developer-tools
CLI tools, SDKs, and developer experience patterns
What this skill does
# Developer Tools
## Overview
Building command-line interfaces, SDKs, and tools that enhance developer experience.
---
## CLI Development
### CLI Framework (Commander)
```typescript
#!/usr/bin/env node
import { Command } from 'commander';
import chalk from 'chalk';
import ora from 'ora';
import inquirer from 'inquirer';
const program = new Command();
program
.name('myctl')
.description('CLI tool for managing resources')
.version('1.0.0');
// Simple command
program
.command('init')
.description('Initialize a new project')
.option('-t, --template <name>', 'Template to use', 'default')
.option('-d, --directory <path>', 'Target directory', '.')
.action(async (options) => {
const spinner = ora('Initializing project...').start();
try {
await initProject(options.template, options.directory);
spinner.succeed(chalk.green('Project initialized successfully!'));
} catch (error) {
spinner.fail(chalk.red(`Failed: ${error.message}`));
process.exit(1);
}
});
// Interactive command
program
.command('create <name>')
.description('Create a new resource')
.action(async (name) => {
const answers = await inquirer.prompt([
{
type: 'list',
name: 'type',
message: 'Select resource type:',
choices: ['api', 'worker', 'database'],
},
{
type: 'input',
name: 'description',
message: 'Description:',
},
{
type: 'confirm',
name: 'public',
message: 'Make it public?',
default: false,
},
]);
await createResource(name, answers);
console.log(chalk.green(`Created ${answers.type}: ${name}`));
});
// Subcommands
const configCmd = program.command('config').description('Manage configuration');
configCmd
.command('set <key> <value>')
.description('Set a config value')
.action(async (key, value) => {
await setConfig(key, value);
console.log(`Set ${key}=${value}`);
});
configCmd
.command('get <key>')
.description('Get a config value')
.action(async (key) => {
const value = await getConfig(key);
console.log(value);
});
configCmd
.command('list')
.description('List all config values')
.action(async () => {
const config = await getAllConfig();
console.table(config);
});
// Global options
program
.option('--debug', 'Enable debug mode')
.option('--json', 'Output as JSON')
.hook('preAction', (thisCommand) => {
if (thisCommand.opts().debug) {
process.env.DEBUG = 'true';
}
});
program.parse();
```
### CLI Output Formatting
```typescript
import Table from 'cli-table3';
import boxen from 'boxen';
// Table output
function printTable(data: Array<Record<string, any>>, columns: string[]) {
const table = new Table({
head: columns.map((c) => chalk.bold(c)),
style: { head: ['cyan'] },
});
data.forEach((row) => {
table.push(columns.map((col) => row[col] ?? ''));
});
console.log(table.toString());
}
// JSON output
function printJson(data: any) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}
// Box output
function printBox(message: string, title?: string) {
console.log(
boxen(message, {
padding: 1,
margin: 1,
borderStyle: 'round',
title,
titleAlignment: 'center',
})
);
}
// Progress bar
import cliProgress from 'cli-progress';
async function withProgress<T>(
items: T[],
fn: (item: T) => Promise<void>,
label: string
) {
const bar = new cliProgress.SingleBar({
format: `${label} |{bar}| {percentage}% | {value}/{total}`,
barCompleteChar: '\u2588',
barIncompleteChar: '\u2591',
});
bar.start(items.length, 0);
for (const item of items) {
await fn(item);
bar.increment();
}
bar.stop();
}
```
---
## SDK Development
### TypeScript SDK
```typescript
// sdk/index.ts
export class MyServiceClient {
private baseUrl: string;
private apiKey: string;
constructor(options: { apiKey: string; baseUrl?: string }) {
this.apiKey = options.apiKey;
this.baseUrl = options.baseUrl || 'https://api.example.com';
}
private async request<T>(
method: string,
path: string,
data?: any
): Promise<T> {
const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${path}`, {
method,
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
},
body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined,
});
if (!response.ok) {
const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
throw new ApiError(response.status, error.message || 'Request failed');
}
return response.json();
}
// Resource: Users
users = {
list: (params?: ListUsersParams) =>
this.request<PaginatedResponse<User>>('GET', '/users?' + qs(params)),
get: (id: string) => this.request<User>('GET', `/users/${id}`),
create: (data: CreateUserInput) =>
this.request<User>('POST', '/users', data),
update: (id: string, data: UpdateUserInput) =>
this.request<User>('PUT', `/users/${id}`, data),
delete: (id: string) => this.request<void>('DELETE', `/users/${id}`),
};
// Resource: Projects
projects = {
list: () => this.request<Project[]>('GET', '/projects'),
get: (id: string) => this.request<Project>('GET', `/projects/${id}`),
create: (data: CreateProjectInput) =>
this.request<Project>('POST', '/projects', data),
};
}
// Error class
export class ApiError extends Error {
constructor(
public status: number,
message: string,
public code?: string
) {
super(message);
this.name = 'ApiError';
}
}
// Types
export interface User {
id: string;
email: string;
name: string;
createdAt: string;
}
export interface CreateUserInput {
email: string;
name: string;
}
export interface UpdateUserInput {
name?: string;
}
export interface PaginatedResponse<T> {
