Yeoman

THE WEB'S SCAFFOLDING TOOL FOR MODERN WEBAPPS

• Automating build of frontend projects usign Generators

How to create a new generator

npm install -g generator-generator

yo generator
npm link
yo

link newly installed generator as npm module check it new scaffold is available in new list

generator app index.js files is extended in our new generator

prompting() use inputs, greetings Ask questions to generate variables variables are available throughput the the rest of template

yoman templating syntax <%= variableName %>

test it before publishing

place scaffolding files to be copied in template directory copy in CWD

run tests npm test