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generator-try-nodejs

v1.0.4

Published

Yeoman generator to scaffold an ephemeral playground for quickly experimenting Node.js

Readme

Requirements

This generator assumes you have these already setup:

How to Use

Note: The idea behind this generator is to simply open a terminal in any directory, and run yo try-nodejs. It immediately opens a playground in your favorite editor.

Can't see your favorite editor? Open the configuration file located at ~/.yo-rc.try-nodejs.json and edit the editors field.

Install the generator:

npm install -g generator-try-nodejs

Run below and answer questions one by one:

yo try-nodejs

Or answer everything at once:

yo try-nodejs --projectParentPath ~/try \  
            --projectName try_nodejs \
            --selectedEditorId vscode

How to Develop

Note: You can reset the config file by running yo try-nodejs:reset.

Clone and link the project:

git clone https://github.com/webvv/generator-try-nodejs.git
cd generator-try-nodejs
npm install
npm link

You are now ready to scaffold from your local try-nodejs generator:

yo try-nodejs

Support ♥️

If you like this project and it helped you, please consider supporting me on Patreon.

License

MIT

Credits

Author Sahand Javid  ·  GitHub @webvv  ·  Youtube webvv