netcore-blueprint/bin/create-app.js

A custom project blueprint

#!/usr/bin/env node

const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const { execSync } = require('child_process');

const projectName = process.argv[2];
if (!projectName) {
  console.error("❌ Please specify the project name.");
  process.exit(1);
}

const templatePath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "BlueprintTemplate");
const destinationPath = path.join(process.cwd(), projectName);

if (fs.existsSync(destinationPath)) {
  console.error(`❌ Project directory "${projectName}" already exists.`);
  process.exit(1);
}

try {
  // 1️⃣ Copy template
  copyDirectory(templatePath, destinationPath);

  // 2️⃣ Rename gitignore -> .gitignore
  const gitignoreTemplatePath = path.join(destinationPath, 'gitignore');
  const finalGitignorePath = path.join(destinationPath, '.gitignore');

  if (fs.existsSync(gitignoreTemplatePath)) {
    fs.renameSync(gitignoreTemplatePath, finalGitignorePath);
  }

  console.log(`🎉 Project "${projectName}" created successfully!`);

  // 3️⃣ Initialize git
  process.chdir(destinationPath);
  execSync('git init', { stdio: 'inherit' });
  execSync('git add .', { stdio: 'inherit' });
  execSync('git commit -m "Initial commit from blueprint"', { stdio: 'inherit' });
} catch (err) {
  console.error("⚠️ Git init failed:", err.message);
}

function copyDirectory(src, dest) {
  fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });

  const entries = fs.readdirSync(src, { withFileTypes: true });

  for (const entry of entries) {
    const srcPath = path.join(src, entry.name);
    const destPath = path.join(dest, entry.name);

    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
      copyDirectory(srcPath, destPath);
    } else {
      fs.copyFileSync(srcPath, destPath);
    }
  }
}