@chaibuilder/create/index.js

Create a new app with Chai template

#!/usr/bin/env node

const chalk = require('chalk');
const ora = require('ora');
const simpleGit = require('simple-git');
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');

// Repository to clone - change this to your desired template
const TEMPLATE_REPO = 'https://github.com/chaibuilder/chaibuilder-nextjs.git';

// Get command line arguments
const args = process.argv.slice(2);
const appName = args[0];
const envVars = args.slice(1);

// Show usage if no app name
if (!appName) {
  console.log(chalk.yellow('Usage: npx @chaibuilder/create <app-name> [ENV_VARS...]'));
  console.log(chalk.dim('Example: npx @chaibuilder/create my-app CHAIBUILDER_API_KEY=123 CHAIBUILDER_API_SECRET=123'));
  process.exit(1);
}

// Validate app name
if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$/.test(appName)) {
  console.log(chalk.red('❌ Invalid app name. Use only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.'));
  process.exit(1);
}

// Check if directory exists
const projectPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), appName);
if (fs.existsSync(projectPath)) {
  console.log(chalk.red(`❌ Directory "${appName}" already exists!`));
  process.exit(1);
}

// Create .env file with environment variables
const createEnvFile = (envVars) => {
  if (!envVars || envVars.length === 0) return;

  const spinner = ora('Creating .env file').start();

  const envContent = envVars.map(env => {
    // Handle KEY=VALUE format
    if (env.includes('=')) {
      return env;
    }
    // Handle KEY only (no value)
    return `${env}=`;
  }).join('\n').replace("-key=", "CHAIBUILDER_API_KEY=");

  const envPath = path.join(projectPath, '.env');
  fs.writeFileSync(envPath, `${envContent}\nCHAIBUILDER_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<your-webhook-secret>`);
  spinner.succeed(chalk.green('API keys added to project'));
};

// Main function to create the app
const createApp = async () => {
  console.log(chalk.cyan(`\n✔ Creating Your Chaibuilder Project - ${chalk.bold(appName)}\n`));

  const git = simpleGit();
  const spinner = ora('Preparing your chaibuilder starter').start();

  try {
    // Clone the repository
    await git.clone(TEMPLATE_REPO, projectPath);
    spinner.succeed(chalk.green('Your project is ready.'));

    // Remove .git directory for fresh start
    const gitDir = path.join(projectPath, '.git');
    if (fs.existsSync(gitDir)) {
      fs.rmSync(gitDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
    }

    // Create .env file if environment variables provided
    if (envVars.length > 0) {
      createEnvFile(envVars);
    }

    // Success message

    console.log(chalk.bold('\nTo run your app'));
    console.log(chalk.white(`➝ cd ${appName}`));
    console.log(chalk.white(`➝ pnpm i   OR npm i --legacy-peer-deps`));
    console.log(chalk.white(`➝ pnpm dev OR npm run dev`));

    console.log(chalk.white('\n📖 Check the documentation: https://www.chaibuilder.com/docs'));
    console.log(chalk.greenBright(chalk.bold('🚀 Happy Building with Chaibuilder! ❤️')));

  } catch (error) {
    spinner.fail('Failed to create project');
    console.error(chalk.red('Error:', error.message));
    process.exit(1);
  }
};

// Handle unhandled promise rejections
process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => {
  console.error(chalk.red('Unexpected error:', err.message));
  process.exit(1);
});

// Run the app
createApp();