dotnet-react-generator

This is a node script that can generate a new project based on the repo dotnet-react-sandbox.

The generated project works on Windows, Linux and Mac, but note that certificate setup has to be done manually on Linux and Mac (see docs for the dotnet-react-sandbox project for more info).

Running this script requires NodeJS >= 20 and git.

If you want to finish the setup of the new project, you'll also need:

• Dotnet SDK 8
• Docker
• OpenSSL

Example Usage

cd ~/src
npx -y dotnet-react-generator@latest -o acme -u acme.com -d acme
cd acme
npm run npmInstall

# In shell with elevated permissions
npx swig setup

# In 2 separate shells (elevated permissions not required):
npx swig server
npx swig client

Then navigate to https://local.acme.com.

Full setup instructions: Dotnet React Sandbox

What It Does

• Clones dotnet-react-sandbox into directory specified with -o option
• Updates placeholders within files based on options passed
• Sets up a docker-compose for a postgres database named from your -d option

For more info see dotnet-react-sandbox.

Remove Generated Project

If you didn't run additional setup commands after generating the project:

• Delete the project directory

If you ran additional setup commands like npx swig setup, you can run this command in an elevated shell (see below for manual steps):

• Run in an elevated shell within the project: npx swig teardown
• Delete the project directory

Or manually:

• Delete hosts entry
• Uninstall cert (for details, see Dotnet React Sandbox)
• Delete the project directory

NPX Gotchas

• Depending on what version of npm you have installed, if you have run the npx command before and there's a new version available, npx won't get the new version unless you explicitly add @latest (or specific version) to the command, or explicitly clear your npx cache.
• Sometimes even when using @latest npx still won't pull down a new version unless you also pass the --ignore-existing option.
• If you run npx within an existing node project it may look in the project-local node_modules bin and won't find dotnet-react-generator. If this happens, just run it from a non-node project directory or install it globally by running: npm i -g dotnet-react-generator.

Development

See DevNotes.md