nuxt
allow initialising new nuxt app in a non-empty root directory
Environment
Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-rc.4
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- Operating System: `Linux`
- Node Version: `v16.15.0`
- Nuxt Version: `0.0.0`
- Package Manager: `unknown`
- Builder: `webpack`
- User Config: `-`
- Runtime Modules: `-`
- Build Modules: `-`
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Reproduction
- Create new, empty folder
- Run
git init - Run
npx nuxi init ./ - Get error:
Directory is not empty. Please pick another name or remove it first. Aborting.
Describe the bug
From the end-user perspective, this directory is empty. It of course has a .git folder, but as a user I don't see why this should mean I cannot initialise a new app here.
When setting up a project, I might often initialise a git repo or clone a blank repo before initialising an app. The current behavior prevents initialising a Nuxt app in the current folder in this case.
Additional context
I came across this when attempting to initialise a Nuxt app on a CodeSandbox Projects. I can see this being a platform on more high-level platforms or IDEs in the future, as they might provide a git-based workflow where the git project has already been created.
User can work around this by creating the project in a sub folder and then manually moving all generated files to the root level.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1101002/175813422-1cafa111-118c-4b72-81d9-058a7df78626.mp4
Logs
Logs to show difference between empty folder, and folder after git init:
Development/ mkdir _demo1
_demo1
Development/ cd _demo1/
_demo1/ ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 jerryjappinen staff 64 Jun 26 13:59 .
drwxr-xr-x 35 jerryjappinen staff 1120 Jun 26 13:59 ..
_demo1/ npx nuxi init ./
Need to install the following packages:
nuxi
Ok to proceed? (y)
Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27444434.856c01a 13:59:42
ℹ cloned nuxt/starter#v3 to /Users/jerryjappinen/Development/_demo1 13:59:42
13:59:42
🎉 Another kryptonian Nuxt project just made! Next steps:
📁 `cd `
💿 Install dependencies with `npm install` or `yarn install`
🚀 Start development server with `npm run dev` or `yarn dev`
_demo1/ cd ..
Development/ mkdir _demo2
_demo2
Development/ cd _demo2
_demo2/ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/jerryjappinen/Development/_demo2/.git/
_demo2/ npx nuxi init ./
Need to install the following packages:
nuxi
Ok to proceed? (y)
Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27444434.856c01a 14:00:09
ERROR Directory /Users/jerryjappinen/Development/_demo2 is not empty. Please pick another name or remove it first. Aborting.
It's possible to install into the current folder using the --force flag (which I think makes sense), but note there is currently a different bug that's fixed by https://github.com/nuxt/cli/pull/272.
