sails new --no-front-end --fast my-app exits with error

[trumbitta]

Sails version: 1.0.0
Node version: v9.9.0
NPM version: 5.8.0
DB adapter name: N/A
DB adapter version: N/A
Operating system: High Sierra

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try this:

sails new --no-front-end --fast my-app

and you'll get this (no, I didn't press the ? key nor any other key):

 Choose a template for your new Sails app:
 1. Web App  ·  Extensible project with auth, login, & password recovery
 2. Empty    ·  An empty Sails app, yours to configure
 (type "?" for help, or <CTRL+C> to cancel)
?
  Usage: sails [command]


  Options:

    -v, --version  output the version number
    -h, --help     output usage information


  Commands:

    version
    lift|l [options]
    new [options] [path_to_new_app]
    generate
    upgrade
    console|c [options]
    www
    debug                            (for Node v5 and below)
    inspect                          (for Node v6 and above)
    run
    test
    lint
    deploy
    debug-console|dc
    help [command]

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[trumbitta]

ok, fixed!

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[trumbitta]

You have to create an empty directory, and run:

sails new [options]

This way it will somewhat do what you want (it will still ask you about the kind of app you want, regardless of --no-front-end)

[mikermcneil]

Hey @trumbitta thanks for posting. To skip the app prompt, try --minimal, --traditional, or --caviar.

TODOs:

1. This needs to be documented in Reference > CLI (needs documentation)
2. While the example in this issue should still cause the prompt to appear, it definitely shouldn't do weird stuff like show the usage - looks like a regression that I caused when I added the interactive prompt (bug)

[trumbitta]

Thanks, will try these next time :)

On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 at 22:43, Mike McNeil [e-mail] wrote:

Hey @trumbitta https://github.com/trumbitta thanks for posting. To skip
the app prompt, try --minimal, --traditional, or --caviar.

TODOs:

1. This needs to be documented in Reference > CLI (needs
   documentation)
2. While the example in this issue should still cause the prompt to
   appear, it definitely shouldn't do weird stuff like show the usage - looks
   like a regression that I caused when I added the interactive prompt (
   bug)

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[embtools]

sails 1.1.0 running "sails new --fast myproj" per the help prompt is giving me the same results as the initial post

[raqem]

Hi @marcus-pi and @trumbitta,
I was able to re-create your issues. But after some playing around I think this looks like an issue with your command order.
The name of your project should also go before an other caveats you are adding.

sails new my-project --no-front-end --fast

*Sorry the markdown is not working for me right now.

[embtools]

Hi @marcus-pi and @trumbitta,
I was able to re-create your issues. But after some playing around I think this looks like an issue with your command order.
The name of your project should also go before an other caveats you are adding.

sails new my-project --no-front-end --fast

*Sorry the markdown is not working for me right now.

That's great, works for me. "sails --help" should probably be updated from it's broken suggestion of:
new [options] [path_to_new_app]

[raqem]

@marcus-pi yikes, thanks for pointing that out!