setup-data-project

A CLI tool to quickly set up a data project with essential folders, configurations, and documentation.

# Deno
deno run -A jsr:@nshiab/setup-data-project

# Node
npx @nshiab/setup-data-project

# Bun
bunx @nshiab/setup-data-project

To select a library without prompts, add --sda or --sda-core:

deno run -A jsr:@nshiab/setup-data-project --sda
npx @nshiab/setup-data-project --sda-core
bunx @nshiab/setup-data-project --sda

These flags still create the usual project files and documentation, preserve existing package versions, and cannot be combined. Without a flag, library selection is interactive. Use --help for usage.

• Creates a standardized folder structure.
• Ensures necessary files like .env, .gitignore, and README.md exist.
• Lets you choose between simple-data-analysis-core, the full simple-data-analysis package, and journalism libraries.
• Downloads version-matched library documentation for LLM use and links it from AGENTS.md.
• Updates project configuration (e.g., deno.json or package.json) with relevant tasks.

The library is maintained by Nael Shiab, computational journalist and senior data producer for CBC News.