🚀 Feature: Any plans for this to have a bin template for things like node servers?

[DarrenBaldwin07]

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Overview

could be missing something but i did not see an option for this in the template wizard -- great project though :)

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[JoshuaKGoldberg]

Hey, thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the project :)

There is a --bin option, but it's not mentioned by default in the template wizard:

• https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app/blob/97cdfad970a7968b63eba338b3c8c6335d44d68a/docs/Options.md#optional-base-options > --bin
• https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app/blob/97cdfad970a7968b63eba338b3c8c6335d44d68a/docs/FAQs.md#how-can-i-use-bin

For example, if you run npx create typescript-app@beta --bin "bin/index.js", your package.json would have the following added:

{
  "bin": "bin/index.js"
}

See also #1677 -> #1683. The template doesn't have anything around standardizing what that bin looks like. The contents of that file are up to you based on how you'd like to structure your API.

Is that what you're looking for?

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I'll note, too, that the fact that you had to ask this question is a symptom of the docs not being great right now 😅. I'd really like to make a full website that better surfaces options like this and examples of repositories made with CTA. Tracked in #1175 & #1193.

[DarrenBaldwin07]

awesome! this is exactly what i wanted - thank you!