Running a local version of the Makeswift CLI

1. Modify the CLI so you know when you're running the local version

I like to add a console log to /your/local/makeswift/packages/makeswift/src/init.ts

export default async function wrappedInit(name: string | undefined, args: InitArgs) {
+ console.log(`\n\n\nRunning Local Version\n\n\n`)
  try {
    await init(name, args)
  } catch (err) {
    if (err instanceof MakeswiftError) {
      console.log(err.message)
      process.exit(0)
    } else {
      throw err
    }
  }
}

2. Run the CLI in dev mode

pnpm i --ignore-scripts
pnpm -F makeswift dev

3. Globally link the CLI

pnpm link --global --dir /your/local/makeswift/packages/makeswift

4. Create a temp directory

cd $(mktemp -d)

5. Test the app by running

makeswift init test-app
makeswift init test-app --with-bun
makeswift init test-app --with-pnpm

// etc...

6. When you are done, remove the linked version of the CLI

pnpm uninstall --global makeswift