create-new-express-app/dist/create-express-app.js

A CLI tool to create a TypeScript Express application with best practices

"use strict";
var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.createExpressApp = createExpressApp;
const fs_extra_1 = __importDefault(require("fs-extra"));
const path_1 = __importDefault(require("path"));
const picocolors_1 = __importDefault(require("picocolors"));
const package_manager_1 = require("./cli/package-manager");
const git_1 = require("./git"); // Import the tryGitInit function
async function createExpressApp(projectDirectory, shouldInstall = true) {
    const templatePath = path_1.default.resolve(__dirname, "../templates/app-ts");
    const targetPath = path_1.default.resolve(process.cwd(), projectDirectory);
    try {
        // const writable = await isWriteable(targetPath);
        // if (!writable) {
        //   console.error(pc.red(`The directory ${targetPath} is not writable.`));
        //   return;
        // }
        fs_extra_1.default.copySync(templatePath, targetPath, { dereference: true });
        console.log(picocolors_1.default.green(`Express app created at ${targetPath}`));
        process.chdir(targetPath); // Change the current working directory to the target path
        let packageManager;
        if (shouldInstall) {
            // Prompt user for package manager
            packageManager = await (0, package_manager_1.promptForPackageManager)();
            // Install dependencies
            await (0, package_manager_1.installDependencies)(targetPath, packageManager);
            console.log(picocolors_1.default.green("Dependencies installed successfully."));
        }
        else {
            console.log(picocolors_1.default.yellow("Skipping dependency installation. Run your package manager's install command manually."));
            packageManager = "npm"; // Default for display purposes
        }
        // Initialize Git repository
        const gitInitialized = (0, git_1.tryGitInit)(targetPath);
        if (gitInitialized) {
            console.log(picocolors_1.default.green("Initialized a new Git repository."));
        }
        else {
            console.log(picocolors_1.default.red("Failed to initialize a Git repository."));
        }
        console.log(picocolors_1.default.green("You can now start your development server by running the following commands:"));
        console.log(picocolors_1.default.cyan(`cd ${projectDirectory}`));
        console.log(picocolors_1.default.cyan(`${packageManager} run dev`));
        console.log(picocolors_1.default.green("Happy coding!"));
    }
    catch (error) {
        console.error(picocolors_1.default.red(`Failed to create Express app: ${error.message}`));
    }
}