yeoman-generator

Creating a Basic Generator

This feature allows you to create a basic Yeoman generator that copies a template file to the destination directory. The `copyTpl` method is used to process the template with provided data.

const Generator = require('yeoman-generator');

module.exports = class extends Generator {
  writing() {
    this.fs.copyTpl(
      this.templatePath('index.html'),
      this.destinationPath('index.html'),
      { title: 'Templated HTML' }
    );
  }
};

Prompting User Input

This feature allows you to prompt the user for input during the generator's execution. The `prompt` method is used to ask questions and store the answers.

const Generator = require('yeoman-generator');

module.exports = class extends Generator {
  async prompting() {
    this.answers = await this.prompt([{
      type: 'input',
      name: 'name',
      message: 'Your project name',
      default: this.appname // Default to current folder name
    }]);
  }
};

Composing with Other Generators

This feature allows you to compose your generator with other generators. The `composeWith` method is used to integrate another generator into your own.

const Generator = require('yeoman-generator');

module.exports = class extends Generator {
  initializing() {
    this.composeWith(require.resolve('generator-other/generators/app'));
  }
};