@ifecodes/backend-template 1.1.5 → 1.1.6

package/bin/cli.js

@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ const {
   isInMicroserviceProject,
 } = config;
 
-const baseRoot = (config.language === "javascript")
-  ? path.join(__dirname, "../template/base/js")
-  : path.join(__dirname, "../template/base/ts");
+const baseRoot =
+  config.language === "javascript"
+    ? path.join(__dirname, "../template/base/js")
+    : path.join(__dirname, "../template/base/ts");
 const base = baseRoot;
 
 // Determine which services to create
@@ -48,38 +49,56 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject) {
 // Validate and prepare project
 if (!isInMicroserviceProject && config.projectType === "microservice") {
   if (isExistingProject) {
-    console.error(`\n${pc.red("❌ Error:")} Project ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)} already exists!`);
+    console.error(
+      `\n${pc.red("❌ Error:")} Project ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)} already exists!`,
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
   console.log(
-    `\n${pc.cyan("🏗️  Creating microservices:")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate.join(", "))}...\n`
+    `\n${pc.cyan("🏗️  Creating microservices:")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate.join(", "))}...\n`,
   );
 } else if (!isInMicroserviceProject && config.projectType === "monolith") {
   if (isExistingProject) {
-    console.error(`\n${pc.red("❌ Error:")} Project ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)} already exists!`);
+    console.error(
+      `\n${pc.red("❌ Error:")} Project ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)} already exists!`,
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
   fs.cpSync(base, target, { recursive: true });
-  
-  // Remove db.ts from config if auth is not enabled
+
+  // Remove db file and remove connectDB export/import if auth is not enabled
   if (!config.auth) {
-    const dbPath = path.join(target, "src/config/db.ts");
+    const ext = config.language === "javascript" ? "js" : "ts";
+    const dbPath = path.join(target, `src/config/db.${ext}`);
     if (fs.existsSync(dbPath)) {
       fs.rmSync(dbPath);
     }
-    
-    // Update index.ts to not export connectDB
-    const indexPath = path.join(target, "src/config/index.ts");
+
+    // Update index.(js|ts) to not export or require connectDB
+    const indexPath = path.join(target, `src/config/index.${ext}`);
     if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
       let indexContent = fs.readFileSync(indexPath, "utf8");
-      indexContent = indexContent.replace('export { connectDB } from "./db";\n', '');
+      if (ext === "ts") {
+        indexContent = indexContent.replace(
+          'export { connectDB } from "./db";\n',
+          "",
+        );
+        // also remove any trailing references like `connectDB,` in exported objects
+        indexContent = indexContent.replace(/connectDB,?/g, "");
+      } else {
+        indexContent = indexContent
+          .replace('const { connectDB } = require("./db");', "")
+          .replace(/connectDB,?/g, "");
+      }
       fs.writeFileSync(indexPath, indexContent);
     }
   }
-  
+
   // No TypeScript-to-JavaScript conversion — templates include language-specific variants
 } else if (isInMicroserviceProject) {
-  console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("🏗️  Adding service:")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate[0])}...\n`);
+  console.log(
+    `\n${pc.cyan("🏗️  Adding service:")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate[0])}...\n`,
+  );
 }
 
 // Process services
@@ -88,7 +107,9 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
   if (!isInMicroserviceProject) {
     const sharedDir = path.join(target, "shared");
     if (!fs.existsSync(sharedDir)) {
-      console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📦 Creating shared folder for config and utils...")}`);
+      console.log(
+        `\n${pc.cyan("📦 Creating shared folder for config and utils...")}`,
+      );
       fs.mkdirSync(sharedDir, { recursive: true });
 
       // Copy config and utils from base template
@@ -100,48 +121,124 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
       fs.cpSync(baseConfigDir, sharedConfigDir, { recursive: true });
       fs.cpSync(baseUtilsDir, sharedUtilsDir, { recursive: true });
 
