Using the package generator

The ckeditor5-package-generator is a tool for developers. It creates a working package with the development environment that allows writing new custom plugins for CKEditor 5.

# Quick start

To create a new package without installing the tool, simply execute the following command:

npx ckeditor5-package-generator <packageName> [--use-npm] [--use-yarn] [--plugin-name <...>] [--verbose] [--lang <js|ts>]

The <packageName> argument is required and must obey these rules:

• The provided name must match the schema: @scope/ckeditor5-*, where @scope is the owner of the package.
• The package name must start with the ckeditor5- prefix.
• Allowed characters are numbers (0-9), lowercase letters (a-z) and symbols: - . _.

As a result of executing the command, a new directory with a package in it will be created. The directory’s name will be equal to the specified package name without the @scope part, and it will contain an example plugin and the development environment.

Available modifiers for the command are:

• --use-npm – use npm to install dependencies in the newly created package.
• --use-yarn – use yarn to install dependencies in the newly created package.
• --plugin-name – define the plugin name to be different from the package name.
• --lang – (values: js | ts) choose whether the created package should use JavaScript or TypeScript. If omitted, the script will ask the user to choose manually.
• --verbose – (alias: -v) print additional logs about the current executed task.

# Using the package

After successfully creating a directory with the new package, enter it by executing the following command:

# Assuming that your package was created with `ckeditor5-foo` as its name.
cd ckeditor5-foo

Then, run the test environment for the plugin by executing the following command:

npm run start

Now the plugin can be seen within the example editor.

You can check out what is available inside your package depending on the language you used:

• JavaScript
• TypeScript