fix: 🐛 fix .gitignores not being included to the package

.gitignore

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ out
 dist
 *.tgz
 
+# generated templates archive (created during prepare script)
+templates.zip
+
 # code coverage
 coverage
 *.lcov

package.json

@@ -38,10 +38,18 @@
   "bin": {
     "create-ely": "./src/index.ts"
   },
-  "files": ["src", "templates", "README.md", "LICENSE"],
+  "files": [
+    "src",
+    "templates.zip",
+    "scripts/postinstall.ts",
+    "README.md",
+    "LICENSE"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "bun run src/index.ts",
-    "build": "bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile dist/create-ely"
+    "build": "bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile dist/create-ely",
+    "prepare": "bun run scripts/prepare.ts",
+    "postinstall": "bun run scripts/postinstall.ts"
   },
   "engines": {
     "bun": ">=1.0.0"
@@ -51,10 +59,12 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@clack/prompts": "^0.11.0"
+    "@clack/prompts": "^0.11.0",
+    "adm-zip": "^0.5.16"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "2.3.10",
+    "@types/adm-zip": "^0.5.7",
     "@types/bun": "^1.3.5"
   }
 }

scripts/postinstall.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
+
+/**
+ * Postinstall script that runs after package installation
+ * Unzips the templates folder to restore .gitignore files
+ * See: https://johnnyreilly.com/smuggling-gitignore-npmrc-in-npm-packages
+ */
+const templatesPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates');
+const zipPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates.zip');
+
+// Skip if templates folder already exists (source repo or already extracted)
+if (existsSync(templatesPath)) {
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+// Zip file must exist in installed package
+if (!existsSync(zipPath)) {
+  console.error(
+    'ERROR: templates.zip not found. Installation may be corrupted.',
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+try {
+  const zip = new AdmZip(zipPath);
+  zip.extractAllTo(templatesPath, true);
+
+  if (!existsSync(templatesPath)) {
+    throw new Error('Templates folder was not created after extraction');
+  }
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(
+    'ERROR: Failed to extract templates:',
+    error instanceof Error ? error.message : error,
+  );
+  console.error(
+    'Report this issue: https://github.com/truehazker/create-ely/issues',
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}

scripts/prepare.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+import { existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
+
+/**
+ * Prepare script that runs before publishing
+ * Zips the templates folder to preserve .gitignore files
+ * See: https://johnnyreilly.com/smuggling-gitignore-npmrc-in-npm-packages
+ */
+const templatesPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates');
+const zipPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates.zip');
+
+// Templates folder must exist
+if (!existsSync(templatesPath)) {
+  console.error('ERROR: templates folder not found. Cannot create archive.');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+try {
+  // Remove existing zip if it exists
+  if (existsSync(zipPath)) {
+    unlinkSync(zipPath);
+  }
+
+  // Create zip archive
+  const zip = new AdmZip();
+  zip.addLocalFolder(templatesPath);
+  zip.writeZip(zipPath);
+
+  if (!existsSync(zipPath)) {
+    throw new Error('templates.zip was not created');
+  }
+
+  console.log('✓ templates.zip created successfully');
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(
+    'ERROR: Failed to create templates.zip:',
+    error instanceof Error ? error.message : error,
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}