Choose Template
Explore how to automate the process of selecting and copying game templates in Node.js. Learn to use modules like readline-sync to get user input, fs-extra to copy directories, and path to manage file paths. This lesson guides you through creating a script that enhances productivity by reducing manual work in managing project templates.
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Why copy templates automatically?
Imagine this scenario. You work for a gaming company. Suppose it is called Games4U. This company has a few templates for simple games like backgammon, chess, draughts, and poker. Each game template acts as the skeleton for the game and can be used to create a customized game of that type for a client.
Your manager has asked you to create a new poker game. You need to make a copy of the poker game’s template and rename it to the project name. You will call it poker-ten-stars.
Usually, you would navigate to the poker template’s directory and copy it to another location under a different name. But you find this tedious to do every single time, so you decide to write a script to automate this ...