tina4 3.1.5

Tina4 — Unified CLI for Python, PHP, Ruby, and Node.js frameworks
tina4-3.1.5 is not a library.

tina4

Unified CLI for the Tina4 framework — Python, PHP, Ruby, and Node.js.

A single Rust binary that auto-detects your project language, compiles SCSS, watches files for hot-reload, and delegates to the language-specific CLI.

Install

macOS / Linux (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tina4stack/tina4/main/install.sh | sh

Or with wget:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tina4stack/tina4/main/install.sh | sh

The script auto-detects your OS and architecture, downloads the correct binary from the latest GitHub release, and installs it to /usr/local/bin. You can override the install location:

TINA4_INSTALL_DIR=~/.local/bin curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tina4stack/tina4/main/install.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tina4stack/tina4/main/install.ps1 | iex

Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\tina4 and automatically adds it to your user PATH. Open a new terminal after installation.

Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

brew install tina4stack/tap/tina4

From source (requires Rust)

cargo install --git https://github.com/tina4stack/tina4.git

Manual download

Pre-built binaries for every platform are attached to each GitHub release. Download the binary for your platform, make it executable, and place it on your PATH:

Platform Binary
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon) tina4-darwin-arm64
macOS x86_64 (Intel) tina4-darwin-amd64
Linux x86_64 tina4-linux-amd64
Linux ARM64 tina4-linux-arm64
Windows x86_64 tina4-windows-amd64.exe

Quick start

# Check your environment
tina4 doctor

# Install a language runtime and its Tina4 CLI
tina4 install python

# Create a new project
tina4 init

# Start the dev server with SCSS compilation and hot-reload
tina4 serve

Commands

Command Description
tina4 doctor Check installed languages, package managers, and Tina4 CLIs
tina4 install <language|all> Install a language runtime and its Tina4 CLI
tina4 init Scaffold a new Tina4 project
tina4 serve Compile SCSS, start the dev server, and watch for changes
tina4 scss Compile SCSS files (src/scss → src/public/css)
tina4 migrate Run database migrations
tina4 test Run project tests
tina4 routes List registered routes
tina4 update Update the Tina4 CLI

How it works

  1. Language detection — scans for pyproject.toml, composer.json, Gemfile, or package.json to determine the project language
  2. SCSS compilation — uses the grass crate (pure Rust Sass compiler) so individual frameworks don't need their own SCSS compilers
  3. File watching — monitors src/, migrations/, and .env for changes; recompiles SCSS and restarts the dev server automatically
  4. Delegation — forwards commands to tina4python, tina4php, tina4ruby, or tina4nodejs as appropriate

License

MIT