npx-update-template

When creating a repository template, there is a problem with updating a child repository, this package will help you make updates almost painlessly. At the moment, automation is that this package will reduce the update to actions that cannot be done without a person. The repository will be updated and uploaded to a specific branch named: template. After all the updates - you just have to merge the two branches and test.

Get started

How to use

Install npm package in you template repo:

npm i @smartworld.team/npx-update-template

Create a file at the root template repo:

touch .templaterc.json

The file must consist of an object:

{
  directories?: Array<string>;
  templateDir?: string;
  npmDependencies?: boolean;
  npmScripts?: boolean;
  packageFile?: string;
}

Example .templaterc.json

{
  "directories": ["template/src/**/*.ts", "template/core/**/*.*"],
  "templateDir": "template",
  "packageFile": "template",
  "npmDependencies": true,
  "npmScripts": true
}

directories     - An array containing the full path to the folder with masks
templateDir     - If you have a separate folder responsible for the content of the template, you need to specify where exactly the files are located
packageFile     - You can specify which dependencies to update
npmDependencies - There is a version check logic, if the template has an older version, then the version of the child repository will not be replaced. If the template is updated and has a more current version - the dependency will be replaced with the version from the template
npmScripts      - Whether scripts need to be updated. If the script already exists, the replacement will not be performed, this flag will add only non-existing scripts

Script For update:

To update, create a command inside your template

{
  "scripts": {
    "update": "npx-update-template [email protected]:SmartWorld-LLC/npx-update-template.git"
  }
}

📄 License

MIT © SmartWorld