Allow to change the default _templates directory on hygen init

hygen.io/docs/quick-start.md

@@ -87,6 +87,32 @@ This creates a project-local `_templates` folder for you at your source root wit
 * `hygen generator new generatorName` - builds a new generator for you
 * `hygen generator with-prompt new generatorName` - the same as before, only this one will be prompt driven.
 
+
+:::note
+
+It is also possible to change the default templates directory `_templates` to a different location. To do so, you must use the parameter `--tmpls-dir` followed by the directory path relative to your directory.
+
+Let's say that you to use the folder `.templates`instead of the default one, for your templates dir. To do this, you have to execute the following command:
+
+```sh
+hygen init self --tmpls-dir .templates
+```
+
+This command well setup your templates in the `.templates`directory first; and then it will generate a default `.hygen.js` file with the default templates directory set as `.templates`. 
+
+```js
+/** @autogenerated-by init:self */
+
+module.exports = {
+ templates: `${__dirname}/.templates`
+}%
+```
+
+:::
+
+<br />
+
+
 [[info]]
 |###### Template Locality
 |On multi-team projects, each team can have their own templates right there in the shared repo.

src/help.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const printHelp = (templates: string, logger: Logger) => {
  Here's how to start using Hygen:
 
  $ hygen init self
+ $ hygen init self --tmpls-dir <templates-dir> # To override the default templates dir
  $ hygen with-prompt new --name my-generator
 
  (edit your generator in _templates/my-generator)

src/templates/init/self/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+ params: ({ args }) => {
+ return { 
+ tmplsDir: args.tmplsDir || '_templates',
+ marker: '/** @autogenerated-by init:self */'
+ }
+ }
+ }

src/templates/init/self/new-generator-help.ejs.t

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-to: _templates/generator/help/index.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/generator/help/index.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
 message: |

src/templates/init/self/new-generator-with-prompt.ejs.t

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-to: _templates/generator/with-prompt/hello.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/generator/with-prompt/hello.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
-to: _templates/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/hello.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/hello.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
 to: app/hello.js

src/templates/init/self/new-generator-with-prompt.prompt.ejs.t

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-to: _templates/generator/with-prompt/prompt.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/generator/with-prompt/prompt.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
-to: _templates/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/prompt.js
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/prompt.js
 ---
 
 // see types of prompts:

src/templates/init/self/new-generator.ejs.t

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-to: _templates/generator/new/hello.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/generator/new/hello.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
-to: _templates/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/hello.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/<%%= name %%>/<%%= action || 'new' %%>/hello.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
 to: app/hello.js

src/templates/init/self/new-hygen-js.ejs.t

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+to: "<%= locals.tmplsDir != '_templates' ? `${cwd}/.hygen.js` : null %>"
+after: module.exports
+skip_if: <%= marker %>
+---
+<%= marker %>
+
+module.exports = {
+ templates: `${__dirname}/<%= tmplsDir %>`
+}

src/templates/init/self/new-repo.ejs.t

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-to: _templates/init/repo/new-repo.ejs.t
+to: <%= tmplsDir %>/init/repo/new-repo.ejs.t
 ---
 ---
 setup: <%%= name %%>