arch-js / generator-arch

Arch Application generator(s)

generator-arch

Yeoman generator

Getting Started

What is Yeoman?

Trick question. It's not a thing. It's this guy:

Basically, he wears a top hat, lives in your computer, and waits for you to tell him what kind of application you wish to create.

Not every new computer comes with a Yeoman pre-installed. He lives in the npm package repository. You only have to ask for him once, then he packs up and moves into your hard drive. Make sure you clean up, he likes new and shiny things.

npm install -g yo

Yeoman Generators

Yeoman travels light. He didn't pack any generators when he moved in. You can think of a generator like a plug-in. You get to choose what type of application you wish to create, such as a Backbone application or even a Chrome extension.

To install generator-arch from npm, run:

npm install -g generator-arch

Finally, initiate the generator:

yo arch

Getting To Know Yeoman

Yeoman has a heart of gold. He's a person with feelings and opinions, but he's very easy to work with. If you think he's too opinionated, he can be easily convinced.

If you'd like to get to know Yeoman better and meet some of his friends, Grunt and Bower, check out the complete Getting Started Guide.

License

MIT

generator-arch's Issues

Invalid Markup: ES6 Base Route Template

Currently the base route ES6 template spits out invalid html markup, specifically a missing closing of the </head> tag.

Make generator task runner agnostic

Once the CLI can build without any cooperation from the app (arch-js/arch-cli#4) we can remove all task runner handling from the generator and not require a task runner at all.

The reasoning behind it is you shouldn't need a task runner to compile a Reflex app and if you do use one, you should integrate reflex build into it, not run the build from it. That way we can change the build step and not ask people to upgrade. We're also not opinionated about supported task runners.

We can still easily use gulp behind the scenes to do reflex build.