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Next.js "New Post" Node Script
const fs = require("fs");
const slugify = require("slug");
const inquirer = require("inquirer");
const open = require("open");
// Register datepicker plugin for inquirer
inquirer.registerPrompt("datetime", require("inquirer-datepicker-prompt"));
inquirer
.prompt([
{
type: "input",
name: "title",
message: "Title"
},
{
type: "input",
name: "slug",
default: answers => slugify(answers.title.toLowerCase()),
message: "Slug"
},
{
type: "input",
name: "desc",
message: "Description"
},
{
type: "confirm",
name: "draft",
default: true,
message: "Is Draft?"
},
{
type: "confirm",
name: "published",
default: false,
message: "Is Published?"
},
{
type: "checkbox",
message: "Select categories",
name: "categories",
choices: [
{ name: "JavaScript" },
{ name: "React" },
{ name: "CSS" },
{ name: "Comic" },
{ name: "Neovim" },
{ name: "Vim" },
{ name: "Command Line" }
],
validate: answer =>
answer.length ? true : "You must choose at least one category"
},
{
type: "datetime",
name: "date",
message: "When would you like the post to be published?",
format: ["yyyy", "/", "mm", "/", "dd"]
}
])
.then(answers => {
const { slug, date, title, desc, categories, draft, published } = answers;
date.setHours(12, 0, 0, 0);
const fileName = `/posts/${slug}.mdx`;
if (fs.existsSync(fileName)) {
throw "That post already exists!";
}
fs.writeFileSync(
`posts/${ slug }.mdx`,
`---
slug: "${slug}"
date: "${date.toISOString()}"
title: "${title}"
description: "${desc}"
categories: ${JSON.stringify(categories)}
draft: ${draft}
published: ${published}
---
## Introduction
`);
fs.mkdirSync(`public/images/${slug}`, { recursive: true });
console.log(`\n${slug} was created!`);
open(`http://localhost:3000/blog/${slug}`);
});
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