Prompt to overwrite non-empty dirs before config

.changeset/fluffy-bears-pick.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+Prompt to overwrite non-empty dirs before config

apps/cli/src/constants.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const PKG_ROOT = path.join(distPath, "../");
 
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: ProjectConfig = {
 	projectName: "my-better-t-app",
+	projectDir: path.resolve(process.cwd(), "my-better-t-app"),
+	relativePath: "my-better-t-app",
 	frontend: ["tanstack-router"],
 	database: "sqlite",
 	orm: "drizzle",

apps/cli/src/helpers/addons-setup.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import { setupTauri } from "./tauri-setup";
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupAddons(config: ProjectConfig) {
-	const { projectName, addons, frontend } = config;
+	const { projectName, addons, frontend, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const hasReactWebFrontend =
 		frontend.includes("react-router") || frontend.includes("tanstack-router");
 	const hasNuxtFrontend = frontend.includes("nuxt");

apps/cli/src/helpers/api-setup.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import type { ProjectConfig, ProjectFrontend } from "../types";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "../utils/add-package-deps";
 
 export async function setupApi(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { api, projectName, frontend, backend, packageManager } = config;
+	const { api, projectName, frontend, backend, packageManager, projectDir } =
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
+		config;
 	const isConvex = backend === "convex";
 	const webDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/web");
 	const nativeDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/native");

apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "../utils/add-package-deps";
 
 export async function setupAuth(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, auth, frontend, backend } = config;
+	const { projectName, auth, frontend, backend, projectDir } = config;
-
 	if (backend === "convex" || !auth) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 	const clientDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/web");
 	const nativeDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/native");

apps/cli/src/helpers/backend-framework-setup.ts

@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 export async function setupBackendDependencies(
 	config: ProjectConfig,
 ): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, backend, runtime, api } = config;
+	const { projectName, backend, runtime, api, projectDir } = config;
 
 	if (backend === "convex") {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const framework = backend;
 	const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 

apps/cli/src/helpers/create-project.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import path from "node:path";
+import { cancel, log } from "@clack/prompts";
-import { cancel, log, spinner } from "@clack/prompts";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import pc from "picocolors";
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from "./template-manager";
 
 export async function createProject(options: ProjectConfig) {
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), options.projectName);
+	const projectDir = options.projectDir;
 	const isConvex = options.backend === "convex";
 
 	try {

apps/cli/src/helpers/db-setup.ts

@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ import { setupNeonPostgres } from "./neon-setup";
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupDatabase(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, database, orm, dbSetup, backend } = config;
+	const { projectName, database, orm, dbSetup, backend, projectDir } = config;
 
 	if (backend === "convex" || database === "none") {
 		if (backend !== "convex") {
-			const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 			const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 			const serverDbDir = path.join(serverDir, "src/db");
 			if (await fs.pathExists(serverDbDir)) {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ export async function setupDatabase(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const s = spinner();
 	const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 

apps/cli/src/helpers/env-setup.ts

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ export async function setupEnvironmentVariables(
 		auth,
 		examples,
 		dbSetup,
+		projectDir,
 	} = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 
 	const hasReactRouter = frontend.includes("react-router");
 	const hasTanStackRouter = frontend.includes("tanstack-router");

apps/cli/src/helpers/examples-setup.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "../utils/add-package-deps";
 
 export async function setupExamples(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, examples, frontend, backend } = config;
+	const { projectName, examples, frontend, backend, projectDir } = config;
 
 	if (
 		backend === "convex" ||
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ export async function setupExamples(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
-
 	if (examples.includes("ai")) {
 		const clientDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/web");
 		const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");

apps/cli/src/helpers/mongodb-atlas-setup.ts

@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ ${pc.green("MongoDB Atlas Manual Setup Instructions:")}
 }
 
 export async function setupMongoDBAtlas(config: ProjectConfig) {
-	const { projectName } = config;
+	const { projectName, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const mainSpinner = spinner();
 	mainSpinner.start("Setting up MongoDB Atlas");
 

apps/cli/src/helpers/neon-setup.ts

@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ DATABASE_URL="your_connection_string"`);
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupNeonPostgres(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, packageManager } = config;
+	const { projectName, packageManager, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const setupSpinner = spinner();
 	setupSpinner.start("Setting up Neon PostgreSQL");
 

