dont allow examples when api is none (#243)

apps/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -399,12 +399,11 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 		config.api = options.api as ProjectApi;
 		if (options.api === "none") {
 			if (
-				options.backend &&
-				options.backend !== "convex" &&
-				options.backend !== "none"
+				options.examples &&
+				!(options.examples.length === 1 && options.examples[0] === "none")
 			) {
 				consola.fatal(
-					`'--api none' is only supported with '--backend convex' or '--backend none'. Please choose a different API setting or use '--backend convex' or '--backend none'.`,
+					"Cannot use '--examples' when '--api' is set to 'none'. Please remove the --examples flag or choose an API type.",
 				);
 				process.exit(1);
 			}
@@ -421,12 +420,6 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 		config.backend !== "convex" &&
 		config.backend !== "none"
 	) {
-		if (providedFlags.has("api") && options.api === "none") {
-			consola.fatal(
-				`'--api none' is only supported with '--backend convex' or '--backend none'. Please choose 'trpc', 'orpc', or remove the --api flag.`,
-			);
-			process.exit(1);
-		}
 		if (providedFlags.has("runtime") && options.runtime === "none") {
 			consola.fatal(
 				`'--runtime none' is only supported with '--backend convex' or '--backend none'. Please choose 'bun', 'node', or remove the --runtime flag.`,
@@ -782,26 +775,13 @@ function processAndValidateFlags(
 			consola.fatal(
 				`tRPC API is not supported with '${
 					includesNuxt ? "nuxt" : includesSvelte ? "svelte" : "solid"
-				}' frontend. Please use --api orpc or remove '${
+				}' frontend. Please use --api orpc or --api none or remove '${
 					includesNuxt ? "nuxt" : includesSvelte ? "svelte" : "solid"
 				}' from --frontend.`,
 			);
 			process.exit(1);
 		}
 
-		if (
-			(includesNuxt || includesSvelte || includesSolid) &&
-			effectiveApi !== "orpc" &&
-			(!options.api || (options.yes && options.api === "trpc"))
-		) {
-			if (config.api !== "none") {
-				config.api = "orpc";
-				log.info(
-					`Due to frontend selection, API has been set to 'orpc'. tRPC is not compatible with Nuxt, Svelte, or Solid Framework`,
-				);
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (config.addons && config.addons.length > 0) {
 			const webSpecificAddons = ["pwa", "tauri"];
 			const hasWebSpecificAddons = config.addons.some((addon) =>

apps/cli/src/prompts/api.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { cancel, isCancel, select } from "@clack/prompts";
 import pc from "picocolors";
-import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "../constants";
 import type { ProjectApi, ProjectBackend, ProjectFrontend } from "../types";
 
 export async function getApiChoice(
@@ -29,6 +28,11 @@ export async function getApiChoice(
 			label: "oRPC",
 			hint: "End-to-end type-safe APIs that adhere to OpenAPI standards",
 		},
+		{
+			value: "none" as const,
+			label: "None",
+			hint: "No API layer (e.g. for full-stack frameworks like Next.js with Route Handlers)",
+		},
 	];
 
 	if (includesNuxt || includesSvelte || includesSolid) {
@@ -36,20 +40,22 @@ export async function getApiChoice(
 			{
 				value: "orpc" as const,
 				label: "oRPC",
-				hint: `End-to-end type-safe APIs (Required for ${
+				hint: `End-to-end type-safe APIs (Recommended for ${
 					includesNuxt ? "Nuxt" : includesSvelte ? "Svelte" : "Solid"
 				} frontend)`,
 			},
+			{
+				value: "none" as const,
+				label: "None",
+				hint: "No API layer",
+			},
 		];
 	}
 
 	const apiType = await select<ProjectApi>({
 		message: "Select API type",
 		options: apiOptions,
-		initialValue:
-			includesNuxt || includesSvelte || includesSolid
-				? "orpc"
-				: DEFAULT_CONFIG.api,
+		initialValue: apiOptions[0].value,
 	});
 
 	if (isCancel(apiType)) {
@@ -57,9 +63,5 @@ export async function getApiChoice(
 		process.exit(0);
 	}
 
-	if ((includesNuxt || includesSvelte || includesSolid) && apiType !== "orpc") {
-		return "orpc";
-	}
-
 	return apiType;
 }

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

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export async function gatherConfig(
 					results.database,
 					results.frontend,
 					results.backend,
+					results.api,
 				),
 			dbSetup: ({ results }) =>
 				getDBSetupChoice(

apps/cli/src/prompts/examples.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { cancel, isCancel, multiselect } from "@clack/prompts";
 import pc from "picocolors";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "../constants";
 import type {
+	ProjectApi,
 	ProjectBackend,
 	ProjectDatabase,
 	ProjectExamples,
@@ -13,7 +14,11 @@ export async function getExamplesChoice(
 	database?: ProjectDatabase,
 	frontends?: ProjectFrontend[],
 	backend?: ProjectBackend,
+	api?: ProjectApi,
 ): Promise<ProjectExamples[]> {
+	if (api === "none") {
+		return [];
+	}
 	if (examples !== undefined) return examples;
 
 	if (backend === "convex") {