plop VS node

Almost all of us, while working on a project, are copy/pasting from the previous one while creating similar structures. While thinking if there is a fast way to do this, I came across plop js.

In this article, I will talk about Plop, which is a little tool that saves you time and helps your team build new files with consistency, as the documentation suggests.

My tool of choice is Plop.js. Plop is a powerful "micro-generator framework" built to help maintain patterns as well as speed up your project build time. From the documenation:

Plop

When it comes to software development, a good developer experience (or DX) is a key aspect in helping the development process to become faster and more efficient. Having a good DX means that developers are focusing on the real deal while other, less important stuff, is being taken care of by automated tools. Such a tool is Plop which I really love for its simplicity and efficiency.

this allows you to import this Header component with import { Header } from 'path/Header' without Header/Header. Creating this structure manually is annoying, so one will benefit from some code generators like plop or hygen.

plop for create a consistent templates for pages, components, etc

Plop

Node.js (version 10 or higher)

Before we start, ensure that you have Node.js installed on your computer. This is necessary because we will use Node's package manager (npm) to create our Next.js project. If you need to install Node.js, you can download it from the official Node.js website.

Before starting a new project in react, you need to make sure that you have NodeJS install on your system. You can download the latest version of node at https://nodejs.org. Follow the instructions on the node website to do the installation.

Installing Node.js: Download and install Node.js from nodejs.org. Choose the version recommended for most users, unless you have specific needs that require the latest features or earlier compatibility.

You should have Nodejs installed on your laptop and if not, check the Node.js official website, and download/ install the latest and stable release.

[Nest] 60017 - 04/22/2024, 1:07:48 PM ERROR Error [ERR_INTERNAL_ASSERTION]: Error: BSONError: Cannot create Buffer from undefined at Object.toLocalBufferType at Object.toHex at ObjectId.toHexString at ObjectId.inspect at ObjectId.[nodejs.util.inspect.custom] at formatValue (node:internal/util/inspect:782:19) at formatProperty (node:internal/util/inspect:1819:11) at formatArray (node:internal/util/inspect:1645:17) at formatRaw (node:internal/util/inspect:1027:14) at formatValue (node:internal/util/inspect:817:10) This is caused by either a bug in Node.js or incorrect usage of Node.js internals. Please open an issue with this stack trace at https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues

Node.js

To install and run Ember.js, you'll need to follow these steps: Install Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) on your computer. You can download the latest version of Node.js from the official website. Once Node.js and npm are installed, open a terminal window and run the following command to install the Ember.js command line interface (CLI):