FolderCreate

FolderCreate is a simple desktop application that creates a folder structure based on predefined YAML templates. It provides a user-friendly graphical interface to select a root directory and a template, and then generates the specified directory tree.

Features

• Graphical User Interface (GUI): An intuitive interface for selecting directories and templates.
• Template-Based: Uses easy-to-edit YAML files to define complex folder structures.
• Customizable Templates: Users can create their own YAML templates for different project types.
• Error Handling: Provides feedback on errors, such as missing templates or parsing issues.

Usage

1. Launch the application.
2. Click the Browse button to select the root directory where you want to create the new folders.
3. Select a template from the dropdown menu.
4. Click the Create Folders button.
5. The application will create the folder structure defined in the selected template within the chosen root directory.

Templates

The folder structures are defined in .yaml files located in the templates directory. The application automatically loads all .yaml or .yml files from this directory.

Template Format

The YAML templates use a simple nested list and dictionary format to represent the folder hierarchy.

Example (01-VFX.yaml):

- 00-BRIEFING
- 01-FROM_CLIENT
- 10-OWN_FOOTAGE:
  - 00-RENDER
  - 10-IMAGES
- 50-WORKSPACE:
  - 00-DEFAULT:
    - 10-BLENDER
    - 20-FUSION
- 99-DELIVERIES

This template will create a folder structure like this:

<root_directory>/
├── 00-BRIEFING/
├── 01-FROM_CLIENT/
├── 10-OWN_FOOTAGE/
│   ├── 00-RENDER/
│   └── 10-IMAGES/
├── 50-WORKSPACE/
│   └── 00-DEFAULT/
│       ├── 10-BLENDER/
│       └── 20-FUSION/
└── 99-DELIVERIES/

Creating New Templates

1. Create a new .yaml file in the templates directory.
2. Define your desired folder structure using the format described above.
3. The new template will be available in the dropdown menu the next time you run the application.

Dependencies

This application requires the following Python libraries:

• customtkinter
• PyYAML

You can install them using pip from the Pipfile:

pip install -r Pipfile

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the LICENSE file.

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