Create New Project

Usage

When user wants to create a new Rails project:

• "help me create a new Rails project"
• "I want to start a new Rails project"
• "/new"

Process Steps

0. Ask Project Type and Requirement

Before doing anything, call ask_user with a structured prompt. Use the following as a guide:

zh:

{
  "question": "请选择项目类型，并用一句话描述你想做什么：",
  "context": "开始新项目前需要知道项目类型和需求，请先完成填写。",
  "options": ["⚡ Demo — 无数据库，AI 自由发挥，快速原型", "🏗️ Production — 真实应用，可部署，完整 Rails 配置"]
}

en:

{
  "question": "Choose a project type and describe what you want to build in one sentence:",
  "context": "Tell us what kind of project to create so we can get started.",
  "options": ["⚡ Demo — no database, AI builds freely, quick prototype", "🏗️ Production — real app, ready to deploy, full Rails setup"]
}

Based on user's choice:

• If Demo: do NOT follow the Rails setup steps below. Instead, freely build a simple HTML/CSS/JS (or React) prototype directly in the working directory based on their requirement. Use your creativity.
• If Production: continue with steps 1–3 below (full Rails flow).

1. Check Directory Before Starting

Before running the setup script, check if current directory is empty:

• Use glob tool to check if directory has files: glob("*", base_path: ".")
• If directory is NOT empty, ask user for confirmation: "Current directory is not empty. Continue anyway? (y/n)"
• If user declines, abort and suggest creating project in an empty directory

2. Run Setup Script

Execute the create_rails_project.sh script (see Supporting Files below) in current directory. Use the exact absolute path shown in the Supporting Files section:

<absolute path to create_rails_project.sh from Supporting Files>

The script will automatically:

Step 1: Clone Template

• Clone rails-template-7x-starter to a temporary directory
• Move all files to current directory
• Delete template's .git directory
• Initialize new git repository with initial commit

Step 2: Check Environment

• Run rails_env_checker.sh to verify dependencies:
  • Ruby >= 3.3.0 (auto-installed via mise if missing or too old — supports CN mirrors)
  • Node.js >= 22.0.0 (will install automatically if missing on macOS/Ubuntu)
  • PostgreSQL (will install automatically if missing on macOS/Ubuntu)
• Script automatically installs missing dependencies without prompting

Step 3: Install Project Dependencies

• Run ./bin/setup to:
  • Install Ruby gems (bundle install)
  • Install npm packages (npm install)
  • Copy configuration files
  • Setup database (db:prepare)

Step 4: Project Setup Complete

• Script completes successfully
• Project is ready to run

3. Start Development Server

After the script completes, read the .1024 config file in the project root to find the run_command, then start it in the background via the terminal tool:

# First, read .1024 to get the run_command (usually `bin/dev` for Rails):
file_reader(path: ".1024")

# Then start the server in the background:
terminal(command: "<run_command from .1024>", background: true)

Important: If the terminal call returns a session_id (and no error), the server has started successfully. You can inspect logs later by polling the same session_id with an empty input.

Then inform the user and ask what to develop next:

✨ Rails project created successfully!

The development server is now running at: http://localhost:3000

You can open your browser and visit the URL to see the application.

What would you like to develop next?

Error Handling

• Directory not empty → Ask user confirmation, abort if declined
• Git clone fails → Check network connection, verify repository URL
• Ruby < 3.3 or missing → Automatically installs Ruby 3.3 via mise (with CN mirror support); exits with instructions if mise install fails
• Node.js < 22 → Script installs automatically (macOS/Ubuntu)
• PostgreSQL missing → Script installs automatically (macOS/Ubuntu)
• bin/setup fails → Show error, suggest running ./bin/setup manually
• Dev server fails to start → Poll the terminal session (empty input) to check logs, verify database status

Example Interaction

User: "/new"

Response:

1. Checking if current directory is empty...
2. Running create_rails_project.sh in current directory
3. Cloning Rails template from GitHub...
4. Checking environment dependencies...
5. Installing project dependencies...
6. Project setup complete!
7. Starting development server via terminal (background)...
8. ✨ Server running! Visit http://localhost:3000