Initialize git during creation

programs/create/module.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import writeReadmeFile from './steps/writeReadmeFile'
 import writeManifestJson from './steps/writeManifestJson'
 import generateExtensionTypes from './steps/generateExtensionTypes'
 import isTypeScriptTemplate from './helpers/isTypeScriptTemplate'
+import initializeGitRepository from './steps/initializeGitRepository'
 
 export interface CreateOptions {
   template?: string
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export default async function createExtension(
     await installDependencies(projectPath, projectName)
     await writeReadmeFile(projectPath, projectName, template)
     await writeManifestJson(projectPath, projectName, template)
+    await initializeGitRepository(projectPath, projectName)
 
     if (isTypeScriptTemplate(template)) {
       await generateExtensionTypes(projectPath, projectName)

programs/create/steps/initializeGitRepository.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+//  ██████╗██████╗ ███████╗ █████╗ ████████╗███████╗
+// ██╔════╝██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔══██╗╚══██╔══╝██╔════╝
+// ██║     ██████╔╝█████╗  ███████║   ██║   █████╗
+// ██║     ██╔══██╗██╔══╝  ██╔══██║   ██║   ██╔══╝
+// ╚██████╗██║  ██║███████╗██║  ██║   ██║   ███████╗
+//  ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝   ╚══════╝
+
+import {spawn} from 'cross-spawn'
+import {bold, yellow, red} from '@colors/colors/safe'
+
+export default async function initializeGitRepository(
+  projectPath: string,
+  projectName: string
+) {
+  const gitCommand = 'git'
+  const gitArgs = ['init']
+
+  console.log(`🌲 - Initializing git repository for ${bold(projectName)}...`)
+
+  try {
+    const originalDirectory = process.cwd()
+
+    // Change to the project directory
+    process.chdir(projectPath)
+
+    const stdio =
+      process.env.EXTENSION_ENV === 'development' ? 'inherit' : 'ignore'
+    const child = spawn(gitCommand, gitArgs, {stdio})
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      child.on('close', (code) => {
+        // Change back to the original directory
+        process.chdir(originalDirectory)
+
+        if (code !== 0) {
+          reject(
+            new Error(
+              `Command ${gitCommand} ${gitArgs.join(' ')} failed with exit code ${code}`
+            )
+          )
+        } else {
+          resolve()
+        }
+      })
+
+      child.on('error', (error) => {
+        // Change back to the original directory
+        process.chdir(originalDirectory)
+
+        console.error(
+          `🧩 ${bold(`Extension.js`)} ${red(
+            `✖︎✖︎✖︎`
+          )} Child process error: Can't initialize ${yellow('git')} for ${bold(projectName)}. ${error.message}`
+        )
+        reject(error)
+      })
+    })
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    console.error(
+      `🧩 ${bold(`Extension.js`)} ${red(
+        `✖︎✖︎✖︎`
+      )} Can't initialize ${yellow('git')} for ${bold(projectName)}. ${error.message || error.toString()}`
+    )
+
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}