-      // Remove db.ts from shared config if auth is not enabled
+      // Remove db files and strip connectDB exports/imports when auth is not enabled
       if (!config.auth) {
-        const sharedDbPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, "db.ts");
-        if (fs.existsSync(sharedDbPath)) {
-          fs.rmSync(sharedDbPath);
-        }
-        
-        // Update index.ts to not export connectDB
-        const sharedIndexPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, "index.ts");
-        if (fs.existsSync(sharedIndexPath)) {
-          let indexContent = fs.readFileSync(sharedIndexPath, "utf8");
-          indexContent = indexContent.replace('export { connectDB } from "./db";\n', '');
-          fs.writeFileSync(sharedIndexPath, indexContent);
+        for (const ext of ["ts", "js"]) {
+          const sharedDbPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `db.${ext}`);
+          if (fs.existsSync(sharedDbPath)) fs.rmSync(sharedDbPath);
+
+          const sharedIndexPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `index.${ext}`);
+          if (fs.existsSync(sharedIndexPath)) {
+            let idx = fs.readFileSync(sharedIndexPath, "utf8");
+            // Remove various export/import patterns referencing connectDB
+            idx = idx.replace(
+              /export\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*from\s*["']\.\/db["'];?/g,
+              "",
+            );
+            idx = idx.replace(
+              /const\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*=\s*require\(["']\.\/db["']\);?/g,
+              "",
+            );
+            idx = idx.replace(
+              /import\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*from\s*["']\.\/db["'];?/g,
+              "",
+            );
+            idx = idx.replace(/\bconnectDB,?\b/g, "");
+            idx = idx.replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n");
+            fs.writeFileSync(sharedIndexPath, idx);
+          }
         }
       }
+      const ext = config.language === "javascript" ? "js" : "ts";
 
       // Update shared env.ts to include all service port environment variables
-      const sharedEnvPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, "env.ts");
+      const sharedEnvPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `env.${ext}`);
       if (fs.existsSync(sharedEnvPath)) {
         let envContent = fs.readFileSync(sharedEnvPath, "utf8");
-        
+        console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("🔧 Updating shared env configuration...")}`);
+
         // Build port environment variables for all services
         const allServices = ["gateway", "health-service"];
         if (config.auth) allServices.push("auth-service");
-        
-        const portEnvVars = allServices.map((service) => {
-          const isGateway = service === "gateway";
-          const envVarName = `${service.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, "_")}_PORT`;
-          // Don't add ! for JavaScript projects - it will cause syntax errors
-          const assertion = config.language === "javascript" ? "" : "!";
-          return `  ${envVarName}: process.env.${envVarName}${assertion},`;
-        }).join("\n");
-        
+
+        const portEnvVars = allServices
+          .map((service) => {
+            const envVarName = `${service.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, "_")}_PORT`;
+            // Don't add ! for JavaScript projects - it will cause syntax errors
+            const assertion = config.language === "javascript" ? "" : "!";
+            return `  ${envVarName}: process.env.${envVarName}${assertion},`;
+          })
+          .join("\n");
+
         // Replace PORT with service-specific ports
         envContent = envContent.replace(
           "  PORT: process.env.PORT!,",
-          portEnvVars
+          portEnvVars,
         );
-        
+
+        // Add ALLOWED_ORIGIN if CORS is selected
+        if (config.features && config.features.includes("cors")) {
+          const assertion = config.language === "javascript" ? "" : "!";
+          envContent = envContent.replace(
+            "/*__ALLOWED_ORIGIN__*/",
+            `ALLOWED_ORIGIN: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGIN${assertion},`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          envContent = envContent.replace("/*__ALLOWED_ORIGIN__*/", "");
+        }
+
+        // Add MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET if auth is enabled
+        if (config.auth) {
+          const assertion = config.language === "javascript" ? "" : "!";
+          envContent = envContent.replace(
+            "/*__MONGO_URI__*/",
+            `MONGO_URI: process.env.MONGO_URI${assertion},`,
+          );
+          envContent = envContent.replace(
+            "/*__JWT_SECRET__*/",
+            `JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET${assertion},`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          envContent = envContent.replace("/*__MONGO_URI__*/", "");
+          envContent = envContent.replace("/*__JWT_SECRET__*/", "");
+        }
+
         fs.writeFileSync(sharedEnvPath, envContent);
       }
 
