Option to use generator to append existing node-js typescript projects

sandyklark commented 6 years ago

Description

A prompt at the start of the generator that allows a project to be updated instead of generated.

What is the use case that should be solved?

This should do things like:

get default projectName and projectDescription from package.json
gracefully merge existing dependencies with template dependencies
keep existing project structure intact

If there is additional config how would it look?

An additional prompt at the start of the generator prompts that lets the user know an existing package.json has been detected, the user can then choose to append, abort or overwrite.

Similar or dependent issues:

Additional Data

Version of generator-nodejs-ts you're using: 1.1.0

Node Version: 8.11.4

Operating System: osx 10.13

hassankhan commented 6 years ago

I'd recommend splitting the generator into subgenerators instead. An existing repo would likely already have Git initialised, so any changes should be visible to the committer.

esg-bot commented 6 years ago

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