Code Generator

plopjs/plop

Setup

Installation

yarn add -D plop

Add script in package.json

{
  "scripts": {
+    "gen":"plop"
  },
}
  

Configurations

Add plop config file plopfile.mjs

export default function (plop) {
  plop.setGenerator("basics", {
    description: "this is a skeleton plopfile",
    prompts: [
      {
        type: "input",
        name: "name",
        message: "Input filename",
      },
      {
        type: "list",
        name: "method",
        message: "Choose a default method.",
        choices: ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"],
      },
    ],
    actions: [
      {
        type: "add",
        path: "src/apis/.ts",
        templateFile: "./templates/api.template.hbs",
      },
    ],
  });

  plop.setHelper("foo", (str) => str.toUpperCase());
  plop.setHelper("boo", (str) => `${str}.boo`);
  plop.setHelper("mutiArgs", (...args) => args.join('-'));
}

  

Add template files /templates/api.template.hbs

const foo = () => console.log("", "", "", "");

Run generator

Run yarn gen and input filename test.

root@78a8699225b5:/app# yarn gen
yarn run v1.22.22
$ plop
? Input filename test
✔  ++ /src/apis/test.boo.ts
Done in 2.86s.
  

Check file src/apis/test.boo.ts is generated.

const foo = () => console.log("TEST", "test.boo", "test");
  