create-express-new 1.0.0 → 1.1.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format is based on
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.0] - 2026-10-10
+
+### Added
+
+- `--install` installs the dependencies after creating the app, with the app's package manager, as
+  the wizard already offered; the wizard's equivalent command includes it
+
+### Changed
+
+- Generated apps use newer versions of `eslint`, `globals` and `@types/node`, and generated
+  Dockerfiles install newer versions of pnpm and npm
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-10-10
 
 The first release of `create-express-new`, a fork of
@@ -109,5 +121,6 @@ the full list and a table for migrating commands.
 - The `-e/--ejs`, `--hbs`, `--pug` and `-H/--hogan` aliases; use `--view=<engine>`
 - The `debug` package and `DEBUG=...` start instructions
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/w0244079/create-express-new/compare/v1.0.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/w0244079/create-express-new/compare/v1.1.0...HEAD
+[1.1.0]: https://github.com/w0244079/create-express-new/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0
 [1.0.0]: https://github.com/w0244079/create-express-new/releases/tag/v1.0.0

package/README.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $ pnpm install
 
 With `npm create`, put the options after `--`: `npm create express-new@latest my-app -- --ts --helmet`.
 `npx create-express-new my-app --ts --helmet` needs no `--`. Either way the app requires pnpm unless
-you add `--pm=npm`.
+you add `--pm=npm`. Add `--install` to install the dependencies too, with the app's package manager.
 
 Start it at `http://localhost:3000/`, and run its tests, written with the built-in
 [`node:test`](https://nodejs.org/api/test.html) runner:
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ support TypeScript 7 yet, these apps use TypeScript 6.
         --docker         add a Dockerfile for a production image
         --lint           add ESLint and a lint script
         --pm <name>      package manager the app requires (pnpm|npm) (defaults to pnpm)
+        --install        install the dependencies after creating the app
         --no-git         skip the .gitignore
     -f, --force          force on non-empty directory
         --keep-config    keep existing config files (.env.example, Dockerfile,

package/bin/express-cli.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const OPTIONS = {
   git: { type: 'boolean' },
   helmet: { type: 'boolean' },
   help: { type: 'boolean', short: 'h' },
+  install: { type: 'boolean' },
   'keep-config': { type: 'boolean' },
   lint: { type: 'boolean' },
   logger: { type: 'string' },
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ const args = process.argv.slice(2)
 
 if (args.length === 0 && process.stdin.isTTY && process.stdout.isTTY) {
   wizard({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout }).then((options) => {
-    main(options, (code) => installDependencies(options, code))
+    main(options, exit)
   }, (err) => {
     if (!(err instanceof CancelError)) throw err
     console.error('aborting')
@@ -130,28 +131,24 @@ function createApplication (dir, entries, leftovers, options, done) {
       'remove them if they are from an earlier app with other options')
   }
 
-  // dependencies installed by the wizard print next steps afterwards
-  if (!options.install) {
+  if (options.install) {
+    installDependencies(dir, options.pm, done)
+  } else {
     printNextSteps(dir, options.pm, true)
+    done(0)
   }
-
-  done(0)
 }
 
 /**
- * Install the generated app's dependencies with its package manager, when
- * the wizard asked to.
+ * Install the generated app's dependencies with its package manager, then
+ * display the next steps.
  *
- * @param {object} options
- * @param {number} code
+ * @param {string} dir
+ * @param {string} pm the app's package manager
+ * @param {function} done
  */
 
-function installDependencies (options, code) {
-  if (code !== 0 || !options.install) return exit(code)
-
-  const dir = options._[0]
-  const pm = options.pm
-
+function installDependencies (dir, pm, done) {
   console.log('   installing dependencies...')
   console.log()
 
@@ -170,14 +167,14 @@ function installDependencies (options, code) {
       ? pm + ' is not installed, see ' + PACKAGE_MANAGERS[pm].docs
       : pm + ' install failed: ' + err.message)
     printNextSteps(dir, pm, true)
-    exit(1)
+    done(1)
   })
 
   child.on('close', (status) => {
     if (failed) return
     if (status !== 0) error(pm + ' install failed')
     printNextSteps(dir, pm, status !== 0)
-    exit(status === 0 ? 0 : 1)
+    done(status === 0 ? 0 : 1)
   })
 }
 
@@ -487,6 +484,7 @@ function usage () {
   console.log('        --docker         add a Dockerfile for a production image')
   console.log('        --lint           add ESLint and a lint script')
   console.log('        --pm <name>      package manager the app requires (pnpm|npm) (defaults to pnpm)')
+  console.log('        --install        install the dependencies after creating the app')
   console.log('        --no-git         skip the .gitignore')
   console.log('    -f, --force          force on non-empty directory')
   console.log('        --keep-config    keep existing config files (.env.example, Dockerfile,')

package/lib/wizard.js

@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export function toCommand (options) {
   if (!options.git) flags.push('--no-git')
   if (options.force) flags.push('--force')
   if (options.keepConfig) flags.push('--keep-config')
+  if (options.install) flags.push('--install')
 
   // npm create keeps the options before `--` for itself
   if (flags.length && pm === 'npm') args.push('--')

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "create-express-new",
   "description": "Express 5 application generator: ESM, TypeScript and CommonJS app templates. A modern successor to express-generator.",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "author": "Michael Caines (https://github.com/w0244079)",
   "contributors": [
     "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",

package/templates/versions.json

@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@
     "@types/http-errors": "^2.0.5",
     "@types/morgan": "^1.9.10",
     "@types/multer": "^2.3.0",
-    "@types/node": "^22.20.4",
+    "@types/node": "^22.20.5",
     "compression": "^1.8.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
     "csrf-sync": "^4.2.1",
     "ejs": "^6.0.1",
-    "eslint": "^10.11.0",
+    "eslint": "^10.12.0",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.7.0",
     "express-session": "^1.19.0",
-    "globals": "^17.12.0",
+    "globals": "^17.13.0",
     "hbs": "^4.3.1",
     "helmet": "^8.3.0",
     "http-errors": "^2.0.1",
     "morgan": "^1.12.1",
     "multer": "^2.4.0",
-    "npm": "^12.1.0",
+    "npm": "^12.2.0",
     "pino-http": "^11.0.0",
     "pino-pretty": "^13.1.3",
-    "pnpm": "^12.7.0",
+    "pnpm": "^12.9.1",
     "pug": "^3.0.4",
     "twig": "^3.0.0",
     "typescript": "^7.0.2",