Blog - Plop — a micro-generator to ease your daily life - adapt actions to answers

plopfile.js

module.exports = ( plop ) => {

  plop.setGenerator( "module", {
      
    prompts: [
      {
        type: "input",
        name: "name",
        message: "What is the name of your module?",
        validate: isNotEmptyFor( "name" ),
        filter: ensurePlural
      },
      {
        type: "list",
        name: "dataConfig",
        message: "Tell me about the data, what do you need?",
        default: "none",
        choices: [
         { name: "Nothing", value: "none" },
         { name: "A Model", value: "model" }
        ]
      }
    ],
    
    actions: ( data ) => {
      // Add a new module, whatever happens.
      let actions = [
       {
         type: "add",
         path: "app/modules/{{camelCase name}}/{{camelCase name}}.js",
         templateFile: "plop-templates/module.js"
       },
       {
         type: "add",
         path: "app/modules/{{camelCase name}}/tests/{{camelCase name}}.tests.js",
         templateFile: "plop-templates/module.tests.js"
       }
      ];
         
      // If you wish a Model, then we add a Model.
      if ( data.dataConfig === "model" ) {
       actions = actions.concat( [
        {
          type: "add",
          path: "app/modules/{{camelCase name}}.model.js",
          templateFile: "plop-templates/model.js"
        },
        {
          type: "add",
          path: "app/tests/{{camelCase name}}.model.tests.js",
          templateFile: "plop-templates/model.tests.js"
        },
       ] );
      }
      
      // Return the array of actions to take.
      return actions;
    }
      
  } );

};