spinner, _ := pterm.DefaultSpinner.Start("Copying template files...")
+
+	if err := create.CopyTemplateFiles(appPath, ci.Language, ci.Template); err != nil {
+		spinner.Fail("Failed to copy template files")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy template files: %w", err)
+	}
+	spinner.Success(fmt.Sprintf("✔ %s environment set up successfully", ci.Language))
+
+	nextSteps := fmt.Sprintf(`Next steps:
+  brew install onkernel/tap/kernel
+  cd %s
+  kernel login  # or: export KERNEL_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>
+  kernel deploy index.ts
+  kernel invoke ts-basic get-page-title --payload '{"url": "https://www.google.com"}'
+`, ci.Name)
+
+	pterm.Success.Println("🎉 Kernel app created successfully!")
+	pterm.Println()
+	pterm.FgYellow.Println(nextSteps)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "create",
+	Short: "Create a new application",
+	Long:  "Commands for creating new Kernel applications",
+	RunE:  runCreateApp,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	createCmd.Flags().StringP("name", "n", "", "Name of the application")
+	createCmd.Flags().StringP("language", "l", "", "Language of the application")
+	createCmd.Flags().StringP("template", "t", "", "Template to use for the application")
+}
+
+func runCreateApp(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	appName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("name")
+	language, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("language")
+	template, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("template")
+
+	appName, err := create.PromptForAppName(appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get app name: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	language, err = create.PromptForLanguage(language)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get language: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	template, err = create.PromptForTemplate(template)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get template: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	c := CreateCmd{}
+	return c.Create(cmd.Context(), CreateInput{
+		Name:     appName,
+		Language: language,
+		Template: template,
+	})
+}

cmd/create_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		input       CreateInput
+		wantErr     bool
+		errContains string
+		validate    func(t *testing.T, appPath string)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "create typescript sample-app",
+			input: CreateInput{
+				Name:     "test-app",
+				Language: "typescript",
+				Template: "sample-app",
+			},
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, appPath string) {
+				// Verify files were created
+				assert.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(appPath, "index.ts"))
+				assert.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(appPath, "package.json"))
+				assert.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(appPath, ".gitignore"))
+				assert.NoFileExists(t, filepath.Join(appPath, "_gitignore"))
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "fail with invalid template",
+			input: CreateInput{
+				Name:     "test-app",
+				Language: "typescript",
+				Template: "nonexistent",
+			},
+			wantErr:     true,
+			errContains: "template not found: typescript/nonexistent",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+			orgDir, err := os.Getwd()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			err = os.Chdir(tmpDir)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				os.Chdir(orgDir)
+			})
+
+			c := CreateCmd{}
+			err = c.Create(context.Background(), tt.input)
+
+			// Check if error is expected
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err, "expected command to fail but it succeeded")
+				if tt.errContains != "" {
+					assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.errContains, "error message should contain expected text")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err, "failed to execute create command")
+
+			// Validate the created app
+			appPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, tt.input.Name)
+			assert.DirExists(t, appPath, "app directory should be created")
+
+			if tt.validate != nil {
+				tt.validate(t, appPath)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

cmd/root.go

@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func isAuthExempt(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
 	}
 	for c := cmd; c != nil; c = c.Parent() {
 		switch c.Name() {
-		case "login", "logout", "auth", "help", "completion":
+		case "login", "logout", "auth", "help", "completion",
+			"create":
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(profilesCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(proxies.ProxiesCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(extensionsCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentPostRunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// running synchronously so we never slow the command

pkg/create/copy.go

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package create
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/onkernel/cli/pkg/templates"
+)
+
+const (
+	DIR_PERM  = 0755 // rwxr-xr-x
+	FILE_PERM = 0644 // rw-r--r--
+)
+
+// CopyTemplateFiles copies all files and directories from the specified embedded template
+// into the target application path. It uses the given language and template names
+// to locate the template inside the embedded filesystem.
+//
+//   - appPath: filesystem path where the files should be written (the project directory)
+//   - language: language subdirectory (e.g., "typescript")
+//   - template: template subdirectory (e.g., "sample-app")
+//
+// The function will recursively walk through the embedded template directory and
+// replicate all files and folders in appPath. If a file named "_gitignore" is encountered,
+// it is renamed to ".gitignore" in the output, to work around file embedding limitations.
+//
+// Returns an error if the template path is invalid, empty, or if any file operations fail.
+func CopyTemplateFiles(appPath, language, template string) error {
+	// Build the template path within the embedded FS (e.g., "typescript/sample-app")
+	templatePath := filepath.Join(language, template)
+
+	// Check if the template exists and is non-empty
+	entries, err := fs.ReadDir(templates.FS, templatePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("template not found: %s/%s", language, template)
+	}
+	if len(entries) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("template directory is empty: %s/%s", language, template)
+	}
+
+	// Walk through the embedded template directory and copy contents
+	return fs.WalkDir(templates.FS, templatePath, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Determine the path relative to the root of the template
+		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(templatePath, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Skip the template root directory itself
+		if relPath == "." {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		destPath := filepath.Join(appPath, relPath)
+
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return os.MkdirAll(destPath, DIR_PERM)
+		}
+
+		// Read the file content from the embedded filesystem
+		content, err := fs.ReadFile(templates.FS, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read template file %s: %w", path, err)
+		}
+
+		// Rename _gitignore to .gitignore in the destination
+		if filepath.Base(destPath) == "_gitignore" {
+			destPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(destPath), ".gitignore")
+		}
+
+		// Write the file to disk in the target project directory
+		if err := os.WriteFile(destPath, content, FILE_PERM); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write file %s: %w", destPath, err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}