basic-express-app/helpers/inquire.helpers.js

simple cli to generate a basic express scaffolding with minimal tmplate

/** @format */

const inquirer = require("inquirer")

const getProjectName = async () =>
	await inquirer
		.prompt([
			{
				type: "string",
				message: "what would you like to call your project",
				name: "project_name",
				default: "new_project",
			},
		])
		.then((answers) => {
			// Use user feedback for... whatever!!
			return answers.project_name
		})
		.catch((error) => {
			if (error.isTtyError) {
				// Prompt couldn't be rendered in the current environment
			} else {
				// Something else went wrong
			}
			return
		})

const getPackageManager = async () =>
	await inquirer
		.prompt([
			{
				type: "list",
				message: "select the package manager of your choise to continue",
				name: "package_manager",
				choices: ["npm", "yarn"],
				default: "npm",
			},
		])
		.then((answers) => {
			// Use user feedback for... whatever!!
			return answers.package_manager
		})
		.catch((error) => {
			if (error.isTtyError) {
				// Prompt couldn't be rendered in the current environment
			} else {
				// Something else went wrong
			}
			return
		})

module.exports = {
	getProjectName,
	getPackageManager,
}