+      // Update shared config/index to conditionally export connectDB
+      const sharedConfigIndexPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `index.${ext}`);
+      if (fs.existsSync(sharedConfigIndexPath)) {
+        let indexContent = fs.readFileSync(sharedConfigIndexPath, "utf8");
+        if (!config.auth) {
+          if (ext === "ts") {
+            indexContent = indexContent.replace(
+              'export { connectDB } from "./db";\n',
+              "",
+            );
+          }
+          indexContent = indexContent
+            .replace('const { connectDB } = require("./db");', "")
+            .replace("connectDB,", "");
+          fs.writeFileSync(sharedConfigIndexPath, indexContent);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Update shared utils/logger to use shared config
+      const sharedLoggerPath = path.join(sharedUtilsDir, `logger.${ext}`);
+      if (fs.existsSync(sharedLoggerPath)) {
+        console.log(
+          `\n${pc.cyan("🔧 Updating shared logger to use shared config...")}`,
+        );
+        let loggerContent = fs.readFileSync(sharedLoggerPath, "utf8");
+        // Replace imports like: from '@/config'; or from "@/config" with relative import to shared config
+        loggerContent = loggerContent.replace(
+          /from\s+["']@\/config["'];?/g,
+          "from '../config';",
+        );
+        fs.writeFileSync(sharedLoggerPath, loggerContent);
+      }
+
       // Create shared package.json
       const sharedPackageJson = {
         name: "@shared/common",
@@ -154,7 +251,7 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
       };
       fs.writeFileSync(
         path.join(sharedDir, "package.json"),
-        JSON.stringify(sharedPackageJson, null, 2)
+        JSON.stringify(sharedPackageJson, null, 2),
       );
     }
   }
@@ -189,16 +286,21 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
 
   // Get all services first (needed for gateway routing)
   const servicesDir = path.join(target, "services");
-  const allServices = fs.existsSync(servicesDir)
+  const existingServices = fs.existsSync(servicesDir)
     ? fs
         .readdirSync(servicesDir)
         .filter((f) => fs.statSync(path.join(servicesDir, f)).isDirectory())
-    : servicesToCreate;
+    : [];
+  // Include services we're about to create so port computation and gateway routing
+  // are aware of newly added services when setting up files.
+  const allServices = Array.from(
+    new Set([...existingServices, ...servicesToCreate]),
+  );
 
   // Step 1: Setup all service files first (without installing dependencies)
   console.log(pc.cyan("\n⚙️  Setting up service files...\n"));
   const serviceConfigs = [];
-  
+
   for (const serviceName of servicesToCreate) {
     const serviceRoot = path.join(target, "services", serviceName);
     const shouldIncludeAuth = isInMicroserviceProject
@@ -210,19 +312,50 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
       serviceRoot,
       shouldIncludeAuth,
       allServices,
-      true // Skip install for now
+      true, // Skip install for now
     );
     serviceConfigs.push({
       serviceName,
       serviceRoot,
       deps: result.deps,
-      devDeps: result.devDeps
+      devDeps: result.devDeps,
     });
   }
 
