Configuring pybuilder for developing command-line application

Development setup

1. Create python3 virtual environment

   $ python3 -m venv venv-name
   
   $ source venv-name/bin/activate
   

2. Install pybuilder

   $ pip install pybuilder
   

3. Run main method

   $ pyb run -P arg1="param1" -P arg2="param1" -P conf="./default_conf"
   

Tests

1. Run unittests

   $ pyb run_unit_tests
   

Packaging

1. Generate pip package

   $ pyb publish
   

2. package location

   target/dist/pybuilder-demo-/dist/pybuilder-demo-.tar.gz

Production setup

1. Create python3 virtual environment

   $ python3 -m venv prod-venv-name
   
   $ source prod-venv-name/bin/activate
   

2. Install pybuilder-demo package

   $ pip install <pybuilder-demo-package-path>
   

3. Run main method

   $ pyb-demo --help
   $ pyb-demo --arg1="<param1>" --arg2="<param2>" --conf="<custom_conf_dir>"
   

   OR

   $ pyb-demo
   

   --conf has default value set to <prod-venv-name>/etc/configs