apps/cli/src/helpers/post-installation.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function displayPostInstallInstructions(
 	const {
 		database,
 		projectName,
+		relativePath,
 		packageManager,
 		depsInstalled,
 		orm,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export function displayPostInstallInstructions(
 
 	const isConvex = backend === "convex";
 	const runCmd = packageManager === "npm" ? "npm run" : packageManager;
-	const cdCmd = `cd ${projectName}`;
+	const cdCmd = `cd ${relativePath}`;
 	const hasHuskyOrBiome =
 		addons?.includes("husky") || addons?.includes("biome");
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export function displayPostInstallInstructions(
 		!isConvex && database !== "none" && orm === "none" ? getNoOrmWarning() : "";
 
 	const hasReactRouter = frontend?.includes("react-router");
-	const hasSvelte = frontend?.includes("svelte"); // Keep separate for port logic
+	const hasSvelte = frontend?.includes("svelte");
 	const webPort = hasReactRouter || hasSvelte ? "5173" : "3001";
 
 	const tazeCommand = getPackageExecutionCommand(packageManager, "taze -r");

apps/cli/src/helpers/prisma-postgres-setup.ts

@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ export default prisma;
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupPrismaPostgres(config: ProjectConfig) {
-	const { projectName, packageManager } = config;
+	const { projectName, packageManager, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 	const s = spinner();
 	s.start("Setting up Prisma PostgreSQL");

apps/cli/src/helpers/runtime-setup.ts

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import type { ProjectBackend, ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "../utils/add-package-deps";
 
 export async function setupRuntime(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, runtime, backend } = config;
+	const { projectName, runtime, backend, projectDir } = config;
 
 	if (backend === "convex" || backend === "next" || runtime === "none") {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const serverDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/server");
 
 	if (!(await fs.pathExists(serverDir))) {

apps/cli/src/helpers/starlight-setup.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 import { getPackageExecutionCommand } from "../utils/get-package-execution-command";
 
 export async function setupStarlight(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, packageManager } = config;
+	const { projectName, packageManager, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const s = spinner();
 
 	try {

apps/cli/src/helpers/tauri-setup.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import { getPackageExecutionCommand } from "../utils/get-package-execution-comma
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupTauri(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, packageManager, frontend } = config;
+	const { projectName, packageManager, frontend, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const s = spinner();
 	const clientPackageDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/web");
 

apps/cli/src/helpers/turso-setup.ts

@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ DATABASE_AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token`);
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 
 export async function setupTurso(config: ProjectConfig): Promise<void> {
-	const { projectName, orm } = config;
+	const { projectName, orm, projectDir } = config;
-	const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), projectName);
 	const isDrizzle = orm === "drizzle";
 	const setupSpinner = spinner();
 	setupSpinner.start("Setting up Turso database");

apps/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import path from "node:path";
-import { cancel, intro, log, outro } from "@clack/prompts";
+import {
+	cancel,
+	confirm,
+	intro,
+	isCancel,
+	log,
+	outro,
+	spinner,
+} from "@clack/prompts";
 import { consola } from "consola";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import pc from "picocolors";
@@ -147,17 +155,96 @@ async function main() {
 			.parse();
 
 		const options = argv as YargsArgv;
-		const projectDirectory = options.projectDirectory;
+		const cliProjectNameArg = options.projectDirectory;
 
 		renderTitle();
-
-		const flagConfig = processAndValidateFlags(options, projectDirectory);
-
 		intro(pc.magenta("Creating a new Better-T-Stack project"));
 
