CLI Commands

Asena CLI provides command-line utilities to help you manage your Asena applications efficiently.

Installation

Prerequisite: Bun runtime (v1.2.8 or higher)

bash

bun install -g @asenajs/asena-cli

Verify installation:

bash

asena --version

asena create

Bootstrap a new Asena project with a complete development environment setup.

Features

Interactive Setup - User-friendly setup experience with inquirer
Multi-Adapter Support - Choose between Hono or Ergenecore adapters
Project Structure - Creates complete project structure with necessary files
Default Components - Generates default controller and server setup
Development Tools - Optional ESLint and Prettier integration
Dependency Management - Automatically installs required dependencies

Usage

bash

asena create

Interactive Prompts

bash

✔ Enter your project name: my-asena-app
✔ Select adapter: Ergenecore
✔ Do you want to setup ESLint? Yes
✔ Do you want to setup Prettier? Yes
⠙ Creating asena project...

Generated Project Structure

my-asena-app/
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/    # Route controllers
│   ├── services/       # Business logic
│   ├── middlewares/    # Middleware files
│   ├── config/         # Server configuration classes
│   ├── namespaces/     # WebSocket namespaces
│   └── index.ts        # Application entry point
├── tests/              # Test files
├── public/             # Static assets
├── asena.config.ts     # Configuration
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

asena generate

Quickly and consistently create project components with proper structure and imports.

Shortcut: asena g

Features

Multi-Component Support - Generate controllers, services, middlewares, configs, and websockets
Automatic Code Generation - Creates template code with base structure and necessary imports
Adapter-Aware - Generates adapter-specific code based on project configuration
Project Structure Integration - Places files in the correct directories
Command Shortcuts - Faster usage with aliases

Commands

Component	Full Command	Shortcut	Description
Controller	`asena generate controller`	`asena g c`	Generates a controller
Service	`asena generate service`	`asena g s`	Generates a service
Middleware	`asena generate middleware`	`asena g m`	Generates a middleware
Config	`asena generate config`	`asena g config`	Generates a server config
WebSocket	`asena generate websocket`	`asena g ws`	Generates a WebSocket namespace

Examples

Generate Controller

bash

asena g c
# or
asena generate controller

Prompt:

bash

✔ Enter controller name: User

Generated: src/controllers/UserController.ts

typescript

import { Controller } from '@asenajs/asena/server';
import { Get } from '@asenajs/asena/web';
import type { Context } from '@asenajs/ergenecore/types';

@Controller('/user')
export class UserController {
  @Get({ path: '/' })
  async index(context: Context) {
    return context.send({ message: 'Hello from UserController!' });
  }
}

Generate Service

bash

asena g s
# or
asena generate service

Prompt:

bash

✔ Enter service name: User

Generated: src/services/UserService.ts

typescript

import { Service } from '@asenajs/asena/server';

@Service()
export class UserService {
  async getUsers() {
    // Add your business logic here
    return [];
  }
}

Generate Middleware

bash

asena g m
# or
asena generate middleware

Prompt:

bash

✔ Enter middleware name: Auth

Generated: src/middlewares/AuthMiddleware.ts

typescript

import { Middleware } from '@asenajs/asena/server';
import { MiddlewareService, type Context } from '@asenajs/ergenecore';

@Middleware()
export class AuthMiddleware extends MiddlewareService {
  async handle(context: Context, next: () => Promise<void>) {
    // Add your middleware logic here
    await next();
  }
}

Generate Config

bash

asena g config
# or
asena generate config

Prompt:

bash

✔ Enter config name: Server

Generated: src/config/ServerConfig.ts

typescript

import { Config } from '@asenajs/asena/server';
import { ConfigService, type Context } from '@asenajs/ergenecore';

@Config()
export class ServerConfig extends ConfigService {
  onError(error: Error, context: Context): Response {
    console.error('Error:', error);
    return context.send({ error: 'Internal server error' }, 500);
  }
}

Generate WebSocket

bash

asena g ws
# or
asena generate websocket

Prompt:

bash

✔ Enter websocket namespace name: Chat

Generated: src/namespaces/ChatNamespace.ts

typescript

import { Websocket } from '@asenajs/asena/server';
import { WebsocketService, type Context } from '@asenajs/ergenecore';

@Websocket({ namespace: '/chat' })
export class ChatNamespace extends WebsocketService {
  onConnect(context: Context): void {
    console.log('Client connected to /chat');
  }

  onMessage(context: Context, message: any): void {
    console.log('Message received:', message);
  }

  onDisconnect(context: Context): void {
    console.log('Client disconnected from /chat');
  }
}

Adapter-Specific Generation

The CLI automatically detects your adapter (Ergenecore or Hono) from asena.config.ts and generates appropriate imports and base classes.

asena dev start

Start the application in development mode with automatic building.

