The typescript-angular generator does have a package.mustache file but no package.json is generated.
openapi-generator-cli 5.0.0-SNAPSHOT
commit : 3f38684
built : 2020-06-14T10:20:10Z
source : https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator
docs : https://openapi-generator.tech/
any
generate -i any_openapi.json -g typescript-angular
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the package.json is generated if the configuration property npmName is defined, see
https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/blob/2460cfccfa16c099583c25562efdb2f4a84b1b3e/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptAngularClientCodegen.java#L154-L156
@macjohnny the README.md lists to use npm install as first step - with won't work without the package.json. So maybe remove that part of the readme? Or point out that npmName is missing?
You are right, The readme could be improved. However, it is recommended to look at the generated code as well