CLI

The smallwork executable provides command-line tools:

# List all commands
php smallwork list

# Start development server
php smallwork serve
php smallwork serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=3000

# Run database migrations
php smallwork migrate
php smallwork migrate --rollback

# Generate boilerplate
php smallwork make:controller User     # -> app/Controllers/UserController.php
php smallwork make:model Post          # -> app/Models/Post.php
php smallwork make:migration create_posts  # -> database/migrations/2026_02_27_120000_create_posts.php

Custom Commands

Create commands by extending Command:

<?php
namespace App\Console;

use Smallwork\Console\Command;

class SeedCommand extends Command
{
    public function getName(): string { return 'db:seed'; }
    public function getDescription(): string { return 'Seed the database'; }

    public function execute(array $args): int
    {
        // Seeding logic...
        echo "Database seeded.\n";
        return 0; // exit code
    }
}

$cli->register('db:seed', new SeedCommand());