fix(cli): improve flags handling (#552)

apps/cli/src/helpers/core/command-handlers.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type {
 	ProjectConfig,
 } from "../../types";
 import { trackProjectCreation } from "../../utils/analytics";
-import { coerceBackendPresets } from "../../utils/compatibility-rules";
+
 import { displayConfig } from "../../utils/display-config";
 import { exitWithError, handleError } from "../../utils/errors";
 import { generateReproducibleCommand } from "../../utils/generate-reproducible-command";
@@ -148,20 +148,8 @@ export async function createProjectHandler(
 			relativePath: finalPathInput,
 		};
 
-		coerceBackendPresets(config);
-
 		validateConfigCompatibility(config, providedFlags, cliInput);
 
-		if (config.backend === "convex") {
-			log.info(
-				`Due to '--backend convex' flag, the following options have been automatically set: database=none, orm=none, api=none, runtime=none, dbSetup=none, examples=todo`,
-			);
-		} else if (config.backend === "none") {
-			log.info(
-				"Due to '--backend none', the following options have been automatically set: --auth none, --database=none, --orm=none, --api=none, --runtime=none, --db-setup=none, --examples=none",
-			);
-		}
-
 		log.info(pc.yellow("Using default/flag options (config prompts skipped):"));
 		log.message(displayConfig(config));
 		log.message("");

apps/cli/src/utils/compatibility-rules.ts

@@ -133,72 +133,6 @@ export function validateWorkersCompatibility(
 	}
 }
 
-export function coerceBackendPresets(config: Partial<ProjectConfig>) {
-	if (config.backend === "convex") {
-		config.database = "none";
-		config.orm = "none";
-		config.api = "none";
-		config.runtime = "none";
-		config.dbSetup = "none";
-		config.examples = ["todo"] as ProjectConfig["examples"];
-	}
-	if (config.backend === "none") {
-		config.auth = "none" as ProjectConfig["auth"];
-		config.database = "none";
-		config.orm = "none";
-		config.api = "none";
-		config.runtime = "none";
-		config.dbSetup = "none";
-		config.examples = [] as ProjectConfig["examples"];
-	}
-}
-
-export function incompatibleFlagsForBackend(
-	backend: ProjectConfig["backend"] | undefined,
-	providedFlags: Set<string>,
-	options: CLIInput,
-): string[] {
-	const list: string[] = [];
-	if (backend === "convex") {
-		if (
-			providedFlags.has("auth") &&
-			options.auth &&
-			options.auth !== "none" &&
-			options.auth !== "clerk"
-		)
-			list.push(`--auth ${options.auth}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("database") && options.database !== "none")
-			list.push(`--database ${options.database}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("orm") && options.orm !== "none")
-			list.push(`--orm ${options.orm}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("api") && options.api !== "none")
-			list.push(`--api ${options.api}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("runtime") && options.runtime !== "none")
-			list.push(`--runtime ${options.runtime}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("dbSetup") && options.dbSetup !== "none")
-			list.push(`--db-setup ${options.dbSetup}`);
-	}
-	if (backend === "none") {
-		if (providedFlags.has("auth") && options.auth && options.auth !== "none")
-			list.push(`--auth ${options.auth}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("database") && options.database !== "none")
-			list.push(`--database ${options.database}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("orm") && options.orm !== "none")
-			list.push(`--orm ${options.orm}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("api") && options.api !== "none")
-			list.push(`--api ${options.api}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("runtime") && options.runtime !== "none")
-			list.push(`--runtime ${options.runtime}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("dbSetup") && options.dbSetup !== "none")
-			list.push(`--db-setup ${options.dbSetup}`);
-		if (providedFlags.has("examples") && options.examples) {
-			const hasNonNoneExamples = options.examples.some((ex) => ex !== "none");
-			if (hasNonNoneExamples) list.push("--examples");
-		}
-	}
-	return list;
-}
-
 export function validateApiFrontendCompatibility(
 	api: API | undefined,
 	frontends: Frontend[] = [],

apps/cli/src/utils/config-validation.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import type {
 	Runtime,
 } from "../types";
 import {
-	coerceBackendPresets,
 	ensureSingleWebAndNative,
-	incompatibleFlagsForBackend,
 	isWebFrontend,
 	validateAddonsAgainstFrontends,
 	validateAlchemyCompatibility,
@@ -226,38 +224,19 @@ export function validateBackendConstraints(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (backend === "convex" || backend === "none") {
-		const incompatibleFlags = incompatibleFlagsForBackend(
-			backend,
-			providedFlags,
-			options,
-		);
-		if (incompatibleFlags.length > 0) {
+	if (
+		backend === "convex" &&
+		providedFlags.has("frontend") &&
+		options.frontend
+	) {
+		const incompatibleFrontends = options.frontend.filter((f) => f === "solid");
+		if (incompatibleFrontends.length > 0) {
 			exitWithError(
-				`The following flags are incompatible with '--backend ${backend}': ${incompatibleFlags.join(
+				`The following frontends are not compatible with '--backend convex': ${incompatibleFrontends.join(
 					", ",
-				)}. Please remove them.`,
+				)}. Please choose a different frontend or backend.`,
 			);
 		}
-
-		if (
-			backend === "convex" &&
-			providedFlags.has("frontend") &&
-			options.frontend
-		) {
-			const incompatibleFrontends = options.frontend.filter(
-				(f) => f === "solid",
-			);
-			if (incompatibleFrontends.length > 0) {
-				exitWithError(
-					`The following frontends are not compatible with '--backend convex': ${incompatibleFrontends.join(
-						", ",
-					)}. Please choose a different frontend or backend.`,
-				);
-			}
-		}
-
-		coerceBackendPresets(config);
 	}
 }
 

apps/cli/src/validation.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,39 @@ import {
 import { exitWithError } from "./utils/errors";
 import { extractAndValidateProjectName } from "./utils/project-name-validation";
 
+const CORE_STACK_FLAGS = new Set([
+	"database",
+	"orm",
+	"backend",
+	"runtime",
+	"frontend",
+	"addons",
+	"examples",
+	"auth",
+	"dbSetup",
+	"api",
+	"webDeploy",
+	"serverDeploy",
+]);
+
+function validateYesFlagCombination(
+	options: CLIInput,
+	providedFlags: Set<string>,
+) {
+	if (!options.yes) return;
+
+	const coreStackFlagsProvided = Array.from(providedFlags).filter((flag) =>
+		CORE_STACK_FLAGS.has(flag),
+	);
+
+	if (coreStackFlagsProvided.length > 0) {
+		exitWithError(
+			`Cannot combine --yes with core stack configuration flags: ${coreStackFlagsProvided.map((f) => `--${f}`).join(", ")}. ` +
+				"The --yes flag uses default configuration. Remove these flags or use --yes without them.",
+		);
+	}
+}
+
 export function processAndValidateFlags(
 	options: CLIInput,
 	providedFlags: Set<string>,
@@ -29,6 +62,8 @@ export function processAndValidateFlags(
 		return cfg;
 	}
 
+	validateYesFlagCombination(options, providedFlags);
+
 	try {
 		validateArrayOptions(options);
 	} catch (error) {
@@ -55,6 +90,11 @@ export function processProvidedFlagsWithoutValidation(
 	options: CLIInput,
 	projectName?: string,
 ): Partial<ProjectConfig> {
+	if (!options.yolo) {
+		const providedFlags = getProvidedFlags(options);
+		validateYesFlagCombination(options, providedFlags);
+	}
+
 	const config = processFlags(options, projectName);
 
 	const validatedProjectName = extractAndValidateProjectName(