generator-install

A generator to install remote generator

Usage

  npm install -g generator-install
  
  yo install 
  yo install [pkg]
  yo install --keyword=angular
  yo install --tmpDir=./ --cfg=path/to/file

Programmatic usage

  var generator = require('generator-install');
  generator.run(options);

Args

support first argument to be pkg, skip prompting

yo install generator-ngfis is alias as yo install --pkg=generator-ngfis

Options

• cfg : config file, support:

  • {Object} the config object
  • {String} JSON string of config object, given by cli args
  • {String} remote url of config file, such as a github raw url
  • {String} local path of config file

• keyword : filter generator

• pkg : install target

  • will use as npm install pkg
  • support npm register name / folder path / git url / github short name, see also npm install docs.
  • provide this will skip ask user to choose from config

• clean : Where to clean generator cache, default to false

• tmpDir : Where to npm install generator, default to os.tmpDir()

• buildin : true to use config.json of this repository , default (false) to query npm using keyword 'yeoman-generator'

Config.json

{Array}

• name : displayName or npm register name
• pkg : optional, if provide will use as npm install pkg
• description / author / website : just use to display to user

[
  {
    "name": "generator-ngfis",
    "description": "ngfis generator",
    "author": "TZ <[e-mail]>",
    "repository": "https://github.com/ng-workflow/generator-ngfis"
  },
  {
    "name": "what ever name, pkg is github short name",
    "pkg": "ng-workflow/generator-ngfis",
    "description": "ngfis generator",
    "author": "TZ <[e-mail]>",
    "repository": "https://github.com/ng-workflow/generator-ngfis"
  },
  {
    "name": "what ever name, pkg is github url",
    "pkg": "https://github.com/ng-workflow/generator-ngfis",
    "description": "ngfis generator",
    "author": "TZ <[e-mail]>",
    "repository": "https://github.com/ng-workflow/generator-ngfis"
  },
  {
    "name": "what ever name, pkg is local url",
    "pkg": "/Usr/TZ/path/to/module",
    "description": "ngfis generator",
    "author": "TZ <[e-mail]>",
    "repository": "https://github.com/ng-workflow/generator-ngfis"
  }
]