index.js

//packages needed for this application
const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
const inquirer = require("inquirer");
const generateMarkdown = require("./utils/generateMarkdown");

//array of questions for user input
const questions = [
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projTitle",
		message: "Please enter a title for your project: ",
	},
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projDescr",
		message: "Please enter a short description of your project: ",
	},
	{
		type: "list",
		name: "projLicns",
		message: "Please select a usage license for your project: ",
		choices: ["MIT", "APACHE 2.0", "GPL 3.0", "BSD 3", "None"],
	},
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projInstall",
		message:
			"Please enter a command that will be used to install the dependencies for your project (unless a custom value is necessary, it is recommended to leave the default alone and just hit enter here): ",
		default: "npm i",
	},
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projUsage",
		message:
			"Please enter a command that will be used to start the project (unless a custom value is necessary, it is recommended to leave the default alone and just hit enter here): ",
		default: "npm start",
	},
	{
		type: "list",
		name: "projRepoLink",
		message:
			"Would you like to insert a placeholder for a GitHub repo link?",
		choices: ["YES", "NO"],
	},
	{
		type: "list",
		name: "projDemoImage",
		message:
			"Would you like to insert a placeholder for a screenshot or other image file?",
		choices: ["YES", "NO"],
	},
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projContr",
		message:
			"Please enter any information the user needs in order to contribute to this porject: ",
	},
	{
		type: "input",
		name: "projTest",
		message:
			"Please enter a command that will be used to run the test scripts for your project (unless a custom value is necessary, it is recommended to leave the default alone and just hit enter here): ",
		default: "npm test",
	},
];

// function to write README file
function writeToFile(fileName, data) {
	return fs.writeFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), fileName), data);
}

// function to initialize app
function init() {
	inquirer.prompt(questions).then((inquirerResponses) => {
		console.log(
			"The README.md file has now been generated in the same directory level as the project index file. Enjoy!"
		);
		writeToFile("README.md", generateMarkdown({ ...inquirerResponses }));
	});
}

// function call to initialize app
init();