make setup easier with an interactive script

[ayushHardeniya]

Context

See #2 - people keep getting stuck on the .env setup.
Let's make it less painful.

Idea

Create a simple interactive script that asks for your Supabase/HuggingFace credentials and creates the .env files for you.

when user runs : npm run setup

Then it just prompts you for each value and handles the rest.

What it should do

• ask for Supabase URL and keys
• ask for HuggingFace token (optional)
• maybe validate the format of URLs/keys?
• Create both
  • backend/.env and
  • frontend/.env automatically

[Codewithpabitra]

Hi, @ayushHardeniya
I have read the issue and like to work on this. Could you please assign it to me as the part of apertre3.0 ?
Thank you!

[Blazzzeee]

I guess env's the part that should not be done with a script , better to use a env sharing platform @ayushHardeniya

[ayushHardeniya]

that could be a better choice for an exisitng core team ig!
but this is meant for onboarding new OSS contributors who need to set up their oown personal keys locally

an external sharing platform would be unnecessary friction forr people just starting on their first fork.

[Blazzzeee]

Simply add a .env.example file , that gives them template , and everybody can locally produce at their end , this is usually how its always done ....

[ayushHardeniya]

we're already having this .env.example thing!
this script is expected to make it even more comforatble to new contributors onboarding to OSS!

see #2 for ref.

[Blazzzeee]

oh sorry for not checking that out , still i think there's no need for a script ,

[ayushHardeniya]

if you still feel it adds too much bloat, we can close the issue & avoid it?