CPP-Splitter

My uni uses a specific structure for cpp where classes have to be defined in individual files and declared in another set of files. But I want to do it all in one file to keep track of everything.

This script will split up a cpp file to adhere to this format.

Installation

You must have Deno installed on your system (or linux subsystem for wsl users).

Then run:

deno install -r --allow-all -g -n split_cpp "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Aureliona1/CPP-Splitter/main/split_cpp.ts"

Usage

You can run the script from the command line with:

split_cpp "yourCPPscript.cpp" "dirName"

This will split "yourCPPscript.cpp" into separate files in the "dirName" directory.

Important: dirName is optional, exclude this argument to create files in the open dir.

Formatting your CPP file

Your CPP script must be formatted as such.

// Headers

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
// The headers section is optional, but must go at the top of your script. It will add all content from this section to your header files.

// end
// ClassName.h
class ClassName {
 public:
  int someMethod(int);
};
// end
// ClassName.cpp

int ClassName::someMethod(int a) { return a * 2; }

// end
// main.cpp

int main() {
  ClassName a;
  return 0;
}

// end

This script will not format your scripts, and imports will not always be correct.

It is highly recommended that you go through the files that the script creates to fix imports and such.

Additionally, files will be split most effectively when formatted to the Google cpp standard. This can be set in your VSCode settings.

Uninstallation

If for some reason you don't want this any more, you can uninstall the script with:

deno uninstall -g split_cpp