✏️ Add suport for Author Name

Author: alexlee-dev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Interactive option. Use the flag `--interactive` to use this mode.
 - Comments :)
 - Cleanup on global error
+- Option for Author Name
 
 ### Changed
 

src/index.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { cleanupError } from "./util";
  */
 const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
   let applicationName;
+  let authorName = "YOUR NAME";
 
   try {
     // * Used to set the directory, application name, and inserted into templates
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
       // * Interactive walk-thru
 
       // * Language
-      const answers = await inquirer.prompt([
+      const languageAnswer = await inquirer.prompt([
         {
           type: "list",
           name: "language",
@@ -90,10 +91,21 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
           ],
         },
       ]);
-      const languageChoice: "js" | "ts" = answers.language;
+      const languageChoice: "js" | "ts" = languageAnswer.language;
       language = languageChoice;
 
-      // TODO - Author Name
+      // * Author Name
+      const nameAnswer = await inquirer.prompt([
+        {
+          type: "input",
+          name: "name",
+          message:
+            "Please input your name (used for the 'About' screen, but not required):",
+        },
+      ]);
+      const name: string = nameAnswer.name;
+      authorName = name;
+
       // TODO - Compiler Choice (Babel vs. other)
       // TODO - Add Prettier
       // TODO - Add ESLint / Other Linter
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
     await installDevDependencies(applicationName, language);
 
     // * Copies template files and inserts `applicationName` into the files
-    await copyTemplateFiles(applicationName, language);
+    await copyTemplateFiles(applicationName, language, authorName);
 
     // * Creates a tsconfig.json file
     if (language === "ts") await createTSConfig(applicationName);

src/init.ts

@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ export const installDevDependencies = async (
  */
 export const copyTemplateFiles = async (
   applicationName: string,
-  language: "js" | "ts"
+  language: "js" | "ts",
+  authorName: string
 ): Promise<void> => {
   // * Application Directory
   const root = path.resolve(applicationName);
@@ -201,10 +202,14 @@ export const copyTemplateFiles = async (
         path.join(root, "/src/menu.js"),
         "utf-8"
       );
-      const newMenuFileContent = menuFile.replace(
+      let newMenuFileContent = menuFile.replace(
         /___APP NAME___/gm,
         applicationName
       );
+      newMenuFileContent = newMenuFileContent.replace(
+        /___AUTHOR NAME___/gm,
+        authorName
+      );
       await fs.writeFile(
         path.join(root, "/src/menu.js"),
         newMenuFileContent,
@@ -246,10 +251,14 @@ export const copyTemplateFiles = async (
         path.join(root, "/src/menu.ts"),
         "utf-8"
       );
-      const newMenuFileContent = menuFile.replace(
+      let newMenuFileContent = menuFile.replace(
         /___APP NAME___/gm,
         applicationName
       );
+      newMenuFileContent = newMenuFileContent.replace(
+        /___AUTHOR NAME___/gm,
+        authorName
+      );
       await fs.writeFile(
         path.join(root, "/src/menu.ts"),
         newMenuFileContent,

src/template/js/src/menu.js

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const interpretMenuAction = async (state) => {
       about: async (state) => {
         await titleScreen("___APP NAME___");
         console.log(
-          boxen(chalk.yellow(`Author: `) + "YOUR NAME", blankBoxenStyle)
+          boxen(chalk.yellow(`Author: `) + "___AUTHOR NAME___", blankBoxenStyle)
         );
 
         console.log("Press any key to return to Main Menu ...");

src/template/ts/src/menu.ts

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const interpretMenuAction = async (state: AppState): Promise<void> => {
       about: async (state: AppState): Promise<void> => {
         await titleScreen("___APP NAME___");
         console.log(
-          boxen(chalk.yellow(`Author: `) + "YOUR NAME", blankBoxenStyle)
+          boxen(chalk.yellow(`Author: `) + "___AUTHOR NAME___", blankBoxenStyle)
         );
 
         console.log("Press any key to return to Main Menu ...");