Add --no-example flag to init-windows CLI command #15092
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This PR introduces a new
--no-example
flag for theyarn react-native init-windows
CLI command that prevents the creation of example app directories during project initialization.Problem
When using the
cpp-lib
template withinit-windows
, an example directory is automatically created to demonstrate usage of the library. However, there are cases where developers don't want this example directory to be created, such as when:Solution
Added a new
--no-example
boolean flag that:cpp-lib
templatecpp-app
are unaffectedUsage
Implementation Details
The implementation uses minimal, surgical changes:
example?: boolean
to theInitOptions
interface--no-example
command line option definitionoptions.example !== false
before processing example filesTesting
Comprehensive testing confirms:
--no-example
: Example directory skippedFixes #15091.
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