Dynamic template fetching from GitHub repos by ejacquier · Pull Request #279 · smartcontractkit/cre-cli

ejacquier · 2026-02-20T18:03:43Z

Dynamic template fetching from GitHub repos

Summary

Templates are no longer embedded in the CLI. They are standalone CRE projects hosted in GitHub repos, discovered via template.yaml metadata, downloaded as tarballs, and extracted into the user's workspace. No CLI release needed to add or update templates.
Two built-in Hello World templates (Go + TypeScript) remain embedded as offline fallbacks.
New cre templates list|add|remove commands to manage template repository sources, stored in ~/.cre/template.yaml.
template.yaml standard defines template metadata (kind, id, title, language, category, tags, capabilities, networks, workflows, projectDir, postInit, exclude).
Templates with projectDir set are treated as complete CRE projects — extracted as-is, skipping config generation and workflow renaming. Go templates with projectDir run go mod tidy post-scaffold.
Template list (1hr TTL) and tarballs (24hr TTL) are cached at ~/.cre/template-cache/. cre init --refresh bypasses cache.
Interactive Bubble Tea wizard for template selection with search, language filtering, and network RPC URL prompts.
CLI prompt helpers (ui.Confirm, ui.Input, ui.Select, ui.InputForm) consolidated from raw huh calls across all commands.

- Create internal/ui/ package with centralized Lipgloss styles (styles.go) - Add output helpers for consistent styling: Title, Box, Success, Dim, etc. - Implement Bubble Tea spinner with reference counting for async operations - Add GlobalSpinner singleton for seamless spinner across CLI lifecycle - Update PersistentPreRunE to show spinner during initialization - Migrate cre init and cre whoami to use shared UI package

- Add spinner during file generation (copying, generating templates, contracts) - Show spinner during Go dependencies installation - Display dependencies in styled box after spinner completes - Fix Next steps box spacing and formatting - Refactor initializeGoModule to return deps instead of printing

- Add styled template functions (styleTitle, styleSection, styleCommand, styleDim, styleSuccess, styleCode) - Update help template to use Lipgloss styling - Style section headers, command names, tips, and URLs - Improve visual hierarchy and readability

- Add complete Blocks palette constants (Gray, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Yellow, Teal, Purple) - Use high-contrast colors for dark terminal readability - Style titles/commands with Blue 400-500 for visibility - Style secondary info with Gray 500 (dimmed) - Create custom Huh theme with Blocks colors for forms - Update spinner to use Blue 500

- Add styled title and welcome message using Chainlink theme - Add Bubble Tea spinner with progress states throughout auth flow: - Preparing authentication - Opening browser - Waiting for authentication - Exchanging authorization code - Saving credentials - Show styled URL fallback when browser cannot open automatically - Display success message with next steps in branded box - Update spinner message during org membership retry flow - Update tests to include spinner in handler instantiations

- Add SilenceErrors: true to root command to disable Cobra's default error output - Display all user-facing errors with styled ui.Error() in Execute() - Errors now show with red color and ✗ prefix consistent with Chainlink theme - Internal debug logging via zerolog remains unchanged

- Add SilenceErrors: true to disable Cobra's default error output - Display errors with styled ui.Error() (red with ✗ prefix) - Set SilenceUsage in PersistentPreRunE to hide usage for runtime errors - Keep usage/suggestions visible for command typos and flag errors

consistent styling across the CLI

- Replaced prompt.YesNoPrompt with huh.NewConfirm forms - Removed stdin io.Reader parameter 2. Updated cmd/creinit/creinit.go: - Updated call sites to match new function signatures 3. Updated cmd/secrets/common/handler.go: - Replaced ~25 fmt.Print* calls with ui.* functions 4. Updated cmd/workflow/simulate/telemetry_writer.go: - Replaced fmt.Printf with ui.Printf - Removed unused fmt import 5. Deleted internal/prompt/ directory: - Removed entire old promptui-based package 6. Cleaned cmd/common/utils.go: - Removed unused MustGetUserInputWithPrompt function - Removed unused bufio and errors imports 7. Dependencies cleaned (go mod tidy): - Removed github.com/manifoldco/promptui - Removed github.com/chzyer/readline

github-actions · 2026-02-24T15:16:16Z

⚠️ Abigen Fork Check - Update Available

The forked abigen package is outdated and may be missing important updates.

Version	Value
Current Fork	`v1.16.0`
Latest Upstream	`v1.17.0`

Action Required

Review abigen changes in upstream (only the accounts/abi/bind directory matters)
Compare with our fork in cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/
If relevant changes exist, sync them and update FORK_METADATA.md
If no abigen changes, just update the version in FORK_METADATA.md to v1.17.0

Files to Review

cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bind.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bindv2.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/template.go

⚠️ Note to PR author: This is not something you need to fix. The Platform Expansion team is responsible for maintaining the abigen fork.

cc @smartcontractkit/bix-framework

github-actions · 2026-02-24T15:24:42Z

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github-actions · 2026-02-24T17:02:17Z

⚠️ Abigen Fork Check - Update Available

The forked abigen package is outdated and may be missing important updates.

