Build Customizable, Reusable Project Templates With Node.js

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Build an interactive repository scaffolder with Inquirer and replace-in-file, with practical limits around file paths, replacements, and setup.
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The script uses a template with placeholders to create a new project, asking for each value and rewriting every occurrence across the repo with two libraries. This approach solves the problem of missing hardcoded values in a cloned project template. The script is customizable and can be used as a drop-in solution, but it has limitations, such as not being able to rename directories and not being transactional, requiring a review step