chowbea-axios - Type-safe Axios Client Generator

chowbea-axios provides seven commands for managing your API client generation workflow.

Command Summary

Command	Purpose	When to Use
`init`	Full project setup	First time setup, adding to new project
`fetch`	Fetch spec + generate	When API changes, CI/CD pipelines
`generate`	Generate from cache	Quick regeneration, local spec files
`watch`	Continuous polling	During development
`status`	Show current state	Debugging, verification
`validate`	Check spec quality	Before deployment, debugging issues
`diff`	Preview changes	Before updating, reviewing API changes

Typical Workflow

Initial Setup

# Run once to set up your project
chowbea-axios init

During Development

# Start watch mode alongside your dev server
chowbea-axios watch

# Or manually fetch when needed
chowbea-axios fetch

Before Deployment

# Validate spec quality
chowbea-axios validate --strict

# Preview what would change
chowbea-axios diff

# Generate fresh types
chowbea-axios fetch --force

Common Flags

These flags are available on most commands:

Flag	Short	Description
`--config`	`-c`	Path to custom config file
`--quiet`	`-q`	Suppress non-error output
`--verbose`	`-v`	Show detailed output

NPM Scripts

After running init, these scripts are added to your package.json:

package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "api:fetch": "chowbea-axios fetch",
    "api:generate": "chowbea-axios generate",
    "api:watch": "chowbea-axios watch",
    "api:status": "chowbea-axios status",
    "api:validate": "chowbea-axios validate",
    "api:diff": "chowbea-axios diff"
  }
}

Use them with your package manager:

npm run api:fetch
pnpm api:watch
yarn api:status

Commands Overview

Command Summary

Typical Workflow

Initial Setup

During Development

Before Deployment

Common Flags

NPM Scripts

Detailed Documentation

init

fetch

generate

watch

status

validate

diff

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