🚀 Create TypeScript CLI App

Create TypeScript CLI App is a simple and efficient tool to set up a Node.js TypeScript project with minimal hassle. It comes pre-configured with essential tools and libraries, allowing you to focus on writing your code rather than setting up your environment.

✨ Features

• 📁 Single File Output: Webpack bundles your project into a single JavaScript file with a shebang (#!/usr/bin/env node). This allows for easy integration and sharing without needing to install npm packages.
• 🔷 TypeScript: Ensures type safety and improves code quality.
• 🔍 ESLint: Maintains code quality by identifying and fixing problems in your JavaScript code.
• 💅 Prettier: Ensures consistent code formatting.
• 🧪 Unit Testing: Set up with Vitest to ensure your code is tested and reliable.
• 🛠️ CLI Tools: Includes popular npm packages for creating CLI apps:
  • Chalk: For styling command-line output.
  • Commander: For parsing command-line arguments.
  • Inquirer: For creating interactive command-line prompts.

⚙️ Prerequisites

• Node.js: Version 20 or higher.

🚀 Getting Started

To create a new project, run the following command:

1npx @canseyran/create-ts-cli-app <project-directory>

Replace `` with your desired project folder name.

🛠️ Example usage

1npx @canseyran/create-ts-cli-app random-trivia-app
2
3cd random-trivia-app
4
5npm run build
6
7npm link # Symlinks the script to global/node environment
8
9random-trivia-app fetch # Use symlinked cli tool globally

📜 Available Commands

Once your project is set up, you can use the following npm scripts:

• Start: Run the main TypeScript file.

  1npm start

• Build: Bundle your project into a single JavaScript file using Webpack.

  1npm run build

• Link: Symlink the bundled executable into the global / node environment

  1npm link

• Development Mode: Watch for changes and recompile automatically.

  1npm run dev

• Run Tests: Execute your unit tests with Vitest.

  1npm test

• Watch Tests: Run your tests in watch mode.

  1npm run test:watch

• Format Code: Format your code with Prettier.

  1npm run format

📂 Project Structure

After setup, your project structure will look like this:

<project-directory>
├── README.md
├── eslint.config.mjs
├── package.json
├── src
│   ├── main.test.ts
│   └── main.ts
├── tsconfig.json
├── vitest.config.ts
└── webpack.config.js

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any changes or improvements.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.