create-vf-project

Helps to create a new Visual Framework-based project.

Usage

yarn create @visual-framework/vf-project {your-new-site-name} {site-type}

• {your-site-name} will be the name of the destination directory
• {site-type} can be any of the below options

Supported options

• Generic templates
  • Generic build environments: vf-build-boilerplate
  • Eleventy projects: vf-eleventy
  • Design system: vf-demo-design-system
• Organisation specific-implementations
  • Eleventy projects
    • embl-eleventy
    • ebi-eleventy

Example

To make a vf-eleventy based project:

yarn create @visual-framework/vf-project your-new-site-name vf-eleventy

Troubleshooting

If you're having trouble with yarn create you can also try:

• npx @visual-framework/create-vf-project {your-new-site-name} {site-type}
• npx @visual-framework/create-vf-project testproject vf-eleventy

Developing the template

1. Make any needed edits
2. Bump the version number
3. Run yarn install
4. npm publish

Locally testing

To test before publishing to npm:

yarn start test-site-name vf-eleventy