+  // Remove per-service husky hooks and ensure a single root pre-commit hook
+  try {
+    const servicesDirPath = path.join(target, "services");
+    const allServicesList = fs.existsSync(servicesDirPath)
+      ? fs
+          .readdirSync(servicesDirPath)
+          .filter((f) =>
+            fs.statSync(path.join(servicesDirPath, f)).isDirectory(),
+          )
+      : [];
+
+    // Remove `.husky` folders from each service
+    for (const svc of allServicesList) {
+      const svcHusky = path.join(servicesDirPath, svc, ".husky");
+      if (fs.existsSync(svcHusky)) {
+        fs.rmSync(svcHusky, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Ensure root .husky/pre-commit exists at target
+    const rootHuskyDir = path.join(target, ".husky");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(rootHuskyDir))
+      fs.mkdirSync(rootHuskyDir, { recursive: true });
+    const preCommitPath = path.join(rootHuskyDir, "pre-commit");
+    const preCommitContent =
+      'set -e\n\necho "Checking format (prettier)..."\nnpm run check-format\n\necho "Running TypeScript type-check..."\nnpx tsc --noEmit\n\necho "Checking lint..."\nnpm run lint -- --max-warnings=0\n';
+    fs.writeFileSync(preCommitPath, preCommitContent);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Non-fatal; continue setup even if husky files couldn't be created/removed
+  }
+
   // Step 2: Generate docker-compose/pm2 config and root files
   if (mode === "docker") {
-    generateDockerCompose(target, allServices);
+    generateDockerCompose(target, allServices, config.sanitizedName);
     copyDockerfile(target, servicesToCreate);
     copyDockerignore(target, servicesToCreate);
   } else {
@@ -234,27 +367,103 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
   if (!fs.existsSync(rootPackageJsonPath)) {
     const rootPackageJson = {
       name: sanitizedName,
-      version: "1.0.0",
+      version: config.version || "1.0.0",
+      description: config.description || "",
       private: true,
       scripts: {
+        dev: "docker-compose up",
+        stop: "docker-compose down",
+        restart: "docker-compose restart",
+        lint: 'eslint "services/**/*.{js,ts,tsx}" "shared/**/*.{js,ts,tsx}"',
+        format:
+          'prettier --write "services/**/*.{js,ts,json}" "shared/**/*.{js,ts,json}"',
+        "check-format":
+          'prettier --check "services/**/*.{js,ts,json}" "shared/**/*.{js,ts,json}"',
         prepare: "husky install",
       },
       devDependencies: {
-        husky: "^8.0.3",
+        husky: "^9.1.7",
+        prettier: "^3.7.4",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.50.1",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.50.1",
+        eslint: "^9.39.2",
+        "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
       },
     };
     fs.writeFileSync(
       rootPackageJsonPath,
-      JSON.stringify(rootPackageJson, null, 2) + "\n"
+      JSON.stringify(rootPackageJson, null, 2) + "\n",
     );
   }
 
+  // Ensure root lint/format config files exist (copy from template base if available), and remove any per-service copies
+  try {
+    const rootFiles = [".prettierrc", ".prettierignore", ".eslintrc.json"];
+    for (const f of rootFiles) {
+      const src = path.join(base, f);
+      const dest = path.join(target, f);
+      if (fs.existsSync(src)) {
+        fs.copyFileSync(src, dest);
+      } else if (!fs.existsSync(dest)) {
+        // create minimal defaults
+        if (f === ".prettierignore")
+          fs.writeFileSync(dest, "node_modules\n" + "dist\n");
+        else if (f === ".eslintrc.json")
+          fs.writeFileSync(dest, JSON.stringify({ root: true }, null, 2));
+        else fs.writeFileSync(dest, "{}");
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Write eslint.config.js with recommended workspace config (overwrite)
+    const eslintConfigPath = path.join(target, "eslint.config.js");
+
+    // Build dynamic project list for TypeScript projects based on the services present
+    const projectPaths = ["./tsconfig.json"];
+    try {
+      if (typeof allServices !== "undefined" && Array.isArray(allServices)) {
+        for (const svc of allServices) {
+          const svcTsPath = `./services/${svc}/tsconfig.json`;
+          if (fs.existsSync(path.join(target, svcTsPath))) {
+            projectPaths.push(svcTsPath);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // non-fatal; fall back to default projectPaths containing only root tsconfig
+    }
+
+    const projectEntries = projectPaths
+      .map((p) => `          "${p}",`)
+      .join("\n");
+
+    const eslintConfigContent = `const tsParser = require("@typescript-eslint/parser");\nconst tsPlugin = require("@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin");\n\nmodule.exports = [\n  // Files/paths to ignore (replaces .eslintignore usage in flat config)\n  {\n    ignores: ["node_modules/**", "dist/**"],\n  },\n\n  // TypeScript rules for source files\n  {\n    files: ["services/**/*.{js,ts,tsx}", "shared/**/*.{js,ts,tsx}"],\n    languageOptions: {\n      parser: tsParser,\n      parserOptions: {\n        project: [\n${projectEntries}\n        ],\n        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,\n        ecmaVersion: 2020,\n        sourceType: "module",\n      },\n    },\n    plugins: {\n      "@typescript-eslint": tsPlugin,\n    },\n    rules: {\n      // Disallow explicit 'any'\n      "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "error",\n\n      // You can add or tune more TypeScript rules here\n      "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off",\n    },\n  },\n];\n`;
+    fs.writeFileSync(eslintConfigPath, eslintConfigContent);
+
+    // Remove per-service copies if they exist (already removed in setupService, but double-check)
+    const servicesDirPath = path.join(target, "services");
+    if (fs.existsSync(servicesDirPath)) {
+      const svcs = fs
+        .readdirSync(servicesDirPath)
+        .filter((f) =>
+          fs.statSync(path.join(servicesDirPath, f)).isDirectory(),
+        );
+      for (const svc of svcs) {
+        for (const f of [...rootFiles, "eslint.config.js"]) {
+          const p = path.join(servicesDirPath, svc, f);
+          if (fs.existsSync(p)) fs.rmSync(p, { recursive: true, force: true });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    // non-fatal
+  }
+
   // Step 3: Generate README and create root configuration files
   if (!isInMicroserviceProject) {
     console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📝 Generating README.md...")}\n`);
     const readmeContent = generateReadme(config);
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, "README.md"), readmeContent);
-    
+
     // Rename gitignore to .gitignore (npm doesn't publish .gitignore files)
     for (const service of allServices) {
       const gitignorePath = path.join(servicesDir, service, "gitignore");
@@ -263,60 +472,173 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
         fs.renameSync(gitignorePath, dotGitignorePath);
       }
     }
-    
+
     // Create root .gitignore for microservices
     const rootGitignoreContent = `.env\nnode_modules\n`;
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, ".gitignore"), rootGitignoreContent);
 
