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5.10.1.2 Create a project skeleton

For this example, I’ll make a project called “swatchblade” that generates rounded-rectangle PNGs of a particular color, and makes it available as a web service with Hunchentoot.

1. Load quickproject to create project skeleton

   (ql:quickload "quickproject")
   

2. Make a project using the last part of the directory name as the new project name. You could choose a different name by passing the ‘:name’ option explicitly.

   (quickproject:make-project "~/src/lisp/swatchblade/"
                              :depends-on '(vecto hunchentoot))
   "swatchblade"
   

   a) quickproject:make-project creates several files in the swatchblade directory:

   • package.lisp
   • swatchblade.lisp
   • swatchblade.asd
   • README.txt

   b) It also adds the directory to your ASDF configuration, so you can immediately load the skeleton project and its dependencies:

   (ql:quickload "swatchblade")
   

   ql:quickload will automatically install required libraries if they’re available in Quicklisp.

3. Write some code