Build Customizable, Reusable Project Templates With Node.js
Build an interactive repository scaffolder with Inquirer and replace-in-file, with practical limits around file paths, replacements, and setup.
Node.js developers can customize and reuse project templates with ease, thanks to a script and two npm packages. By creating a template with placeholders instead of hardcoding values, developers can avoid the need for time-consuming find-and-replace actions when starting a new project. The script imports the process module, prompts for input using @inquirer/prompts, and replaces content using replace-in-file.
The list of regexes in the 'from' array declares the parameters required for the template, and the 'to' array gets overwritten with user answers. This solution is customizable and can be adapted to various templates, while still being a single file that can be dropped into any repository to turn it into a template.
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