data: T[];
meta: {
page: number;
limit: number;
total: number;
};
}
// Usage
const client = new MyServiceClient({ apiKey: 'sk_...' });
const users = await client.users.list({ page: 1, limit: 10 });
const user = await client.users.create({ email: '[email protected]', name: 'Test' });
```
### SDK with Retry and Rate Limiting
```typescript
import pRetry from 'p-retry';
import pThrottle from 'p-throttle';
class RobustClient {
private throttle = pThrottle({
limit: 100,
interval: 60000, // 100 requests per minute
});
private async requestWithRetry<T>(
fn: () => Promise<T>,
options?: { retries?: number }
): Promise<T> {
return pRetry(
async () => {
try {
return await fn();
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof ApiError) {
// Don't retry client errors
if (error.status >= 400 && error.status < 500) {
throw new pRetry.AbortError(error);
}
}
throw error;
}
},
{
retries: options?.retries ?? 3,
onFailedAttempt: (error) => {
console.log(
`Attempt ${error.attemptNumber} failed. ${error.retriesLeft} retries left.`
);
},
}
);
}
private request = this.throttle(async <T>(
method: string,
path: string,
data?: any
): Promise<T> => {
return this.requestWithRetry(async () => {
const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${path}`, {
method,
headers: this.getHeaders(),
body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined,
});
// Handle rate limiting
if (response.status === 429) {
const retryAfter = response.headers.get('Retry-After');
const delay = retryAfter ? parseInt(retryAfter) * 1000 : 60000;
await sleep(delay);
throw new Error('Rate limited, retrying...');
}
if (!response.ok) {
throw new ApiError(response.status, await response.text());
}
return response.json();
});
});
}
```
---
Related in General
modeling-omnistudio-epc-catalog
IncludedSalesforce Industries CME EPC product-modeling skill for Product2-based catalog creation. Use when creating EPC products, configuring product attributes, building offer bundles with Product Child Items, or reviewing EPC DataPack JSON metadata for product catalog changes. TRIGGER when: user creates or updates Product2 EPC records, AttributeAssignment payloads, AttributeMetadata/AttributeDefaultValues, Offer bundles, or ProductChildItem relationships. DO NOT TRIGGER when: designing OmniScripts/FlexCards/Integration Procedures (use building-omnistudio-omniscript, building-omnistudio-flexcard, or building-omnistudio-integration-procedure), implementing Apex business logic (use generating-apex), or troubleshooting deployment pipelines (use deploying-metadata).
relationship-science-coach
IncludedUse this skill for direct, practical adult relationship coaching: couples conflict, repair, trust, marriage, dating, flirting, attachment patterns, emotional connection, sex, desire differences, eroticism, kink negotiation, affection, love languages, breakups, and long-term passion. Draw on Gottman, EFT and Hold Me Tight, attachment science, modern sex research, Perel, Nagoski, Kerner, Schnarch, Love and Stosny, and flexible love-language tools. Be concrete and low-hedge. Redirect only for imminent danger, abuse, coercive control, minors, non-consent, self-harm, stalking, or medical/legal/psychiatric decisions.
building-sf-integrations
IncludedSalesforce integration architecture and runtime plumbing with 120-point scoring. Use this skill to set up Named Credentials, External Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callout patterns, Platform Events, and Change Data Capture. TRIGGER when: user sets up Named Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callouts, Platform Events, CDC, or touches .namedCredential-meta.xml files. DO NOT TRIGGER when: Connected App/OAuth config (use configuring-connected-apps), Apex-only logic (use generating-apex), or data import/export (use handling-sf-data).
venue-templates
IncludedAccess comprehensive LaTeX templates, formatting requirements, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues (Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, ACM), academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI), research posters, and grant proposals (NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA). This skill should be used when preparing manuscripts for journal submission, conference papers, research posters, or grant proposals and need venue-specific formatting requirements and templates.
let-fate-decide
IncludedDraws the 12 Houses of the Zodiac Tarot spread to inject entropy into planning when prompts are vague, ambiguous, or casually delegated. Interprets the spread to guide next steps. Use when the user says 'let fate decide', 'YOLO', 'whatever', 'idk', or other nonchalant phrases, makes Yu-Gi-Oh references, or when you are about to arbitrarily pick between multiple reasonable approaches. Prefer over ask-questions-if-underspecified when the user's tone is casual or playful rather than precision-seeking.
net-ops
IncludedCross-platform network troubleshooting (Windows, macOS, Linux) via local or remote shell. Use for: DNS broken, can't resolve hostnames, nslookup/dig works but apps fail, NRPT, WFP, scutil, /etc/resolver, systemd-resolved, /etc/resolv.conf, NetworkManager, VPN DNS leak residue (ProtonVPN/Mullvad/WireGuard/AnyConnect), AV/firewall blocking DNS or DoH, Tailscale DNS interaction, intermittent connectivity, remote diagnostics over SSH.