README

This is a custom Laravel starter kit designed to quickly set up a new Laravel project with Livewire, Volt, and Tailwind CSS pre-installed and configured.

Installation

To use this starter kit, you'll first need to create a new Composer package repository (e.g., a private Git repository or a local path repository for development).

1. Create the Package

a. Directory Structure: Create a new directory for your starter kit (e.g., my-laravel-kit). Inside it, create the following structure:

my-laravel-kit/
├── composer.json
├── src/
│   ├── Console/
│   │   └── InstallCommand.php
│   └── StarterKitServiceProvider.php
└── bin/
    └── laravel
└── README.md

b. Populate Files: Copy the content provided in the code editor for composer.json, src/StarterKitServiceProvider.php, src/Console/InstallCommand.php, bin/laravel, and README.md into their respective files.

c. Update Placeholders: IMPORTANT: In composer.json, src/StarterKitServiceProvider.php, and bin/laravel, replace your-vendor and your-oe2i-name with your desired Composer vendor name and package name (e.g., acme/livewire-volt-kit).

2. Make bin/laravel Executable

chmod +x my-laravel-kit/bin/laravel

3. Using the Starter Kit (Development/Local)

During development, you can use a local path repository in your Composer configuration.

a. Add a Path Repository: In your global composer.json or a project's composer.json where you want to test the kit, add a repositories section:

{
    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "path",
            "url": "./path/to/my-laravel-kit" // Adjust this path to your kit's directory
        }
    ],
    "require": {
        "oe2i/laravel": "@dev" // Use the name you defined in your kit's composer.json
    }
}

b. Create a New Project: Now you can create a new Laravel project using your starter kit.

composer create-project oe2i/laravel my-new-app

This command will:

1. Create a new directory my-new-app.
2. Install your starter kit package into it.
3. Because your package type is laravel-oe2i, Composer will automatically run the post-create-project-cmd scripts, which includes the php artisan oe2i:install command.

4. Running the Installation Command Manually (if needed)

If for any reason the automatic installation doesn't run, or you need to re-run it, navigate into your new project directory and execute:

cd my-new-app
php artisan oe2i:install

This command will perform the following actions:

• Install livewire/livewire
• Publish Livewire's configuration file
• Install livewire/volt
• Install Volt's scaffolding
• Install Node.js dependencies
• Install Tailwind CSS, PostCSS, and Autoprefixer
• Initialize Tailwind CSS configuration
• Configure tailwind.config.js to purge Laravel Blade, Livewire, and Volt files
• Add Tailwind directives to resources/css/app.css
• Compile assets using npm run build

Publishing to Packagist (for public use)

If you want to make your starter kit publicly available, you'll need to publish it to Packagist. This typically involves pushing your code to a public Git repository (e.g., GitHub) and then submitting it to Packagist.

Customization

You can extend src/Console/InstallCommand.php to add more steps to your installation process, such as:

• Installing other Composer packages.
• Running database migrations.
• Copying custom stubs or assets.
• Running additional NPM commands.

Remember to adjust the your-vendor and your-oe2i-name placeholders to reflect your actual package details.