Template not getting imported

[hbhadra73]

Describe the bug
Getting an error when initializing the project. The app gets initialized but the the template does not get imported. Not sure if it is a mistake on my side or a bug. Also getting an error in the CLI with the git URL for the template.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run react-native init galleryv2 --version 0.63.3 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate

Expected behavior
A new react native app with the boilerplate and folder structure should be created.

Screenshots

[JeremyDolle]

Did you run the init cmd with npx ? like npx react-native init galleryv2 --version 0.63.3 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate

[hbhadra73]

Yes, I did try with npx too. That too did not work.

Error received while trying with npx -

[JeremyDolle]

Did you try npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate --version 0.63.3 and without fixing the version npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate

Let me know ?

[hbhadra73]

Did you try npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate --version 0.63.3 and without fixing the version npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate

Let me know ?

Yes I did try both. Both don't work.

[JeremyDolle]

It's look like the problem is about npm... what version do you have ?

[hbhadra73]

It's look like the problem is about npm... what version do you have ?

Had this

npm - 6.14.5
node - 12.18.1

Updated to the latest version i.e. this

npm - 6.14.11
node - 14.16.0

Still did not work

[JeremyDolle]

Ok, do your development setup is ok like it's recommended here
Ensure you don't have react-native or react-native-cli installed locally (react-native-cli -v, react-native -v)

Also, Do you try run npx react-native init galleryv2 ?

[hbhadra73]

Ok, do your development setup is ok like it's recommended here
Ensure you don't have react-native or react-native-cli installed locally (react-native-cli -v, react-native -v)

Also, Do you try run npx react-native init galleryv2 ?

Regarding developement setup, I don't think anything is wrong because I have other react native projects which seem to work completely fine.

react-native -v gave me this output -

react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native: n/a - not inside a React Native project directory

react-native-cli -v gave me this ouput -

react-native-cli : The term 'react-native-cli' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify 
that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ react-native-cli -v
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (react-native-cli:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Yes, I did try npx react-native init galleryv2
It worked without any errors and created a fresh new react native project.

[JeremyDolle]

Ok, so now if react-native -v give you result, you have to remove it. Like it's said here: If you previously installed a global react-native-cli package, please remove it as it may cause unexpected issues. react-native-cli 2.0.1 is installed in your computer so remove it and run npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate. Let me know !

[hbhadra73]

Ok, so now if react-native -v give you result, you have to remove it. Like it's said here: If you previously installed a global react-native-cli package, please remove it as it may cause unexpected issues. react-native-cli 2.0.1 is installed in your computer so remove it and run npx react-native init galleryv2 --template @thecodingmachine/react-native-boilerplate. Let me know !

Okay. Will try this. Thanks a lot for your help. One small question before doing this, will removing react-native-cli affect any of my exisiting projects?

[JeremyDolle]

No because react-native-cli is used for init projects. Now using npx provide you to use the last released packages without install it in your machine and update it every new release.

[hbhadra73]

No because react-native-cli is used for init projects. Now using npx provide you to use the last released packages without install it in your machine and update it every new release.

Hey, now it works.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Uninstalling react-native-cli which was installed globally helped.

Command used - npm uninstall -g react-native-cli