-		if (!options.yes && Object.keys(flagConfig).length > 0) {
+		let currentPathInput: string;
+		let finalPathInput: string;
+		let finalResolvedPath: string;
+		let finalBaseName: string;
+		let shouldClearDirectory = false;
+
+		if (options.yes && cliProjectNameArg) {
+			currentPathInput = cliProjectNameArg;
+		} else if (options.yes) {
+			let defaultName = DEFAULT_CONFIG.relativePath;
+			let counter = 1;
+			while (
+				fs.pathExistsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), defaultName)) &&
+				fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), defaultName)).length > 0
+			) {
+				defaultName = `${DEFAULT_CONFIG.projectName}-${counter}`;
+				counter++;
+			}
+			currentPathInput = defaultName;
+		} else {
+			currentPathInput = await getProjectName(cliProjectNameArg);
+		}
+
+		while (true) {
+			const resolvedPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), currentPathInput);
+			const dirExists = fs.pathExistsSync(resolvedPath);
+			const dirIsNotEmpty =
+				dirExists && fs.readdirSync(resolvedPath).length > 0;
+
+			if (!dirIsNotEmpty) {
+				finalPathInput = currentPathInput;
+				shouldClearDirectory = false;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			const shouldOverwrite = await confirm({
+				message: `Directory "${pc.yellow(
+					currentPathInput,
+				)}" already exists and is not empty. Overwrite and replace all existing files?`,
+				initialValue: false,
+			});
+
+			if (isCancel(shouldOverwrite)) {
+				cancel(pc.red("Operation cancelled."));
+				process.exit(0);
+			}
+
+			if (shouldOverwrite) {
+				finalPathInput = currentPathInput;
+				shouldClearDirectory = true;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			log.info("Please choose a different project name or path.");
+			currentPathInput = await getProjectName(undefined);
+		}
+
+		if (finalPathInput === ".") {
+			finalResolvedPath = process.cwd();
+			finalBaseName = path.basename(finalResolvedPath);
+		} else {
+			finalResolvedPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), finalPathInput);
+			finalBaseName = path.basename(finalResolvedPath);
+		}
+
+		if (shouldClearDirectory) {
+			const s = spinner();
+			s.start(`Clearing directory "${finalResolvedPath}"...`);
+			try {
+				await fs.emptyDir(finalResolvedPath);
+				s.stop(`Directory "${finalResolvedPath}" cleared.`);
+			} catch (error) {
+				s.stop(pc.red(`Failed to clear directory "${finalResolvedPath}".`));
+				consola.error(error);
+				process.exit(1);
+			}
+		}
+
+		const flagConfig = processAndValidateFlags(options, finalBaseName);
+
+		const { projectName: _projectNameFromFlags, ...otherFlags } = flagConfig;
+
+		if (!options.yes && Object.keys(otherFlags).length > 0) {
 			log.info(pc.yellow("Using these pre-selected options:"));
-			log.message(displayConfig(flagConfig));
+			log.message(displayConfig(otherFlags));
 			log.message("");
 		}
 
@@ -165,8 +252,10 @@ async function main() {
 		if (options.yes) {
 			config = {
 				...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
-				projectName: projectDirectory ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.projectName,
 				...flagConfig,
+				projectName: finalBaseName,
+				projectDir: finalResolvedPath,
+				relativePath: finalPathInput,
 			};
 
 			if (config.backend === "convex") {
@@ -176,27 +265,25 @@ async function main() {
 				config.api = "none";
 				config.runtime = "none";
 				config.dbSetup = "none";
+				config.examples = ["todo"];
 			} else if (config.database === "none") {
 				config.orm = "none";
 				config.auth = false;
 				config.dbSetup = "none";
 			}
 
-			log.info(pc.yellow("Using these default/flag options:"));
+			log.info(
+				pc.yellow("Using default/flag options (config prompts skipped):"),
+			);
 			log.message(displayConfig(config));
 			log.message("");
 		} else {
-			config = await gatherConfig(flagConfig);
+			config = await gatherConfig(
-		}
+				flagConfig,
-
+				finalBaseName,
-		const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), config.projectName);
+				finalResolvedPath,
-
+				finalPathInput,
-		if (
+			);
-			fs.pathExistsSync(projectDir) &&
-			fs.readdirSync(projectDir).length > 0
-		) {
-			const newProjectName = await getProjectName();
-			config.projectName = newProjectName;
 		}
 
 		await createProject(config);
@@ -238,7 +325,7 @@ async function main() {
 
 function processAndValidateFlags(
 	options: YargsArgv,
-	projectDirectory?: string,
+	projectName?: string,
 ): Partial<ProjectConfig> {
 	const config: Partial<ProjectConfig> = {};
 	const providedFlags: Set<string> = new Set(
@@ -305,8 +392,13 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 	if (options.packageManager) {
 		config.packageManager = options.packageManager as ProjectPackageManager;
 	}
-	if (projectDirectory) {
+
-		config.projectName = projectDirectory;
+	if (projectName) {
+		config.projectName = projectName;
+	} else if (options.projectDirectory) {
+		config.projectName = path.basename(
+			path.resolve(process.cwd(), options.projectDirectory),
+		);
 	}
 
