mafintosh / mafintosh/create-project
Alternative variable token (for use in package.json for example)
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- JavaScript
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Description
I'm interested in adding an alternative variable token identifier to `create-project`: one that allows me to add variables to package.json's `name` field, in a way that doesn't cause npm to fail an `npm install` step inside a template repo.
Need to research how I could do this still, but basically in addition to `{{ variable }}`, there could be some other identifier that doesn't make npm mad e.g. (`cpt--variable--cpt`) or something.
The goal is that a template repo can install dependencies and run scripts.
I would be willing to implement and submit if you are willing to merge.
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Research direction
Start at the create-project variable-token handling and investigate how package.json name values interact with npm install in a generated template repository. Define an alternative token alongside {{ variable }} without causing npm validation failures. Done means a template repository can install dependencies and run its scripts successfully with the substituted package.json name.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100