create-react-app-preset

Create React App Preset

CRAP for short.

Scaffold Create React App projects using pre-configured templates.

Usage

npx crap new my-app

Follow the prompt and you are good to go.

Presets

Currently, there are two preset options, Tailwind CSS and Custom.

Tailwind Preset

The Tailwind Css preset scaffolds a CRA project with Tailwind pre-configured with the help of craco.

Custom Preset

The custom preset option allows you to use your own CRA templates by including the GitHub username/repo of the template. For example: If your custom CRA template is at github.com/JohnDoe/CRA-template, you would pass JohnDoe/CRA-template when asked by CRAP. At this time, the template must be a public GitHub repo.

Creating custom presets/starter templates

To create your own preset/starter template, first use create-react-app and tweak everything however you need. This will be your preset/starter template.

Make sure the build and node_modules directories are in your .gitignore file. We don't want those.

Post Install Messages

You may want to include a post install message for your users in order to provide additional instructions or information. This could be a good time to provide links to Patreon or GitHub Sponsorships. Whatever you need to relay to the user, really.

To include a post install message, add postInstall.txt to the root of your preset. In this file you can include your message.

After a successful installation, the postInstall.txt file is automatically deleted.

License

CRAP is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.