Building an npm create package — Alex Chan

A tutorial on building an npm create package.If you’ve been working in the JavaScript ecosystem for the last few years, you’ve probably noticed that there has been a prevalent usage of the command npm create. This pattern is commonly used by libraries/frameworks to quickly bootstrap projects. For instance, Vite allows you to scaffold your project with npm create vite@latest. The CLI that runs then prompts you for information on how you’d like your project scaffolded. Alternatively, you can also pass in arguments to the npm create command. For example, if you wanted to scaffold a React TypeScript project, you would run:.