joshuakgoldberg/create-config

ESLint is a popular tool that helps programmers catch mistakes and enforce consistent coding style in their JavaScript and TypeScript projects. But setting it up from scratch can be confusing. This repo provides a simple setup wizard that asks you a few questions and generates the configuration file for you, so you don't have to write it by hand. You run a single command in your terminal, and the tool walks you through a series of prompts. It asks about things like what kind of project you're working on, what frameworks you're using, and whether you want to use TypeScript. Based on your answers, it creates the appropriate ESLint config file automatically. You can also point it at a specific shared config package on npm if you want to follow a particular style guide, like the popular "standard" config. This is useful for anyone starting a new JavaScript or TypeScript project who wants code quality checks without the hassle of figuring out the right configuration syntax. A solo developer bootstrapping a side project, a team lead standardizing practices across a repo, or anyone migrating an older project to a newer ESLint setup would benefit from it. It handles the boilerplate so you can get back to writing actual code. The README is fairly sparse and doesn't go into detail beyond the basic usage. It notes that you need a recent version of Node.js installed, and it distinguishes between the newer "flat config" format ESLint is moving toward and the older "eslintrc" style, letting you generate the legacy format if needed. Beyond that, there isn't much documentation here, it's a focused, single-purpose tool that does one thing and gets out of your way.