RTG Template

Effortless React/Vite project scaffolding with optional TypeScript and one‑click add‑ons. Stop wiring boilerplates — ship faster.

Why RTG Template?

• Rapidly bootstrap production‑ready React apps with Vite
• Pick your UI stack in seconds: Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, MUI, or Chakra UI
• Add state/data tools instantly: Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query
• Sensible defaults baked‑in: React Router, Axios, Husky, ESLint, Prettier
• Interactive mode for a guided setup, or one command for power users

No more yak‑shaving. One tool, great defaults, optional add‑ons.

Quick Start

Use npx (recommended):

npx rtg-template react my-app --tailwind --redux
cd my-app
npm run dev

Or install globally:

npm i -g rtg-template
rtg-template react-ts my-app --mui --tanstack-query

Interactive mode (guided):

npx rtg-template --interactive

Features

• React + Vite starter templates (JS and TS)
• Production-ready templates, power-packed with Axios, Husky, ESLint, and Prettier
• Optional React Router (disable with --no-route)
• Pluggable add‑ons that modify code, deps, and Vite config when needed
• Automated post‑install: deps installation, Husky setup, lint‑staged hook
• Works with local templates and remote repositories via degit

Templates

• react: React + Vite + React Router + Axios + Husky + ESLint + Prettier
• react-ts: React + TypeScript + Vite + React Router + Axios + Husky + ESLint + Prettier

List available templates and add‑ons:

npx rtg-template list

Add‑ons (flags)

• --tailwind: Tailwind CSS (Vite integration auto‑configured)
• --styled-components: Styled Components
• --mui: Material UI (MUI) + icons + emotion
• --chakra: Chakra UI + emotion + framer‑motion
• --redux: Redux Toolkit + React Redux + typed hooks scaffold
• --tanstack-query: TanStack React Query + ready‑to‑use QueryClient
• --no-route: Skip React Router setup and dependencies

Note: Choose only one UI library at a time (tailwind, styled-components, mui, or chakra).

CLI Usage

rtg-template <template> [project-name] [options]

Options:
  --tailwind                 Add Tailwind CSS
  --styled-components        Add Styled Components
  --mui                      Add Material-UI (MUI)
  --chakra                   Add Chakra UI
  --redux                    Add Redux Toolkit
  --tanstack-query           Add TanStack Query (React Query)
  --no-route                 Skip React Router installation
  -i, --interactive          Run in interactive mode
  -d, --directory <dir>      Output directory (default: ".")
  --repo <repository>        Custom template repository (local: or remote)
  --no-install               Skip dependency installation
  --no-git                   Skip git initialization
  -V, --version              Show version
  -h, --help                 Show help

Examples

# React + Tailwind + Redux Toolkit
npx rtg-template react my-app --tailwind --redux

# React TS + MUI + TanStack Query
npx rtg-template react-ts dashboard --mui --tanstack-query

# React without routing
npx rtg-template react landing --chakra --no-route

# Choose everything interactively
npx rtg-template --interactive

# Output to a specific directory
npx rtg-template react-ts admin-portal -d ./apps

Custom Templates

You can scaffold from your own template repository via degit syntax:

• Local path bundled in this package: --repo local:templates/react (default for built‑ins)
• GitHub shorthand: --repo user/repo or --repo user/repo/path
• Full URL: --repo https://github.com/user/repo

Example:

npx rtg-template react my-app --repo user/awesome-react-template

What you get

Depending on your selections, RTG Template will:

• Clone the template (local or remote)
• Replace placeholders, e.g. {{PROJECT_NAME}}, {{project-name}}, {{Project Name}}
• Install dependencies (unless --no-install)
• Apply add‑ons: add files, scripts, deps, and update Vite config if needed
• Initialize git and a pre‑commit hook (unless --no-git)
• Print friendly next steps

Requirements

• Node.js >= 16.0.0
• npm, yarn, or pnpm (npm is used internally for installs by default)

Programmatic API (optional)

You can also drive RTG Template from Node/TypeScript:

import { createProject, getTemplateRegistry } from 'rtg-template';

const registry = await getTemplateRegistry();
await createProject('react-ts', 'my-app', {
  mui: true,
  tanstackQuery: true,
  git: true,
  install: true,
});

Troubleshooting

• "Template "X" not found": Only react, react-ts are built‑in. Use list, switch the name, or provide --repo.
• "Directory already exists": Choose a different project-name or remove the existing folder.
• Husky/lint‑staged didn’t install: Ensure git is available, or re‑run npx husky install inside the project.
• Router disabled but imports remain: Use --no-route. RTG Template will clean router imports in main.(j|t)sx and App.(j|t)sx when possible.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for new templates, add‑ons, or improvements:

1. Fork the repo and create a feature branch
2. Add or modify templates under templates/
3. Register new templates in src/core/registry.ts
4. Add add‑on configs in src/core/addons.ts if needed
5. npm run build and test locally with npx tsx src/cli.ts
6. Open a PR 🎉

For deeper internals, see COMPREHENSIVE_DOCUMENTATION.md and DEVELOPMENT.md.

Support 💬

• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions

Made with ❤️ by the RTG Template team

License

MIT © RTG Template Contributors

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