     // Create root .env and .env.example for microservices
     let rootENVContent = `# Environment Configuration\nNODE_ENV=development\n\n`;
-    
+
     // Add port configuration for each service
     allServices.forEach((service, index) => {
       const isGateway = service === "gateway";
-      const port = isGateway ? 4000 : 4001 + allServices.filter((s, i) => s !== "gateway" && i < index).length;
+      const port = isGateway
+        ? 4000
+        : 4001 +
+          allServices.filter((s, i) => s !== "gateway" && i < index).length;
       const envVarName = `${service.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, "_")}_PORT`;
-      const serviceName = service.split("-").map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1)).join(" ");
+      const serviceName = service
+        .split("-")
+        .map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
+        .join(" ");
       rootENVContent += `# ${serviceName}\n${envVarName}=${port}\n\n`;
     });
-    
+
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, ".env"), rootENVContent);
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, ".env.example"), rootENVContent);
 
     // Create root tsconfig.json for microservices workspace
     const rootTsConfigContent = {
-      "compilerOptions": {
-        "target": "ES2020",
-        "module": "CommonJS",
-        "lib": ["ES2020"],
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "esModuleInterop": true,
-        "skipLibCheck": true,
-        "strict": true,
-        "baseUrl": ".",
-        "paths": {
-          "@/*": ["./*"]
-        }
+      compilerOptions: {
+        target: "ES2020",
+        module: "CommonJS",
+        lib: ["ES2020"],
+        moduleResolution: "node",
+        esModuleInterop: true,
+        skipLibCheck: true,
+        strict: true,
+        baseUrl: ".",
+        paths: {
+          "@/*": ["./*"],
+        },
       },
-      "include": [],
-      "references": allServices.map(service => ({
-        "path": `./services/${service}`
-      }))
+      include: [],
+      exclude: ["node_modules", "dist"],
+      references: allServices.map((service) => ({
+        path: `./services/${service}`,
+      })),
     };
     fs.writeFileSync(
       path.join(target, "tsconfig.json"),
-      JSON.stringify(rootTsConfigContent, null, 2) + "\n"
+      JSON.stringify(rootTsConfigContent, null, 2) + "\n",
     );
   }
 