 	if (options.frontend && options.frontend.length > 0) {
@@ -363,7 +455,7 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 			config.examples = options.examples.filter(
 				(ex): ex is ProjectExamples => ex !== "none",
 			);
-			if (config.backend !== "convex" && options.examples.includes("none")) {
+			if (options.examples.includes("none") && config.backend !== "convex") {
 				config.examples = [];
 			}
 		}
@@ -384,15 +476,12 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 			incompatibleFlags.push(`--runtime ${options.runtime}`);
 		if (providedFlags.has("dbSetup") && options.dbSetup !== "none")
 			incompatibleFlags.push(`--db-setup ${options.dbSetup}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("examples")) {
-			incompatibleFlags.push("--examples");
-		}
 
 		if (incompatibleFlags.length > 0) {
 			consola.fatal(
 				`The following flags are incompatible with '--backend convex': ${incompatibleFlags.join(
 					", ",
-				)}. Please remove them. The 'todo' example is included automatically with Convex.`,
+				)}. Please remove them.`,
 			);
 			process.exit(1);
 		}
@@ -463,6 +552,12 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 		}
 
 		if (config.orm === "mongoose" && !providedFlags.has("database")) {
+			if (effectiveDatabase && effectiveDatabase !== "mongodb") {
+				consola.fatal(
+					`Mongoose ORM requires MongoDB. Cannot use --orm mongoose with --database ${effectiveDatabase}.`,
+				);
+				process.exit(1);
+			}
 			config.database = "mongodb";
 		}
 
@@ -564,7 +659,7 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 		if (
 			(includesNuxt || includesSvelte || includesSolid) &&
 			effectiveApi !== "orpc" &&
-			(!options.api || (options.yes && options.api !== "trpc"))
+			(!options.api || (options.yes && options.api === "trpc"))
 		) {
 			if (config.api !== "none") {
 				config.api = "orpc";
@@ -576,32 +671,43 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 			const hasWebSpecificAddons = config.addons.some((addon) =>
 				webSpecificAddons.includes(addon),
 			);
-			const hasCompatibleWebFrontend = effectiveFrontend?.some(
+			const hasCompatibleWebFrontend = effectiveFrontend?.some((f) => {
-				(f) =>
+				const isPwaCompatible =
+					f === "tanstack-router" || f === "react-router" || f === "solid";
+				const isTauriCompatible =
 					f === "tanstack-router" ||
 					f === "react-router" ||
-					f === "solid" ||
+					f === "nuxt" ||
-					(f === "nuxt" &&
+					f === "svelte" ||
-						config.addons?.includes("tauri") &&
+					f === "solid";
-						!config.addons?.includes("pwa")) ||
+
-					(f === "svelte" &&
+				if (
-						config.addons?.includes("tauri") &&
+					config.addons?.includes("pwa") &&
-						!config.addons?.includes("pwa")),
+					config.addons?.includes("tauri")
-			);
+				) {
+					return isPwaCompatible && isTauriCompatible;
+				}
+				if (config.addons?.includes("pwa")) {
+					return isPwaCompatible;
+				}
+				if (config.addons?.includes("tauri")) {
+					return isTauriCompatible;
+				}
+				return true;
+			});
 
 			if (hasWebSpecificAddons && !hasCompatibleWebFrontend) {
-				let incompatibleAddon = "";
+				let incompatibleReason = "Selected frontend is not compatible.";
-				if (config.addons.includes("pwa") && includesNuxt) {
+				if (config.addons.includes("pwa")) {
-					incompatibleAddon = "PWA addon is not compatible with Nuxt.";
+					incompatibleReason =
-				} else if (
+						"PWA requires tanstack-router, react-router, or solid.";
-					config.addons.includes("pwa") ||
+				}
-					config.addons.includes("tauri")
+				if (config.addons.includes("tauri")) {
-				) {
+					incompatibleReason =
-					incompatibleAddon =
+						"Tauri requires tanstack-router, react-router, nuxt, svelte, or solid.";
-						"PWA requires tanstack-router/react-router/solid. Tauri requires tanstack-router/react-router/Nuxt/Svelte/Solid.";
 				}
 				consola.fatal(
-					`${incompatibleAddon} Cannot use these addons with your frontend selection.`,
+					`Incompatible addon/frontend combination: ${incompatibleReason}`,
 				);
 				process.exit(1);
 			}
@@ -671,7 +777,12 @@ main().catch((err) => {
 	if (err instanceof Error) {
 		if (
 			!err.message.includes("is only supported with") &&
-			!err.message.includes("incompatible with")
+			!err.message.includes("incompatible with") &&
+			!err.message.includes("requires") &&
+			!err.message.includes("Cannot use") &&
+			!err.message.includes("Cannot select multiple") &&
+			!err.message.includes("Cannot combine") &&
+			!err.message.includes("not supported")
 		) {
 			consola.error(err.message);
 			consola.error(err.stack);

