The create-bludood tool
create-bludood
This tool can be used to instantly generate a couple Javascript project templates, while guiding you through the entire process.
How to use it
If you have NPM and Node installed, simply run npm create bludood@latest in your terminal. This will guide you through a step-by-step process where you choose a project name, a template, and whether or not you want to automatically install node modules. It's really simple!
Templates
The currently available templates as of writing this article are:
- React
- React + React Router
- Next.js
- Express
They all contain simple code and styles to get started, and is easy to shape into your own projects.
Quick shortcuts
If you already know what template you are going to choose, you can provide two extra arguments to the command. The first would be your project name, and the second would be a template name. This will automatically choose the options and skip to the installation part.
Example: npm create bludood@latest ProjectName reactrouter
You can also provide . as a project name, and it will scaffold in the directory you are currently in. This will grab the name of the folder you're in to set as the project name. Providing a directory that already exists will ask you if you want to overwrite it or not.
Example: npm create bludood@latest . next
Summary
This tool is probably not for everyone, and is mostly specific to my use cases. However, i hope some people will find use in the templates or just looking at the code to make something similar.
Thanks for reading this article!