Need a Yeoman generator?

[hwclass]

Hi there,

Do you think that T3 needs a Yeoman generator to generate some modules, services and behaviors?

Looking for some interesting ideas,

Thanks,

Barış Güler

[nzakas]

I think a Yeoman generator would be a great addition to the ecosystem. We have one internally but it's really specific to how our app is setup. Are you interested in creating a general purpose T3 Yeoman generator?

[hwclass]

Yes, I am interested in to create a yeoman generator. I am also planning to create a sample T3 demo working with React components. So it would be useful to create a generator to use the library with other middlewares included easily as well.

[hwclass]

Ok, then. Can you conduct for where to start? For example, if we think that we can create a Yo generator, it is needed to suggest on an ideal project structure for that creation process. For example, if I generate a service by typing in terminal as "yo t3js", where do you think that is the best place for creating the services (by typing "yo t3js:service dummyService") for example? I think that the project structure is basically can be structured or can be parametrized by yeoman console.

[hwclass]

Or maybe we can start by creating a new directory in this repository as "generator-t3js"... Looking for the comments and ideas as well ;) Thanks for your patience :)

[nzakas]

I think you want to ask where JavaScript files belong, and then create services, modules, and behaviors as subdirectories under that directory.

[zephraph]

Here's my perspective:

yo t3: Generate out specified modules, services, and behaviors in subdirectories at the desired location.
yo t3:[module|service|behavior]: Generate a the specified item in the desired directory (defaulting to the current working directory).

[hwclass]

The latest proposal is fine I think.

"yo t3" : The creation for the project structure
"yo t3 : [module|service|behavior] name" : The creation for the specified addition (exm: yo t3 : module textEditor)

Do you all think that fit the needs? Then I can make a pull request the first step for yeoman generator of the framework...

Thanks.

[zephraph]

At the very least I think that's a good starting point. @nzakas should the generator be in its own repo?

[nzakas]

@zephraph yes. We are happy to provide guidance but can't manage the generator at this time.

[zephraph]

👍

[zephraph]

@hwclass I feel like we should close this issue. If you create a repo for the generator feel free to link it back here.

[nzakas]

Good idea @zephraph