apps/cli/src/prompts/config-prompts.ts

@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ import { getGitChoice } from "./git";
 import { getinstallChoice } from "./install";
 import { getORMChoice } from "./orm";
 import { getPackageManagerChoice } from "./package-manager";
-import { getProjectName } from "./project-name";
 import { getRuntimeChoice } from "./runtime";
 
 type PromptGroupResults = {
-	projectName: string;
 	frontend: ProjectFrontend[];
 	backend: ProjectBackend;
 	runtime: ProjectRuntime;
@@ -47,12 +45,12 @@ type PromptGroupResults = {
 
 export async function gatherConfig(
 	flags: Partial<ProjectConfig>,
+	projectName: string,
+	projectDir: string,
+	relativePath: string,
 ): Promise<ProjectConfig> {
 	const result = await group<PromptGroupResults>(
 		{
-			projectName: async () => {
-				return getProjectName(flags.projectName);
-			},
 			frontend: ({ results }) =>
 				getFrontendChoice(flags.frontend, flags.backend),
 			backend: ({ results }) =>
@@ -109,7 +107,9 @@ export async function gatherConfig(
 	}
 
 	return {
-		projectName: result.projectName,
+		projectName: projectName,
+		projectDir: projectDir,
+		relativePath: relativePath,
 		frontend: result.frontend,
 		backend: result.backend,
 		runtime: result.runtime,

apps/cli/src/prompts/project-name.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const INVALID_CHARS = ["<", ">", ":", '"', "|", "?", "*"];
 const MAX_LENGTH = 255;
 
 function validateDirectoryName(name: string): string | undefined {
-	// Allow "." as it represents current directory
 	if (name === ".") return undefined;
 
 	if (!name) return "Project name cannot be empty";
@@ -30,22 +29,12 @@ function validateDirectoryName(name: string): string | undefined {
 export async function getProjectName(initialName?: string): Promise<string> {
 	if (initialName) {
 		if (initialName === ".") {
-			const projectDir = process.cwd();
+			return initialName;
-			if (fs.readdirSync(projectDir).length === 0) {
+		}
-				return initialName;
+		const finalDirName = path.basename(initialName);
-			}
+		const validationError = validateDirectoryName(finalDirName);
-		} else {
+		if (!validationError) {
-			const finalDirName = path.basename(initialName);
+			return initialName;
-			const validationError = validateDirectoryName(finalDirName);
-			if (!validationError) {
-				const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), initialName);
-				if (
-					!fs.pathExistsSync(projectDir) ||
-					fs.readdirSync(projectDir).length === 0
-				) {
-					return initialName;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -54,7 +43,10 @@ export async function getProjectName(initialName?: string): Promise<string> {
 	let defaultName = DEFAULT_CONFIG.projectName;
 	let counter = 1;
 
-	while (fs.pathExistsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), defaultName))) {
+	while (
+		fs.pathExistsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), defaultName)) &&
+		fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), defaultName)).length > 0
+	) {
 		defaultName = `${DEFAULT_CONFIG.projectName}-${counter}`;
 		counter++;
 	}
@@ -69,33 +61,17 @@ export async function getProjectName(initialName?: string): Promise<string> {
 			validate: (value) => {
 				const nameToUse = value.trim() || defaultName;
 
-				if (nameToUse === ".") {
+				const finalDirName = path.basename(nameToUse);
-					const dirContents = fs.readdirSync(process.cwd());
-					if (dirContents.length > 0) {
-						return "Current directory is not empty. Please choose a different directory.";
-					}
-					isValid = true;
-					return undefined;
-				}
-
-				const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), nameToUse);
-				const finalDirName = path.basename(projectDir);
-
 				const validationError = validateDirectoryName(finalDirName);
 				if (validationError) return validationError;
 
