npm package: @learnpayload/payload-cli
Description: An experimental CLI tool for Payload CMS projects
Author: Colyn Brown
Latest version: 0.0.2

# @learnpayload/payload-cli

⚠️ **EXPERIMENTAL**: This tool is currently in experimental stage. Use at your own risk in production environments.

This CLI tool is maintained by [LearnPayload](https://youtube.com/@learnpayload), where we create educational content about Payload CMS development. Watch our channel for tutorials on using this CLI tool, database migrations, and other Payload CMS development best practices.

## Requirements

- [Bun Runtime](https://bun.sh) - This tool is specifically built to run with Bun
- Payload CMS project

## Installation

Install globally via npm:

```bash
npm install -g @learnpayload/payload-cli
```

## Overview

This CLI tool provides database management commands for Payload CMS projects, similar to tools like Laravel's Artisan. It helps manage database migrations, seeding, and other database-related tasks.

## Available Commands

- `payload migrate` - Run pending migrations
- `payload migrate:create` - Create a new migration file
- `payload migrate:down` - Rollback the last batch of migrations
- `payload migrate:refresh` - Rollback and re-run all migrations
- `payload migrate:reset` - Rollback all migrations
- `payload migrate:status` - Check migration status
- `payload migrate:fresh` - Drop all entities and re-run migrations
- `payload db:seed` - Run database seeders

## Usage

After installation, you can run commands from any Payload project directory:

```bash
# Check migration status
payload migrate:status

# Create a new migration
payload migrate:create

# Run pending migrations
payload migrate
```

## Database Seeding

The `db:seed` command runs your database seeder file. Create a seeder file at:

```
src/db/seed.ts
```

Example seeder file:

```typescript
export const handler = async () => {
  // Your seeding logic here
  await createUsers();
  await createInitialContent();
};
```

Run the seeder with:

```bash
payload db:seed
```

## Project Structure

The tool expects your Payload configuration to be located at:

```
src/payload.config.ts
```

Migration and seeder files should be placed in the appropriate directories within your project (documentation coming soon).

## Roadmap

Taking inspiration from Laravel's Artisan CLI, we plan to expand this tool's capabilities:

### Command Generation

- [ ] `make:command` - Generate custom CLI commands
- [ ] Command scaffolding with built-in argument and option parsing
- [ ] Custom command namespacing support

### Payload Component Generation

- [ ] `make:collection` - Generate collection configurations
- [ ] `make:global` - Generate global configurations
- [ ] `make:component` - Scaffold custom React components with Payload integration
- [ ] Built-in component templates and best practices

### Plugin Development

- [ ] `make:plugin` - Generate plugin boilerplate
- [ ] Plugin development tools and utilities
- [ ] Plugin testing helpers

### Future Enhancements

- [ ] Interactive command generation wizard
- [ ] Custom component template support
- [ ] Plugin marketplace integration
- [ ] Development environment tooling

## Resources & Support

- 📺 Watch tutorials on how to use this CLI tool on our [YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@learnpayload)
- 📚 [Official Payload Documentation](https://payloadcms.com/docs)
- 💬 [Payload Discord Community](https://discord.com/invite/payload)
- 🤝 [Payload Community Forum](https://community.payloadcms.com/)

For issues specific to this CLI tool, please use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/LearnPayload/payload-cli).

## Contributing

This is an experimental project in active development. Issues, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome, but please note the experimental nature of the tool.

## License

MIT License

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