Features

Automatic Build - Builds the project before starting
Component Registration - Automatically registers all controllers, services, and middlewares
Hot Reload - Restarts server on file changes (when used with --watch)

Usage

bash

asena dev start

Output

Build completed successfully.
2025-10-15 14:30:19 [info]:
    ___    _____  ______ _   __ ___
   /   |  / ___/ / ____// | / //   |
  / /| |  \__ \ / __/  /  |/ // /| |
 / ___ | ___/ // /___ / /|  // ___ |
/_/  |_|/____//_____//_/ |_//_/  |_|

2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   Adapter: ErgenecoreAdapter implemented
2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   All components registered and ready to use
2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   Controller: UserController found:
2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   Successfully registered GET route for PATH: /users
2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   Controller: UserController successfully registered.
2025-10-15 14:30:20 [info]:   Server started on port 3000

Controller Names in Output

Controller names are visible in logs when buildOptions.minify.identifiers is set to false in asena.config.ts.

asena build

Build the project for production deployment.

Features

Configuration Processing - Reads and processes asena.config.ts
Code Generation - Creates a temporary build file combining all components
Import Management - Automatically organizes imports based on project structure
Server Integration - Integrates all components with AsenaServer
No Manual Registration - Controllers are automatically discovered and registered

Usage

bash

asena build

Build Process

Reads asena.config.ts
Scans source folder for controllers, services, middlewares, configs, and websockets
Generates a temporary build file with all imports
Bundles the application using Bun's bundler
Outputs compiled files to buildOptions.outdir (default: dist/)

Build Output

Build completed successfully.
Output: dist/index.js

Production Deployment

After building, you can run your application with:

bash

bun dist/index.js

asena init

Initialize an existing project with Asena configuration.

Features

Configuration Generation - Creates asena.config.ts
Default Values - Provides sensible defaults for quick start
No Need if Using create - Not required if you used asena create

Usage

bash

asena init

Generated Configuration

Creates asena.config.ts:

typescript

import { defineConfig } from '@asenajs/asena-cli';

export default defineConfig({
  sourceFolder: 'src',
  rootFile: 'src/index.ts',
  buildOptions: {
    outdir: 'dist',
    sourcemap: 'linked',
    target: 'bun',
    minify: {
      whitespace: true,
      syntax: true,
      identifiers: false,
    },
  },
});

When to Use asena init

Use asena init when:

Adding Asena to an existing project
Manually setting up a project without asena create
Resetting configuration to defaults

Command Reference

Quick Reference

Command	Shortcut	Description
`asena create`	-	Create a new Asena project
`asena generate`	`asena g`	Generate project components
`asena generate controller`	`asena g c`	Generate a controller
`asena generate service`	`asena g s`	Generate a service
`asena generate middleware`	`asena g m`	Generate a middleware
`asena generate config`	`asena g config`	Generate a config
`asena generate websocket`	`asena g ws`	Generate a WebSocket namespace
`asena dev start`	-	Start development server
`asena build`	-	Build for production
`asena init`	-	Initialize configuration
`asena --version`	`asena -v`	Show CLI version
`asena --help`	`asena -h`	Show help

Configuration - CLI configuration options
CLI Examples - See complete project examples
Controllers - Controller patterns
Services - Service patterns
Middleware - Middleware patterns
WebSocket - WebSocket patterns

Next Steps:

Learn about CLI Configuration
See CLI Examples for project structure
Understand Controllers

CLI Commands ​

Installation ​

asena create ​

Features ​

Usage ​

Interactive Prompts ​

Generated Project Structure ​

asena generate ​

Features ​

Commands ​

Examples ​

Generate Controller ​

Generate Service ​

Generate Middleware ​

Generate Config ​

Generate WebSocket ​

asena dev start ​

Features ​

Usage ​

Output ​

asena build ​

Features ​

Usage ​

Build Process ​

Build Output ​

asena init ​

Features ​

Usage ​

Generated Configuration ​

Command Reference ​

Quick Reference ​

Related Documentation ​

CLI Commands

Installation

asena create

Features

Usage

Interactive Prompts

Generated Project Structure

asena generate

Features

Commands

Examples

Generate Controller

Generate Service

Generate Middleware

Generate Config

Generate WebSocket

asena dev start

Features

Usage

Output

asena build

Features

Usage

Build Process

Build Output

asena init

Features

Usage

Generated Configuration

Command Reference

Quick Reference

Related Documentation