+  // If we're adding a service into an existing microservice project,
+  // ensure shared config and gateway are updated to reference the new service.
+  if (isInMicroserviceProject) {
+    try {
+      const sharedConfigDir = path.join(target, "shared", "config");
+      const languageExt = config.language === "javascript" ? "js" : "ts";
+      const sharedEnvPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `env.${languageExt}`);
+
+      if (fs.existsSync(sharedEnvPath)) {
+        let envContent = fs.readFileSync(sharedEnvPath, "utf8");
+
+        // Build port environment variables for all services
+        const portEnvVars = allServices
+          .map((service) => {
+            const envVarName = `${service.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, "_")}_PORT`;
+            const assertion = config.language === "javascript" ? "" : "!";
+            return `  ${envVarName}: process.env.${envVarName}${assertion},`;
+          })
+          .join("\n");
+
+        // Remove any existing *_PORT lines to avoid duplication
+        envContent = envContent.replace(
+          /^[ \t]*[A-Z0-9_]+_PORT:\s*process\.env\.[A-Z0-9_]+!?\,?\s*$/gim,
+          "",
+        );
+        // Normalize multiple consecutive blank lines
+        envContent = envContent.replace(/\n{2,}/g, "\n\n");
+
+        // Attempt several fallback strategies to inject port variables:
+        // 1. Replace explicit placeholder if present in template
+        // 2. Insert right after the first object opening brace
+        // 3. Append to the end as a last resort
+        if (envContent.includes("/*__PORTS__*/")) {
+          envContent = envContent.replace("/*__PORTS__*/", portEnvVars);
+        } else {
+          // Fallback: find the opening brace of the exported ENV object and insert after it
+          const braceIndex = envContent.indexOf("{");
+          if (braceIndex !== -1) {
+            const insertPos =
+              envContent.indexOf("\n", braceIndex) + 1 || braceIndex + 1;
+            envContent =
+              envContent.slice(0, insertPos) +
+              portEnvVars +
+              "\n" +
+              envContent.slice(insertPos);
+          } else {
+            // Final fallback: append to the end
+            envContent = envContent + "\n" + portEnvVars;
+          }
+        }
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(sharedEnvPath, envContent);
+      }
+
+      // Re-generate gateway routes if gateway exists (so new service gets proxied)
+      const gatewayRoot = path.join(target, "services", "gateway");
+      if (fs.existsSync(gatewayRoot)) {
+        // Re-run setupService for gateway to rewrite app/server/env files
+        await setupService(
+          config,
+          "gateway",
+          gatewayRoot,
+          config.auth,
+          allServices,
+          true,
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Update root .env and .env.example so newly added services have port entries
+      try {
+        const servicesDirPath = path.join(target, "services");
+        const svcList = fs.existsSync(servicesDirPath)
+          ? fs
+              .readdirSync(servicesDirPath)
+              .filter((f) =>
+                fs.statSync(path.join(servicesDirPath, f)).isDirectory(),
+              )
+          : allServices;
+
+        let rootENVContent = `# Environment Configuration\nNODE_ENV=development\n\n`;
+        svcList.forEach((service, index) => {
+          const isGateway = service === "gateway";
+          const port = isGateway
+            ? 4000
+            : 4001 +
+              svcList.filter((s, i) => s !== "gateway" && i < index).length;
+          const envVarName = `${service.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, "_")}_PORT`;
+          const serviceNamePretty = service
+            .split("-")
+            .map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
+            .join(" ");
+          rootENVContent += `# ${serviceNamePretty}\n${envVarName}=${port}\n\n`;
+        });
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, ".env"), rootENVContent);
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, ".env.example"), rootENVContent);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // non-fatal
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // non-fatal; continue even if updating shared/gateway fails
+    }
+  }
+
   // Step 5: Install dependencies for all services
 
   console.log(pc.cyan("\n📦 Installing dependencies for all services...\n"));
   let allInstallsSucceeded = true;
 
