init with a builtin custom template throws a require error

[riverar]

When using electron-forge to initialize a project on Windows with --template=react, electron-forge fails to recognize the template package isn't installed and bombs out. It's not clear if this is a docbug or softwarebug.

Workaround:
npm install -g electron-forge-template-react before executing electron-forge init

Shortened log (full log available):

  [...]
  electron-forge:runtime-config fetching key verbose +1ms
  electron-forge:runtime-config fetching key verbose +36ms
  electron-forge:init:npm not installing linting deps +39s
  electron-forge:lifecycle Process Succeeded: Installing NPM Dependencies +8ms
  electron-forge:lifecycle Process Started: Locating custom template: "react" +1ms
  electron-forge:init:custom using local template +4ms
  electron-forge:lifecycle Process Succeeded: Locating custom template: "react" +0ms

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
path must be a string
AssertionError: path must be a string
    at Module.require (module.js:496:3)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at _callee4$ (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\dist\init\init-custom.js:108:30)
    at tryCatch (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\regenerator-runtime\runtime.js:64:40)
    at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.invoke [as _invoke] (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\regenerator-runtime\runtime.js:355:22)
    at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.prototype.(anonymous function) [as next] (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\regenerator-runtime\runtime.js:116:21)
    at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.tryCatcher (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)
    at PromiseSpawn._promiseFulfilled (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\generators.js:97:49)
    at Promise._settlePromise (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:572:26)
    at Promise._settlePromise0 (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:612:10)
    at Promise._settlePromises (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:691:18)
    at Async._drainQueue (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:133:16)
    at Async._drainQueues (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:143:10)
    at Immediate.Async.drainQueues (C:\Users\Rafael\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-forge\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:17:14)
    at runCallback (timers.js:637:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:610:5)

[malept]

This happens with all built-in, non-default templates.

[malept]

Fix for this is in #88.

[malept]

This should be fixed in 2.7.1, thanks for reporting.