createDirectoryContents.js

function createDirectoryContents (templatePath, newProjectPath) {
  const filesToCreate = fs.readdirSync(templatePath);

  filesToCreate.forEach(file => {
    const origFilePath = `${templatePath}/${file}`;
    
    // get stats about the current file
    const stats = fs.statSync(origFilePath);

    if (stats.isFile()) {
      const contents = fs.readFileSync(origFilePath, 'utf8');
      
      const writePath = `${CURR_DIR}/${newProjectPath}/${file}`;
      fs.writeFileSync(writePath, contents, 'utf8');
    } else if (stats.isDirectory()) {
      fs.mkdirSync(`${CURR_DIR}/${newProjectPath}/${file}`);
      
      // recursive call
      createDirectoryContents(`${templatePath}/${file}`, `${newProjectPath}/${file}`);
    }
  });
}