Version	Value
Current Fork	`v1.16.0`
Latest Upstream	`v1.17.0`

Action Required

Review abigen changes in upstream (only the accounts/abi/bind directory matters)
Compare with our fork in cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/
If relevant changes exist, sync them and update FORK_METADATA.md
If no abigen changes, just update the version in FORK_METADATA.md to v1.17.0

Files to Review

cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bind.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bindv2.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/template.go

⚠️ Note to PR author: This is not something you need to fix. The Platform Expansion team is responsible for maintaining the abigen fork.

cc @smartcontractkit/bix-framework

* Always track flag --template even when not provided * linter fixes

github-actions · 2026-02-24T17:08:21Z

⚠️ Abigen Fork Check - Update Available

The forked abigen package is outdated and may be missing important updates.

Version	Value
Current Fork	`v1.16.0`
Latest Upstream	`v1.17.0`

Action Required

Review abigen changes in upstream (only the accounts/abi/bind directory matters)
Compare with our fork in cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/
If relevant changes exist, sync them and update FORK_METADATA.md
If no abigen changes, just update the version in FORK_METADATA.md to v1.17.0

Files to Review

cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bind.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bindv2.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/template.go

⚠️ Note to PR author: This is not something you need to fix. The Platform Expansion team is responsible for maintaining the abigen fork.

cc @smartcontractkit/bix-framework

github-actions · 2026-02-24T17:12:29Z

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github-actions · 2026-02-24T17:30:17Z

⚠️ Abigen Fork Check - Update Available

The forked abigen package is outdated and may be missing important updates.

Version	Value
Current Fork	`v1.16.0`
Latest Upstream	`v1.17.0`

Action Required

Review abigen changes in upstream (only the accounts/abi/bind directory matters)
Compare with our fork in cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/
If relevant changes exist, sync them and update FORK_METADATA.md
If no abigen changes, just update the version in FORK_METADATA.md to v1.17.0

Files to Review

cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bind.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bindv2.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/template.go

⚠️ Note to PR author: This is not something you need to fix. The Platform Expansion team is responsible for maintaining the abigen fork.

cc @smartcontractkit/bix-framework

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github-actions · 2026-02-25T12:58:00Z

⚠️ Abigen Fork Check - Update Available

The forked abigen package is outdated and may be missing important updates.

Version	Value
Current Fork	`v1.16.0`
Latest Upstream	`v1.17.0`

Action Required

Review abigen changes in upstream (only the accounts/abi/bind directory matters)
Compare with our fork in cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/
If relevant changes exist, sync them and update FORK_METADATA.md
If no abigen changes, just update the version in FORK_METADATA.md to v1.17.0

Files to Review

cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bind.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/bindv2.go
cmd/generate-bindings/bindings/abigen/template.go

⚠️ Note to PR author: This is not something you need to fix. The Platform Expansion team is responsible for maintaining the abigen fork.

cc @smartcontractkit/bix-framework

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ejacquier added 30 commits January 30, 2026 08:31

test charm lib impelentation for cre init

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Style help page with Lipgloss

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- Add styled template functions (styleTitle, styleSection, styleCommand, styleDim, styleSuccess, styleCode) - Update help template to use Lipgloss styling - Style section headers, command names, tips, and URLs - Improve visual hierarchy and readability

Add login prompt when authentication is required

744e5de

Fix tests broken by Charm UI changes

ebe0091

Fix cre logout to skip credential check and handle nil credentials

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Modernize cre version command with Charm UI styling

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Modernize cre update command with progress bar and Charm UI

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Fix creinit tests to provide all inputs via flags

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Update the list-key command to use the shared Charm UI components for

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consistent styling across the CLI

Update test assertions for Charm UI output changes

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Update the generate-bindings command to use the shared Charm UI

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Update the secrets list command to use the shared Charm UI component

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Update the secrets delete command to use the shared Charm UI components

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Modernize workflow pause, activate, delete with Charm UI

ac70c74

updated styling for workflow deploy, pause, delete and transaction

277e84b

mondernized link and unlink command using charm lib

d76bdc3

updated missing charm console output in creinit.go

30ecbde

fixed build output ui

c32a002

updated fmt.print with new ui that were not replaced

932908c

mondernized simulate command with charm ui output

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improved prompt behavior with autocomplete and default value

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added error helpers

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improved login command with cancellation / escape

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Fixed linter and go mod tidy

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Merge branch 'main' into feature/dynamic-templates

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Add tracking to template id when using cre init (#284)

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* Always track flag --template even when not provided * linter fixes

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fix path extraction on windows

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