From e8a777e1a687e29fec7067720855b5657caea0ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 14:23:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] make frontend optional

---
 .changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md       |  5 +++++
 apps/cli/package.json                   |  5 +----
 apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts      | 11 +++++------
 apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts |  1 +
 bun.lock                                |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md

diff --git a/.changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md b/.changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44854a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+make frontend optional
diff --git a/apps/cli/package.json b/apps/cli/package.json
index 648bc7b..79a7b1b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 	"bin": {
 		"create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js"
 	},
-	"files": [
-		"template",
-		"dist"
-	],
+	"files": ["template", "dist"],
 	"keywords": [
 		"better-t-stack",
 		"typescript",
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts b/apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts
index 2a28ab0..0ccaefe 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts
@@ -29,28 +29,27 @@ export async function setupAuth(
 	const nativeDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/native");
 
 	try {
+		addPackageDependency({
+			dependencies: ["better-auth"],
+			projectDir: serverDir,
+		});
 		if (
 			frontends.includes("react-router") ||
 			frontends.includes("tanstack-router") ||
 			frontends.includes("tanstack-start")
 		) {
-			addPackageDependency({
-				dependencies: ["better-auth"],
-				projectDir: serverDir,
-			});
 			addPackageDependency({
 				dependencies: ["better-auth"],
 				projectDir: clientDir,
 			});
 		}
-
 		if (frontends.includes("native")) {
 			addPackageDependency({
 				dependencies: ["better-auth", "@better-auth/expo"],
 				projectDir: nativeDir,
 			});
 			addPackageDependency({
-				dependencies: ["better-auth", "@better-auth/expo"],
+				dependencies: ["@better-auth/expo"],
 				projectDir: serverDir,
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts b/apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts
index d9373ee..eca3d91 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export async function getFrontendChoice(
 				hint: "Create a React Native/Expo app",
 			},
 		],
+		required: false,
 		initialValues: DEFAULT_CONFIG.frontend.some(
 			(f) =>
 				f === "tanstack-router" ||
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index a48d72a..0caf529 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "create-better-t-stack",
-      "version": "1.7.1",
+      "version": "1.8.0",
       "bin": {
         "create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js",
       },