Creates a new folder with Git and JavaScript optionally setup.

new-proj.sh

#!/bin/bash
# new-proj

# while number of args > 0
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
do
case $1 in
  -j | --javascript )
    # set the $JS variable to true if the -j or --javascript option is passed
    JS=true
    shift # change the position of the arguments by 1
    ;;
  -g | --git )
    # set the $GIT variable to true if the -g or --git option is passed
    GIT=true
    shift # change the position of the arguments by 1
    ;;
  *)
    # set any other argument as the directory name
    DIRNAME=$1
    shift # change the position of the arguments by 1
esac; # end switch statement
done

# exit if directory name isn't set
if [ -z ${DIRNAME+x} ]; then 
  echo "ERROR: Could not find a directory name"
  exit 1
fi

setup-git() {
  echo "Setting up Git"
  if [[ $1 = true ]]; then
    # add JS relevant lines to .gitignore
    echo "node_modules" >> $DIRNAME/.gitignore
    echo "dist" >> $DIRNAME/.gitignore
  fi
  git init --quiet $DIRNAME
}

setup-js() {
  echo "Setting up JavaScript"
  # create index.js
  touch "$DIRNAME"/index.js
  # change working directory to our passed in directoyr name
  cd $DIRNAME
  # init package.json and yarn, auto-answer yes to all Qs
  yarn init --silent --yes
  # jump back to level above
  cd ..
}

# make a directory for our new project
mkdir $DIRNAME 

# make some files
touch "$DIRNAME"/index.html
touch "$DIRNAME"/style.css

if [ "$JS" = true ]; then
  setup-js
fi

if [ "$GIT" = true ]; then
  setup-git "$JS"
fi

echo "Done!"