Generator-alika NPM

generator-alika

Generates getting started projects which are used as teaching examples and in tutorials.

It aims to create project structures, with build facilities, which are as simple as possible for statisfying the teaching goals of the tutorials.

For example, you can easily use it to create a project for experimenting with using browser based ES6 Javascript (i.e. module support, javascript bundles and classes, etc) along with SCSS stylesheets. You will be able to launch a webserver with one command that will automatically refresh your browser as you experiment with editing Javascript ES6 files and SCSS stylesheet files.

Installation

First, install Yeoman and generator-alika using npm (we assume you have pre-installed node.js).

npm install -g yo
npm install -g generator-alika

Then generate your new project and launch a webserver:

mkdir <projectname>
cd <projectname>
yo alika
node_modules/.bin/gulp

After the webserver has started your default web browser should launch and load the home page of the sample project. Start playing by editing ES6 Javascript and SCSS stylesheets in the project. Your browser will refresh automatically as you save your changes.