   for (const { serviceName, serviceRoot, deps, devDeps } of serviceConfigs) {
-    console.log(pc.cyan(`\n📦 Installing dependencies for ${serviceName}...\n`));
-    
+    console.log(
+      pc.cyan(`\n📦 Installing dependencies for ${serviceName}...\n`),
+    );
+
     try {
       if (deps.length) {
         execSync(`npm install ${deps.join(" ")}`, {
@@ -331,18 +653,6 @@ if (isInMicroserviceProject || config.projectType === "microservice") {
         });
       }
       execSync("npm install", { cwd: serviceRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
-
-      // Run format after successful install
-      console.log(pc.cyan("\n🎨 Formatting code...\n"));
-      try {
-        execSync("npm run format", { cwd: serviceRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
-      } catch (formatError) {
-        console.warn(
-          pc.yellow(
-            "⚠️  Warning: Code formatting failed. You can run it manually later with: npm run format\n",
-          ),
-        );
-      }
     } catch (error) {
       allInstallsSucceeded = false;
       console.error(
@@ -365,14 +675,14 @@ if (!isInMicroserviceProject && config.projectType === "monolith") {
   console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📝 Generating README.md...")}\n`);
   const readmeContent = generateReadme(config);
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, "README.md"), readmeContent);
-  
+
   // Rename gitignore to .gitignore (npm doesn't publish .gitignore files)
   const gitignorePath = path.join(target, "gitignore");
   const dotGitignorePath = path.join(target, ".gitignore");
   if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
     fs.renameSync(gitignorePath, dotGitignorePath);
   }
-  
+
   // Generate .env from .env.example for monolith only
   console.log(`${pc.cyan("📄 Setting up environment files...")}\n`);
   try {
@@ -390,9 +700,9 @@ if (!isInMicroserviceProject && config.projectType === "monolith") {
 if (!isInMicroserviceProject) {
   execSync("git init", { cwd: target, stdio: "inherit" });
 
-  // Install husky and setup at root level
+  // Install husky and other devDeps and setup at root level
   if (config.projectType === "microservice") {
-    console.log("\n📦 Installing Husky at root level...\n");
+    console.log("\n📦 Installing dependencies at root level...\n");
     if (config.allInstallsSucceeded) {
       try {
         execSync("npm install", { cwd: target, stdio: "inherit" });
@@ -401,8 +711,21 @@ if (!isInMicroserviceProject) {
       } catch (error) {
         console.log("\n⚠️  Husky setup failed\n");
       }
+      // Run format after successful install
+      console.log(pc.cyan("\n🎨 Formatting code...\n"));
+      try {
+        execSync("npm run format", { cwd: target, stdio: "inherit" });
+      } catch (formatError) {
+        console.warn(
+          pc.yellow(
+            "⚠️  Warning: Code formatting failed. You can run it manually later with: npm run format\n",
+          ),
+        );
+      }
     } else {
-      console.log("\n⚠️  Husky setup skipped (run 'npm install && npm run prepare' after fixing service dependencies)\n");
+      console.log(
+        "\n⚠️  Husky setup skipped (run 'npm install && npm run prepare' after fixing service dependencies)\n",
+      );
     }
   } else if (config.projectType === "monolith") {
     // Only setup Husky if installation succeeded
@@ -411,10 +734,14 @@ if (!isInMicroserviceProject) {
       try {
         execSync("npm run prepare", { cwd: target, stdio: "inherit" });
       } catch (error) {
-        console.log(`\n${pc.yellow("⚠️  Husky setup failed")} ${pc.dim("(run 'npm run prepare' manually after fixing dependencies)")}\n`);
+        console.log(
+          `\n${pc.yellow("⚠️  Husky setup failed")} ${pc.dim("(run 'npm run prepare' manually after fixing dependencies)")}\n`,
+        );
       }
     } else {
-      console.log(`\n${pc.yellow("⚠️  Husky setup skipped")} ${pc.dim("(run 'npm install && npm run prepare' to set up git hooks)")}\n`);
+      console.log(
+        `\n${pc.yellow("⚠️  Husky setup skipped")} ${pc.dim("(run 'npm install && npm run prepare' to set up git hooks)")}\n`,
+      );
     }
   }
 }
@@ -426,29 +753,76 @@ const allServices = fs.existsSync(servicesDir)
       .readdirSync(servicesDir)
       .filter((f) => fs.statSync(path.join(servicesDir, f)).isDirectory())
   : servicesToCreate;
+// Update root README when adding services to an existing microservice project
+if (isInMicroserviceProject) {
+  try {
+    const readmeContent = generateReadme({ ...config, allServices });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(target, "README.md"), readmeContent);
+    console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📝 Updated README.md with new services")}`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // non-fatal
+  }
+}
 
