haxtheweb/issues#2133 haxtheweb/issues#2153

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ npx @haxtheweb/create
 npm init @haxtheweb
 ```
 
+## Windows problems?
+Try setting a different cache path to load from `npm config set cache C:\tmp\nodejs\npm-cache --global`
+
 Follow the prompts and let's HAX the Web together!
 
 ## Web component

src/create.js

@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ const fakeSend = {
   send: (json) => console.log(json),
   sendStatus: (data) => console.log(data) 
 }
+var hasGit = false;
+exec('git --version', error => {
+  if (error) {
+    hasGit = false;
+  }
+});
+var hasSurge = true;
+exec('surge --version', error => {
+  if (error) {
+    hasSurge = false;
+  }
+});
+
 // standardize merlin statements visually
 function merlinSays(text) {
   return `${color.yellow(color.bgBlack(` 🧙 Merlin: `))} ${color.bgBlack(color.green(` ${text} `))}`;
@@ -260,6 +273,10 @@ async function main() {
                   { value: 'git', label: 'Apply version control via git', hint: 'recommended' },
                 ];
                 initialValues = ['launch', 'install', 'git']
+                if (!hasGit) {
+                  options.pop();
+                  initialValues.pop();
+                }
               }
               else {
                 options = [

src/templates/webcomponent/hax/.travis.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ before_install:
   - npm install -g web-component-tester
 install:
   - npm install
-before_script:
 script:
   - xvfb-run npm run test

src/templates/webcomponent/hax/package.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     ],
     "repository": {
       "type": "git",
-      "url": "<%= githubLink =>"
+      "url": "<%= githubLink %>"
     },
     "type": "module",
     "main": "<%= name %>.js",

src/templates/webcomponent/hax/webcomponent.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright <%= year => <%= author =>
+ * Copyright <%= year %> <%= author %>
  * @license Apache-2.0, see LICENSE for full text.
  */
 import { LitElement, html, css } from "lit";
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { I18NMixin } from "@haxtheweb/i18n-manager/lib/I18NMixin.js";
 /**
  * `<%= name %>`
  * 
- * 
  * @demo index.html
  * @element <%= name %>
  */