dart-build-cli-app

SKILL.md

Building Dart CLI Applications

Contents

Project Setup & Architecture

Argument Parsing & Command Routing

Execution & Error Handling

Testing CLI Applications

Compilation & Distribution

Workflows

Examples

Project Setup & Architecture

Initialize new CLI projects using the official Dart template to ensure standard directory structures.

Run dart create -t cli <project_name> to scaffold a console application with basic argument parsing.

Place executable entry points (files containing main()) exclusively in the bin/ directory.

Place internal implementation logic in lib/src/ and expose public APIs via lib/<project_name>.dart.

Enforce formatting in CI environments by running dart format . --set-exit-if-changed. This returns exit code 1 if formatting violations exist.