#will ask questions if .heroscript is not there yet
hero generate -p thepath_is_optional
# to generate without questions
hero generate -p thepath_is_optional -t client
#if installer, default is a client
hero generate -p thepath_is_optional -t installer

#when you want to scan over multiple directories
hero generate -p thepath_is_optional -t installer -s

there will be a .heroscript in the director you want to generate for, the format is as follows:

//for a server
!!hero_code.generate_installer
    name:'daguserver'
    classname:'DaguServer'
    singleton:1            //there can only be 1 object in the globals, is called 'default'
    templates:1            //are there templates for the installer
    title:''
    startupmanager:1      //managed by a startup manager, default true
    build:1                 //will we also build the component

//or for a client

!!hero_code.generate_client
  name:'mail'
  classname:'MailClient'
  singleton:0            //default is 0

needs to be put as .heroscript in the directories which we want to generate

templates remarks

in templates:

^^ or @@ > gets replaced to @
?? > gets replaced to $

this is to make distinction between processing at compile time (pre-compile) or at runtime.

call by code

to call in code

#!/usr/bin/env -S v -gc none -no-retry-compilation -cc tcc -d use_openssl -enable-globals run

import freeflowuniverse.herolib.code.generator.generic

generic.scan(path:"~/code/github/freeflowuniverse/herolib/herolib/installers",force:true)!

to run from bash

~/code/github/freeflowuniverse/herolib/scripts/fix_installers.vsh