Fusion Framework #3374 - Major CLI Enhancements & App Creation Tools

[odinr]

We're excited to announce the release of Fusion Framework v11.3.0! This release brings significant improvements to the CLI tooling and introduces powerful new app creation capabilities that will streamline your development workflow.

🎯 What's New

✨ New create app Command

The biggest addition in this release is the comprehensive app creation system that allows you to bootstrap new Fusion applications from templates with a single command:

# Create a new Fusion app interactively
ffc create app my-awesome-app

# Alternative syntax
ffc app create my-awesome-app

Key Features:

• 🎨 Interactive Template Selection - Choose from bare or basic application templates
• 🔧 Automatic Setup - Handles dependency management, workspace resolution, and project configuration
• 🛡️ Security First - Built-in path validation to prevent directory traversal attacks
• 🚀 IDE Integration - Automatically opens your new project in your preferred IDE
• 📚 Comprehensive Documentation - Full guides and examples included

🔧 Enhanced CLI Security & Reliability

• Path Security Validation - Prevents path traversal attacks with robust input validation
• Improved Error Handling - Better error messages with clear guidance for troubleshooting
• Process Management - Migrated to execa for better process cleanup and signal handling
• Workspace Dependency Resolution - Automatically converts workspace dependencies to npm versions for deployable apps

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed CLI Tag Commands - Resolved --version flag conflicts in app tag and portal tag commands
• Unified Package Syntax - New --package name@version syntax for cleaner command usage
• Enhanced Documentation - Updated CLI documentation with comprehensive guides

📦 Package Updates

@equinor/fusion-framework-cli@11.3.0

• Minor Changes: New create app command with template support
• Patch Changes: Security enhancements and bug fixes

@equinor/fusion-framework-docs@0.4.6

• Patch Changes: Added comprehensive "Creating Apps" guide to documentation

🚀 Getting Started

Create Your First App

# Install the latest CLI
npm install -g @equinor/fusion-framework-cli

# Create a new app
ffc create app my-fusion-app

# Follow the interactive prompts to select your template
# The CLI will handle the rest!

Migration Guide

If you're using the old CLI tag commands, here's how to migrate:

Before:

fusion-framework-cli app tag --appKey my-app --version 1.2.3 latest

After:

fusion-framework-cli app tag --package my-app@1.2.3 latest

📚 Documentation

• Creating Apps Guide - Complete guide to app creation
• CLI Documentation - Updated CLI reference
• Migration Guide - Detailed migration instructions

🎉 What's Next

This release sets the foundation for even more powerful development tools. We're working on:

• Additional app templates for different use cases
• Enhanced template customization options
• Integration with more IDEs and development environments

🙏 Credits

Special thanks to:

• @estoksam for identifying and reporting the CLI flag conflict issue
• @odinr for implementing the comprehensive create app functionality
• All contributors who helped test and refine these features

🔗 Links

• Full Release Notes
• CLI Documentation
• Report Issues

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Ready to try it out? Run ffc create app my-test-app and let us know what you think! 🚀

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