Clojure CLI/deps Projects

Clojure CLI tools (with deps.edn) allow for a built in way to create projects.

Official CLI/deps guide: https://clojure.org/guides/deps_and_cli

• Pre-reqs: Clojure and dependencies installed.

Clojure Tools + Deps New

• Upgrade tools.tools to the latest

  clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.clojure/tools.tools :as tools

• Install a project creation Tool.

  clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.seancorfield/deps-new :as new

More deps-new info: https://github.com/seancorfield/deps-new

• Create a project directory structure

  clj -Tnew app :name mygituser/myappname

• Run tests or build.

  clj -T:build test  # Test only.
  
  clj -T:build ci    # Test, write pom, build uberjar.

• Run the app's '-main' function.

  clj -M:run-m

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Other Tools

Additional useful tools.

Find outdated deps in your project

clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib com.github.liquidz/antq :as antq

Usage

# Show outdated
clojure -Tantq outdated

# Upgrade outdated
clojure -Tantq outdated :upgrade true

Clojure Docs analyzer

clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.cljdoc/cljdoc-analyzer :as cljdoc

Usage

# Analyze local checked out deps based project
clojure -Tcljdoc analyze-local

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Neil

• Optional project tool for common commands

  brew install babashka/brew/neil

More neil info: https://github.com/babashka/neil

• New project alternative

  neil new app --name mygituser/myappname

• More neil commands

  neil help