It generates the node application with basic files from scratch.

First, install Yeoman and generator-walle-node using npm (we assume you have pre-installed node.js).

npm install -g yo

Change to generator-walle-node folder, then run npm link.

Then generate your new project:

yo walle-node

walle-node is the main generator which leverages the sub generators to generates the application from scratch.

D:\Working\sources\git\misc\test\test\newgen>yo walle-node

     _-----_     ?──────────────────────────?
    |       |    │  Welcome to the dazzling │
    |--(o)--|    │   generator-walle-node   │
   `---------'   │        generator!        │
    ( _'U`_ )    ?──────────────────────────?
    /___A___\   /
     |  ~  |
   __'.___.'__
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? Would you like to enable git? Yes
? git remote url (origin): https://github.com/helloworld
? name: newgen
? version: 0.0.1
? description: The sample app
? Would you like to enable the main entry point? Yes
? main entry point: index.js
? test command: echo "Error: no test specified" && exit 1
? keywords (comma-delimited): Sample,App
? author: Oliver Wu
? author's email: [email protected]
? author's url: www.autodesk.com
? Which license do you want to use? MIT
   create package.json
   create .gitignore
   create .gitattributes
   create index.js
   create LICENSE
npm init done!

1. Would you like to enable git? If no, the git and its related configurations are not generated. git is only initiated once.

2. Would you like to enable the main entry point? If no, there is no main entry point in package.json.

3. Which license do you want to use? Choose any license or use sub generater, adsk-license, to generate the specific license.

It adds the remote url (origin) to the .git/config if the [remote "origin"] doesn't exist. It relies on generator-git-init generator and is triggered by walle-node.

yo walle-node:git-remote

It acts as npm init and is triggered by walle-node.

yo walle-node:npm-init

It also support the option to specify the prompts.

yo walle-node:npm-init --pkgConfig "{\"version\": \"1.0.0\"}"

Commander scripts, see https://github.com/tj/commander.js

yo walle-node:commander

Usage: node scripts <command> [<options>] [--] [<args>]

Each commander has its own folder named as the commander name, such as build, clean, etc.

The commander executes the specific logic defined in executor.js which locates at the same folder with index.js. For example, the webpack generator generates the build logic in executor.js and copy it to the target project. That build logic is used when building the project.

The configuration is combined by mulitple sources and is leveraged by all executors.

The webpack configuration generator.

yo walle-node:webpack --skip-install

MIT © Oliver Wu