Course outline for Yeoman

Using a Yeoman Generator

• Set up the dev environment
• Install a Yeoman generator
• Use a generator to scaffold out an app
• Understanding the Yeoman generated app directory structure
• Previewing the app on the browser
• Testing the app with Karma and Jasmine
• Getting ready for production

Writing your own Generator

• Setting up as node modules
• Understanding the Folder tree
• Extending Generators
• Overwriting the constructor
• Adding your own functionality
• Running the generator

Generator Runtime context

• Prototype methods as actions
• Understanding the run loop
• Asynchronous tasks

Interacting with the User

• Prompts
• Remembering user preferences
• Arguments
• Options
• Outputting Information

Composability

• Using the API
• dependencies or peerDependencies

Managing Dependencies

• Using npm
• Using Yarn
• Using Bower
• Using a combination of tools

Working with the File System

• Destination context
• Template context
• Using In-memory file system
• File utilities
• Transform output files through streams

Managing Configuration

• Understanding the different generator methods
• Understanding the .yo-rc.json structure

Testing Generators

• Organizing your tests
• Using Test helpers
• Using Assertions helpers
• i18n best practices

Integrating Yeoman

• The basics
• Using yeoman-environment
• Finding installed generators
• Getting data about registered generator