Microservice Gen#

Developer tools toolkit for checking, validating, generating, formatting, linting, explaining, converting, templating, diffing, previewing, fixing, and reporting on code and configurations. Microservice Gen provides a complete devtools workflow with timestamped logging for every operation. All entries are stored locally for full traceability.

Commands#

Code Generation & Templating#

CommandDescriptionmicroservice-gen generate <input>Generate code, configs, or boilerplate. Run without args to view recent generationsmicroservice-gen template <input>Create or apply templates. Run without args to view recent template entriesmicroservice-gen convert <input>Convert between formats or languages. Run without args to view recent conversions

Code Quality & Validation#

CommandDescriptionmicroservice-gen check <input>Run checks on code or configs. Run without args to view recent check entriesmicroservice-gen validate <input>Validate structure or schema compliance. Run without args to view recent validationsmicroservice-gen lint <input>Lint code for style and quality issues. Run without args to view recent lint entriesmicroservice-gen format <input>Format code or configuration files. Run without args to view recent format entries

Analysis & Review#

CommandDescriptionmicroservice-gen explain <input>Explain code, errors, or concepts. Run without args to view recent explanationsmicroservice-gen diff <input>Record or analyze diffs between versions. Run without args to view recent diff entriesmicroservice-gen preview <input>Preview generated output before applying. Run without args to view recent previews

Maintenance & Reporting#

CommandDescriptionmicroservice-gen fix <input>Log fix actions or patches applied. Run without args to view recent fix entriesmicroservice-gen report <input>Generate reports from logged data. Run without args to view recent reports

Utility Commands#

CommandDescriptionmicroservice-gen statsShow summary statistics across all entry typesmicroservice-gen export <fmt>Export all data (formats: json, csv, txt)microservice-gen search <term>Search across all entries by keywordmicroservice-gen recentShow the 20 most recent activity log entriesmicroservice-gen statusHealth check — version, data dir, entry count, disk usagemicroservice-gen helpShow usage information and available commandsmicroservice-gen versionShow version (v2.0.0)

Data Storage#

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/microservice-gen/:

• Each command type has its own log file (e.g., check.log, generate.log, lint.log)
• Entries are timestamped in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM|value format
• A unified history.log tracks all activity across commands
• Export supports JSON, CSV, and plain text formats
• No external services or API keys required

Requirements#

• Bash 4.0+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard UNIX utilities ( wc, du, grep, tail, sed, date)
• No external dependencies — works on any POSIX-compatible system

When to Use#

1. Microservice scaffolding — Use generate and template to create boilerplate code, API definitions, and project structures for new services
2. Code quality enforcement — Use check, validate, lint, and format to ensure code meets standards before committing or deploying
3. Code review workflow — Use diff, explain, and preview to document changes, understand complex code, and review generated output
4. Refactoring & fixes — Use fix, convert, and format to log refactoring decisions, format migrations, and patch applications
5. Development auditing — Use stats, search, report, and export to review development activity, track patterns, and generate team reports

Examples#

bash

# Generate a new service scaffold
microservice-gen generate "REST API service with user CRUD endpoints — Go + Chi router"

# Validate a configuration file
microservice-gen validate "Check docker-compose.yml against schema v3.8"

# Lint code for issues
microservice-gen lint "Run style checks on pkg/handler/*.go — enforce gofmt + golint"

# Create a template
microservice-gen template "Dockerfile template for Go microservice with multi-stage build"

# Diff two versions
microservice-gen diff "Compare v1.2 vs v1.3 API spec — breaking changes in /users endpoint"

# Search for all entries about a specific service
microservice-gen search user-service

# Export all data as JSON
microservice-gen export json

# View overall statistics
microservice-gen stats

How It Works#

Each devtools command (check, generate, lint, etc.) works the same way:

• With arguments: Saves the input as a new timestamped entry and logs it to history
• Without arguments: Displays the 20 most recent entries for that command type

This makes Microservice Gen both a development tool and a searchable devops journal.

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