Cleanups: user support, workflow etc

.github/workflows/node.js.yml

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [15.x, 16.x, 17.x, 18.x, 19.x, 20.x]
-        # node version 12, 13, 14 are failing so they have been removed
+        node-version: [16.x, 17.x, 18.x, 19.x, 20.x]
+        # node version 12, 13, 14 says cannot find arg of undefined, 15 says bad engine for most upgraded packages in the cli so they have been removed from our node versions
         # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
     steps:

src/cli.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import arg from 'arg';
-import { help } from './help';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { version } from './version';
-import { notRecognised } from './help';
+import { help, notRecognised } from './help';
 import { folderNameMissingOptionPrompt } from './prompts/foldername';
 import { templateMissingOptionPrompt } from './prompts/template';
 import { downloadTemplateKit } from './main';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ let parseArgumentsIntoOptions = (rawArgs) => {
       '-y': '--yes',
       '-i': '--install',
       '-s': '--skip-install',
-      '--help': arg.flag(helpHandler),
+      '--help': arg.flag(helpHandler), //eslint-disable-line no-dupe-keys
       '-h': '--help',
       '--version': arg.flag(versionHelper),
       '-v': '--version'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ let parseArgumentsIntoOptions = (rawArgs) => {
       skipInstall: args['--skip-install'] || false,
       help: args['--help'] || false,
       version: args['--version'] || false
-    }  
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     notRecognised();
   }
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ let otherOptions = async (options) => {
   try {
     await downloadTemplateKit(options);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log('Error | ', err);
-    console.log('You can report the error they encountered at https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-cli/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&template=cli-user-error-report.md');
-    console.log('There is a manual download option for the API boilerplate templates at: https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-api-boilerplate-templates');
+    console.log(chalk.red.bold('ERROR'), err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +97,5 @@ export let cli = async (args) => {
     }
   } catch (err) {
     console.log('');
-    console.log(' You can report the error you encountered at https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-cli/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&template=cli-user-error-report.md');
-    console.log(' There is a manual download option for the API boilerplate templates at: https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-api-boilerplate-templates');
-  } 
+  }
 }

src/help.js

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 export const help = () => {
 console.log(
 `
 Usage:
-node-mongo <folder_name> <template>  
+node-mongo <folder_name> <template>
 
 Command:
 node-mongo
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ Arguments:
 Usage example:
 node-mongo test-folder cjs
 
-The above example bootstraps the cjs template i.e. 
+The above example bootstraps the cjs template i.e.
 the common js template into a folder named test-folder.
 
 Prompts:
-If you do not specify one or both arguments above, 
-you will be prompted to add your folder name and/or 
-choose template option from list. For foldername, you 
+If you do not specify one or both arguments above,
+you will be prompted to add your folder name and/or
+choose template option from list. For foldername, you
 can choose to use the default foldername provided in
 the prompt or type in your preferred folder name.
 
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ Flags:
 -x, --skip-git      Skip initializing git
 -y, --yes           See note on --yes flag below
 
-No prompt when --yes flag is used. It skips both 
-install and git init, and uses esm template as default 
-if no template is specified or if template entered is 
+No prompt when --yes flag is used. It skips both
+install and git init, and uses esm template as default
+if no template is specified or if template entered is
 not in the template collection. In the case of folder
 name, default foldername is used if no folder name is
 specified or when folder name already exists.
@@ -51,4 +52,16 @@ Flag(s) not recognised. Use the help command below for more info:
 
 node-mongo --help`
 );
-}
+}
+
+export const userSupport = () => {
+console.log (chalk.yellowBright(
+`
+It looks like the node-mongo-cli does not work yet for your computer's operating system. Let us know the issue with the CLI on your computer's operating system by reporting it here:
+https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-cli/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&template=cli-user-error-report.md
+
+Alternatively, you can download and access the API boilerplate templates from the template's github repo:
+https://github.com/code-collabo/node-mongo-api-boilerplate-templates
+`)
+);
+}

src/main.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { promisify } from 'util';
 import execa from 'execa';
 import Listr from 'listr';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { userSupport } from './help';
 
 const access = promisify(fs.access);
 const copy = promisify(ncp);
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export let downloadTemplateKit = async (options) => {
 
   }catch (err) {
     console.error(`\n%s Template name or directory path is (probably) incorrect`, chalk.red.bold('ERROR'));
+    userSupport();
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +124,5 @@ export let downloadTemplateKit = async (options) => {
 
   await listrTasks.run();
 
-  //await npmInstall(options);
-
   return true;
 }