 if (isInMicroserviceProject) {
-  console.log(`\n${pc.green("✅ Service")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate[0])} ${pc.green("added successfully!")}`);
+  console.log(
+    `\n${pc.green("✅ Service")} ${pc.bold(servicesToCreate[0])} ${pc.green("added successfully!")}`,
+  );
   console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📦 All services:")} ${allServices.join(", ")}`);
   console.log(`\n${pc.blue("💡 Next steps:")}`);
   console.log(
     mode === "docker"
-      ? `   ${pc.dim("1.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("docker-compose up")}`
-      : `   ${pc.dim("1.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("pm2 start pm2.config.js")}`
+      ? `   ${pc.dim("1.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("npm run dev")}`
+      : `   ${pc.dim("1.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("pm2 start pm2.config.js")}`,
   );
 } else if (config.projectType === "microservice") {
-  console.log(`\n${pc.green("✅ Backend created successfully!")}`);
-  console.log(`\n${pc.cyan("📦 Created services:")} ${servicesToCreate.join(", ")}`);
+  console.log(`\n${pc.green("✅ Microservice Backend created successfully!")}`);
+  console.log(
+    `\n${pc.cyan("📦 Created services:")} ${servicesToCreate.join(", ")}`,
+  );
   console.log(`\n${pc.blue("💡 Next steps:")}`);
   console.log(`   ${pc.dim("1.")} cd ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)}`);
   console.log(
     mode === "docker"
-      ? `   ${pc.dim("2.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("docker-compose up")}`
-      : `   ${pc.dim("2.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("pm2 start pm2.config.js")}`
+      ? `   ${pc.dim("2.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("npm run dev")}`
+      : `   ${pc.dim("2.")} Start services: ${pc.bold("pm2 start pm2.config.js")}`,
   );
 } else {
-  console.log(`\n${pc.green("✅ Backend created successfully!")}`);
+  console.log(`\n${pc.green("✅ Monolith Backend created successfully!")}`);
   console.log(`\n${pc.blue("💡 Next steps:")}`);
   console.log(`   ${pc.dim("1.")} cd ${pc.bold(sanitizedName)}`);
   console.log(`   ${pc.dim("2.")} npm run dev`);
 }
+// Post-processing: ensure shared config does not export/connect to DB when auth is disabled
+try {
+  if (!config.auth) {
+    const sharedConfigDir = path.join(target, "shared", "config");
+    if (fs.existsSync(sharedConfigDir)) {
+      for (const ext of ["ts", "js"]) {
+        const idxPath = path.join(sharedConfigDir, `index.${ext}`);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(idxPath)) continue;
+        let idxContent = fs.readFileSync(idxPath, "utf8");
+        // Remove various connectDB export/import patterns
+        idxContent = idxContent.replace(
+          /export\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*from\s*["']\.\/db["'];?/g,
+          "",
+        );
+        idxContent = idxContent.replace(
+          /import\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*from\s*["']\.\/db["'];?/g,
+          "",
+        );
+        idxContent = idxContent.replace(
+          /const\s*\{\s*connectDB\s*\}\s*=\s*require\(["']\.\/db["']\);?/g,
+          "",
+        );
+        // Remove any remaining connectDB identifiers (commas/newlines)
+        idxContent = idxContent.replace(/connectDB,?/g, "");
+        // Normalize multiple blank lines
+        idxContent = idxContent.replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n");
+        fs.writeFileSync(idxPath, idxContent);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+} catch (e) {
+  // non-fatal
+}