CLI 2.5.0 Breaks Template Versioning

[NickIliev]

From @nraboy on February 5, 2017 14:56

Please, provide the details below:

With CLI version 2.4.1 I was able to execute a command like the following to get a specific version of a NativeScript template:

tns create MyProject --template [email protected]

This allowed me to have a very predictable template formatted to my preference. However, after updating to CLI 2.5.0, providing a version appears to be broken. For example, the same command above will create a project that is missing the App_Resources directory which results in build errors. However, the following works as long as I don't mind the latest template:

tns create MyProject --template angular

To be clear, I don't want the latest template, I want a specific version.

Did you verify this is a real problem by searching Stack Overflow and the other open issues in this repo?

No I haven't. I verified this as a real problem by experiencing the results. It is also starting to be mentioned by participants taking my NativeScript course.

Tell us about the problem

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?

Both

Please provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:

The CLI version 2.4.1 was working and 2.5.0 is not.

Please tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.

Using the CLI, execute the following:

tns create MyProject --template [email protected]

The above will succeed, but be missing an app/App_Resources directory, essential when it comes to building.

Using the CLI, execute the following:

tns create MyProject --template angular

The above will succeed and include the app/App_Resources directory. I need a specific template version, not latest.

Is there code involved? If so, please share the minimal amount of code needed to recreate the problem.

No code, this is all CLI generation.

Copied from original issue: NativeScript/NativeScript#3580

[nraboy]

Let me know if you need anything further.

Thanks,

[Plamen5kov]

Hi @nraboy,
Since version 2.5 each templates has the App_Rerources folder inside them. Up to that point only the default template (tns-template-hello-world) had the App_Resources folder. This is an expected behavior, what you can do is take the App_Resources folder from any other template prior 2.5 and paste it in the <project_name>/app folder where missing, or use an older version of cli (<=2.4.x), which takes care of filling in the missing App_Resources folder.

[nraboy]

So I have a few issues with this:

1. If this feature was removed, why was it not properly deprecated?
2. Why is there no proper project versioning?

Including @tjvantoll since he was involved the first time I reported something like this. I personally don't think either of the proposed solutions are good solutions.

[tjvantoll]

This has come up a few times now, so I went ahead and requested that we revert this change: #2513.

[Plamen5kov]

Closing in favor of: #2513