Shopify / Shopify/cli

Default to a title case app name

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Description

App names should be Title Cased, and we should encourage that during app init. Instead of a kebab-cased random word name (adaptive-vertical-supply), we should default to a title cased random word name (Adaptive Vertical Supply). In doing so though we should also show the resulting folder name as the user types. This reinforces that

  1. we aren’t going to use spaces in the generated file paths, and
  2. if you provide your own name here, it should be the user-facing name
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This change is intended to improve the quality of App Store submissions.

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Research direction

Start at the app init entry point and run the command to observe the current random name and name prompt behavior. Update the flow so generated app names are title cased and the resulting folder name is shown while typing; verify the prompt communicates the user-facing name and space-free paths.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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