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This skill is used to add an integration package to the @fedify/init package so that users can select the new framework via the `fedify init` command, and to test it with `mise test:init`.

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Adding an integration package to @fedify/init

Follow these steps in order to register the integration package in @fedify/init and verify it works.

  1. Add to @fedify/init
  2. Test with mise test:init
  3. Lint, format, and final checks

Add to @fedify/init

Add the new package to the @fedify/init package so users can select the new framework via the fedify init command. Follow these steps.

Steps may require code modifications not explicitly listed. For example, if the new package needs specific configuration, utility functions in packages/init/src/webframeworks/utils.ts may need updating. Make modifications consistent with the existing code style and context.

Write the WebFrameworkDescription object

Create a packages/init/src/webframeworks/framework.ts file and write the WebFrameworkDescription object, referring to init/framework.ts. Check the specifications in the comments in packages/init/src/types.ts for details.

Add to the WEB_FRAMEWORK array

Add the new framework name to the end of the WEB_FRAMEWORK array in packages/init/src/const.ts.

export const WEB_FRAMEWORK = [
  // ... other frameworks
  "framework", // Fill with the framework name
];

Add to the webFrameworks object

Add the new WebFrameworkDescription object in alphabetical order to the webFrameworks object in packages/init/src/webframeworks/mod.ts.

// packages/init/src/webframeworks/mod.ts

// ... other imports
import framework from "./framework.ts"; // Fill with the framework name

const webFrameworks: Record<string, WebFrameworkDescription> = {
  // ... other frameworks
  framework, // Fill with the framework name
};

Add templates in packages/init/src/templates/framework/

If additional files need to be generated, add template files under the packages/init/src/templates/framework/ directory. Template files must end with the .tpl extension appended to their base name. Then, in packages/init/src/webframeworks/framework.ts, load the templates using the readTemplate function defined in packages/init/src/lib.ts and add them to the WebFrameworkDescription.init().files object.

Test with mise test:init

Run mise test:init to verify that the new package is generated and runs correctly. If a test fails, the output and error file paths are printed; read them to diagnose the issue.

Running mise test:init without arguments tests all option combinations and can take a very long time. Use appropriate options to narrow the test scope.

Immediately remove test paths after completing the tests and analyzing any resulting errors.

At a minimum, test the following three combinations.

  • mise test:init -w framework -m in-process -k in-memory --no-dry-run: Tests the new framework with the in-memory KV store and in-process message queue, which are the most basic options. This combination verify that the newly created package can be used without issues by minimizing dependencies on other environments.
  • mise test:init -w framework: Tests all package manager, KV store, and message queue combinations with the framework selected. If a required database is not installed or running, this combinations are useless. Therefore, if the test output indicates that the databases are not running, don't use this combination ever again for the session.
    Instead, use the previous one or the next one.
  • mise test:init -m in-process -k in-memory --no-dry-run: Fixes the KV store and message queue and tests all web framework and package manager combinations. This test is mandatory if you modified logic beyond just writing the WebFrameworkDescription object.

For details on options, run mise test:init --help.

Some frameworks or combinations may be untestable. Analyze the test results; if there are impossible combinations, identify the reason and add the combination and reason as a key-value pair to the BANNED_LOOKUP_REASONS object in packages/init/src/test/lookup.ts.

Lint, format, and final checks

Add keywords related to the framework in .hongdown.toml and cspell.json in root path.

After implementation, run mise run fmt && mise check. If there are lint or format errors, fix them and run the command again until there are no errors.