From b04d90cecaf63d4fd6ff08ca57d0dbb8a01d1f52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: truehazker <40111175+truehazker@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 15:42:23 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: :bug: fix zipped templates not unzipped using bun

---
 CHANGELOG.md    |  5 +++++
 src/template.ts | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ffc414..95c0d20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed templates not being extracted when using `bunx create-ely` due to Bun's default-secure lifecycle scripts policy
+- Added runtime template extraction to ensure templates are available regardless of postinstall execution
+
 ## [0.1.3] - 2026-01-04
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/template.ts b/src/template.ts
index 195e233..e3f8409 100644
--- a/src/template.ts
+++ b/src/template.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { copyFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import * as clack from '@clack/prompts';
+import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
 import {
   EXCLUDED_COPY_PATTERNS,
   TEMPLATE_PATHS,
@@ -8,6 +9,46 @@ import {
 } from './constants.ts';
 import { copyRecursive } from './utils.ts';
 
+/**
+ * Ensures templates are extracted from zip if not already present
+ * This handles cases where postinstall didn't run (e.g., bunx)
+ *
+ * Bun uses a "default-secure" approach where lifecycle scripts are not
+ * executed by default. When users run `bunx create-ely`, the postinstall
+ * script doesn't run, so we extract templates at runtime instead.
+ */
+function ensureTemplatesExtracted(): void {
+  const templatesPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates');
+  const zipPath = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates.zip');
+
+  // Templates already exist (source repo or already extracted)
+  if (existsSync(templatesPath)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Extract from zip if available
+  if (!existsSync(zipPath)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'templates.zip not found. Installation may be corrupted.\n' +
+        'Report this issue: https://github.com/truehazker/create-ely/issues',
+    );
+  }
+
+  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) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to extract templates: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : error}\n` +
+        'Report this issue: https://github.com/truehazker/create-ely/issues',
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets up the project template by copying files and installing dependencies
  * @param projectType - The type of project template to use ('backend' or 'monorepo')
@@ -21,6 +62,9 @@ export async function setupTemplate(
   const spinner = clack.spinner();
   spinner.start('Creating project...');
 
+  // Ensure templates are available (extract from zip if needed)
+  ensureTemplatesExtracted();
+
   const templateDir = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'templates', projectType);
 
   copyRecursive(templateDir, targetDir, EXCLUDED_COPY_PATTERNS);