-				if (!projectDir.startsWith(process.cwd())) {
+				if (nameToUse !== ".") {
-					return "Project path must be within current directory";
+					const projectDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), nameToUse);
-				}
+					if (!projectDir.startsWith(process.cwd())) {
-
+						return "Project path must be within current directory";
-				if (fs.pathExistsSync(projectDir)) {
-					const dirContents = fs.readdirSync(projectDir);
-					if (dirContents.length > 0) {
-						return `Directory "${nameToUse}" already exists and is not empty. Please choose a different name or path.`;
 					}
 				}
 
-				isValid = true;
 				return undefined;
 			},
 		});
@@ -106,6 +82,7 @@ export async function getProjectName(initialName?: string): Promise<string> {
 		}
 
 		projectPath = response || defaultName;
+		isValid = true;
 	}
 
 	return projectPath;

apps/cli/src/types.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export type ProjectApi = "trpc" | "orpc" | "none";
 
 export interface ProjectConfig {
 	projectName: string;
+	projectDir: string;
+	relativePath: string;
 	backend: ProjectBackend;
 	runtime: ProjectRuntime;
 	database: ProjectDatabase;

apps/cli/src/utils/generate-reproducible-command.ts

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function generateReproducibleCommand(config: ProjectConfig): string {
 		baseCommand = "bun create better-t-stack@latest";
 	}
 
-	const projectName = config.projectName ? ` ${config.projectName}` : "";
+	const projectPathArg = config.relativePath ? ` ${config.relativePath}` : "";
 
-	return `${baseCommand}${projectName} ${flags.join(" ")}`;
+	return `${baseCommand}${projectPathArg} ${flags.join(" ")}`;
 }

apps/cli/templates/auth/server/base/src/lib/auth.ts.hbs

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const auth = betterAuth({
   database: "", // Invalid configuration
   trustedOrigins: [
     process.env.CORS_ORIGIN || "",{{#if (includes frontend "native")}}
-    "my-better-t-app://", // Use hardcoded scheme{{/if}}
+    "my-better-t-app://",{{/if}}
   ],
   emailAndPassword: {
     enabled: true,

apps/cli/templates/auth/web/solid/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ export default function SignInForm({
                   type="email"
                   value={field().state.value}
                   onBlur={field().handleBlur}
-                  onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.currentTarget.value)} // Use onInput and currentTarget
+                  onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
-                  class="w-full rounded border p-2" // Example basic styling
+                  class="w-full rounded border p-2"
                 />
                 <For each={field().state.meta.errors}>
                   {(error) => (
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default function SignInForm({
         <button
           type="button"
           onClick={onSwitchToSignUp}
-          class="text-sm text-indigo-600 hover:text-indigo-800 hover:underline" // Example basic styling
+          class="text-sm text-indigo-600 hover:text-indigo-800 hover:underline"
         >
           Need an account? Sign Up
         </button>

apps/cli/templates/backend/server/express/src/index.ts.hbs

@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ app.use(
 app.all("/api/auth{/*path}", toNodeHandler(auth));
 {{/if}}
 
-app.use(express.json())
-
 {{#if (eq api "trpc")}}
 app.use(
   "/trpc",
@@ -67,6 +65,8 @@ app.use('/rpc{*path}', async (req, res, next) => {
 });
 {{/if}}
 
+app.use(express.json())
+
 {{#if (includes examples "ai")}}
 app.post("/ai", async (req, res) => {
   const { messages = [] } = req.body || {};

apps/web/src/app/(home)/_components/Testimonials.tsx

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const MAX_VISIBLE_PAGES = 5;
 
 export default function Testimonials() {
 	const [startIndex, setStartIndex] = useState(0);
-	const [tweetsPerPage] = useState(6); // Show 6 tweets per page
+	const [tweetsPerPage] = useState(6);
 
 	const totalPages = useMemo(
 		() => Math.ceil(TWEET_IDS.length / tweetsPerPage),

apps/web/src/components/theme-toggle.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"; // Make sure you have this utility
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import * as SwitchPrimitives from "@radix-ui/react-switch";
 import { Moon, Sun } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTheme } from "next-themes";

bun.lock

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "create-better-t-stack",
-      "version": "2.6.1",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
       "bin": {
         "create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js",
       },