cmt-cli v1.0.2
#cmt-cli
A simple CLI for scaffolding Angular.js projects.
Installation
Prerequisites: Node.js (>=6.x, 8.x preferred), npm version 3+ and Git.
$ npm install -g cmt-cli $ cmt init
cmt init username/repo my-project
Local Templates
vue init ~/fs/path/to-custom-template my-project
Writing Custom Templates from Scratch
A template repo must have a
template
directory that holds the template files.A template repo may have a metadata file for the template which can be either a
meta.js
ormeta.json
file. It can contain the following fields:prompts
: used to collect user options data;filters
: used to conditional filter files to render.metalsmith
: used to add custom metalsmith plugins in the chain.completeMessage
: the message to be displayed to the user when the template has been generated. You can include custom instruction here.complete
: Instead of usingcompleteMessage
, you can use a function to run stuffs when the template has been generated.
prompts
The prompts
field in the metadata file should be an object hash containing prompts for the user. For each entry, the key is the variable name and the value is an Inquirer.js question object. Example:
{
"prompts": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"message": "Project name"
}
}
}
After all prompts are finished, all files inside template
will be rendered using Handlebars, with the prompt results as the data.
Conditional Prompts
A prompt can be made conditional by adding a when
field, which should be a JavaScript expression evaluated with data collected from previous prompts. For example:
{
"prompts": {
"lint": {
"type": "confirm",
"message": "Use a linter?"
},
"lintConfig": {
"when": "lint",
"type": "list",
"message": "Pick a lint config",
"choices": [
"standard",
"airbnb",
"none"
]
}
}
}
The prompt for lintConfig
will only be triggered when the user answered yes to the lint
prompt.
Pre-registered Handlebars Helpers
Two commonly used Handlebars helpers, if_eq
and unless_eq
are pre-registered:
{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
Custom Handlebars Helpers
You may want to register additional Handlebars helpers using the helpers
property in the metadata file. The object key is the helper name:
module.exports = {
helpers: {
lowercase: str => str.toLowerCase()
}
}
Upon registration, they can be used as follows:
{{ lowercase name }}
File filters
The filters
field in the metadata file should be an object hash containing file filtering rules. For each entry, the key is a minimatch glob pattern and the value is a JavaScript expression evaluated in the context of prompt answers data. Example:
{
"filters": {
"test/**/*": "needTests"
}
}
Files under test
will only be generated if the user answered yes to the prompt for needTests
.
Note that the dot
option for minimatch is set to true
so glob patterns would also match dotfiles by default.
Skip rendering
The skipInterpolation
field in the metadata file should be a minimatch glob pattern. The files matched should skip rendering. Example:
{
"skipInterpolation": "src/**/*.vue"
}
Metalsmith
vue-cli
uses metalsmith to generate the project.
You may customize the metalsmith builder created by vue-cli to register custom plugins.
{
"metalsmith": function (metalsmith, opts, helpers) {
function customMetalsmithPlugin (files, metalsmith, done) {
// Implement something really custom here.
done(null, files)
}
metalsmith.use(customMetalsmithPlugin)
}
}
If you need to hook metalsmith before questions are asked, you may use an object with before
key.
{
"metalsmith": {
before: function (metalsmith, opts, helpers) {},
after: function (metalsmith, opts, helpers) {}
}
}
Additional data available in meta.{js,json}
destDirName
- destination directory name
{
"completeMessage": "To get started:\n\n cd {{destDirName}}\n npm install\n npm run dev"
}
inPlace
- generating template into current directory
{
"completeMessage": "{{#inPlace}}To get started:\n\n npm install\n npm run dev.{{else}}To get started:\n\n cd {{destDirName}}\n npm install\n npm run dev.{{/inPlace}}"
}
complete
function
Arguments:
data
: the same data you can access incompleteMessage
:{ complete (data) { if (!data.inPlace) { console.log(`cd ${data.destDirName}`) } } }
helpers
: some helpers you can use to log results.chalk
: thechalk
modulelogger
: the built-in vue-cli loggerfiles
: An array of generated files
{ complete (data, {logger, chalk}) { if (!data.inPlace) { logger.log(`cd ${chalk.yellow(data.destDirName)}`) } } }
Installing a specific template version
vue init '<template-name>#<branch-name>' <project-name>
Thanks
To vue-cli for the head start.