Update documentation to have CLI instructions before the usage (#199)

* Update documentation to have CLI instructions before the usage

* Move back the old cli instructions to the bottom

* Add usage instructions to ignore existing npx on the PATH

* Add a clear message regarding to the --ignore-existing flag usage

README.md

@@ -41,19 +41,22 @@ See the below table to find out which version of the template to use.
 
 #### React Native <=> Template Version
 
-| React Native  	| Template  	|
+| React Native | Template |
-|---	            |---	        |
+| ------------ | -------- |
-| 0.64  	        | 6.6.*       |
+| 0.64         | 6.6.\*   |
-| 0.63  	        | 6.5.*       |
+| 0.63         | 6.5.\*   |
-| 0.62  	        | 6.4.*       |
+| 0.62         | 6.4.\*   |
-| 0.61  	        | 6.3.*       |
+| 0.61         | 6.3.\*   |
-| 0.60  	        | 6.2.*       |
+| 0.60         | 6.2.\*   |
+
+## :warning: React Native CLI
+
+This template only works with the new CLI. Make sure you have uninstalled the legacy `react-native-cli` first (`npm uninstall -g react-native-cli`), for the below command to work. If you wish to not use `npx`, you can also install the new CLI globally (`npm i -g @react-native-community/cli` or `yarn global add @react-native-community/cli`).
+
+If you tried the above and still get the *react-native-template-react- native-template-typescript: Not found error*, please try adding the [--ignore-existing](https://github.com/npm/npx#description) flag to the npx call to force npx to ignore any locally installed versions of the CLI.
 
-### Note on the legacy CLI
-There seems to be quite some confusion about the legacy CLI. This template only works with the new CLI. Make sure you have uninstalled the legacy `react-native-cli` first (`npm uninstall -g react-native-cli`), for the below command to work. If you wish to not use `npx`, you can also install the new CLI globally (`npm i -g @react-native-community/cli` or `yarn global add @react-native-community/cli`).
 
 Further information can be found here: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli#about
-
 ## :computer: Contributing
 
 Contributions are very welcome. Please check out the [contributing document](CONTRIBUTING.md).

template/App.tsx

@@ -8,108 +8,108 @@
  * @format
  */
 
- import React from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
- import {
+import {
-   SafeAreaView,
+  SafeAreaView,
-   ScrollView,
+  ScrollView,
-   StatusBar,
+  StatusBar,
-   StyleSheet,
+  StyleSheet,
-   Text,
+  Text,
-   useColorScheme,
+  useColorScheme,
-   View,
+  View,
- } from 'react-native';
+} from 'react-native';
 
- import {
+import {
-   Colors,
+  Colors,
-   DebugInstructions,
+  DebugInstructions,
-   Header,
+  Header,
-   LearnMoreLinks,
+  LearnMoreLinks,
-   ReloadInstructions,
+  ReloadInstructions,
- } from 'react-native/Libraries/NewAppScreen';
+} from 'react-native/Libraries/NewAppScreen';
 
- const Section: React.FC<{
+const Section: React.FC<{
-   title: string;
+  title: string;
- }> = ({children, title}) => {
+}> = ({children, title}) => {
-   const isDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark';
+  const isDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark';
-   return (
+  return (
-     <View style={styles.sectionContainer}>
+    <View style={styles.sectionContainer}>
-       <Text
+      <Text
-         style={[
+        style={[
-           styles.sectionTitle,
+          styles.sectionTitle,
-           {
+          {
-             color: isDarkMode ? Colors.white : Colors.black,
+            color: isDarkMode ? Colors.white : Colors.black,
-           },
+          },
-         ]}>
+        ]}>
-         {title}
+        {title}
-       </Text>
+      </Text>
-       <Text
+      <Text
-         style={[
+        style={[
-           styles.sectionDescription,
+          styles.sectionDescription,
-           {
+          {
-             color: isDarkMode ? Colors.light : Colors.dark,
+            color: isDarkMode ? Colors.light : Colors.dark,
-           },
+          },
-         ]}>
+        ]}>
-         {children}
+        {children}
-       </Text>
+      </Text>
-     </View>
+    </View>
-   );
+  );
- };
+};
 
- const App = () => {
+const App = () => {
-   const isDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark';
+  const isDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark';
 
-   const backgroundStyle = {
+  const backgroundStyle = {
-     backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? Colors.darker : Colors.lighter,
+    backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? Colors.darker : Colors.lighter,
-   };
+  };
 
-   return (
+  return (
-     <SafeAreaView style={backgroundStyle}>
+    <SafeAreaView style={backgroundStyle}>
-       <StatusBar barStyle={isDarkMode ? 'light-content' : 'dark-content'} />
+      <StatusBar barStyle={isDarkMode ? 'light-content' : 'dark-content'} />
-       <ScrollView
+      <ScrollView
-         contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
+        contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
-         style={backgroundStyle}>
+        style={backgroundStyle}>
-         <Header />
+        <Header />
-         <View
+        <View
-           style={{
+          style={{
-             backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? Colors.black : Colors.white,
+            backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? Colors.black : Colors.white,
-           }}>
+          }}>
-           <Section title="Step One">
+          <Section title="Step One">
-             Edit <Text style={styles.highlight}>App.js</Text> to change this
+            Edit <Text style={styles.highlight}>App.js</Text> to change this
-             screen and then come back to see your edits.
+            screen and then come back to see your edits.
-           </Section>
+          </Section>
-           <Section title="See Your Changes">
+          <Section title="See Your Changes">
-             <ReloadInstructions />
+            <ReloadInstructions />
-           </Section>
+          </Section>
-           <Section title="Debug">
+          <Section title="Debug">
-             <DebugInstructions />
+            <DebugInstructions />
-           </Section>
+          </Section>
-           <Section title="Learn More">
+          <Section title="Learn More">
-             Read the docs to discover what to do next:
+            Read the docs to discover what to do next:
-           </Section>
+          </Section>
-           <LearnMoreLinks />
+          <LearnMoreLinks />
-         </View>
+        </View>
-       </ScrollView>
+      </ScrollView>
-     </SafeAreaView>
+    </SafeAreaView>
-   );
+  );
- };
+};
 
- const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-   sectionContainer: {
+  sectionContainer: {
-     marginTop: 32,
+    marginTop: 32,
-     paddingHorizontal: 24,
+    paddingHorizontal: 24,
-   },
+  },
-   sectionTitle: {
+  sectionTitle: {
-     fontSize: 24,
+    fontSize: 24,
-     fontWeight: '600',
+    fontWeight: '600',
-   },
+  },
-   sectionDescription: {
+  sectionDescription: {
-     marginTop: 8,
+    marginTop: 8,
-     fontSize: 18,
+    fontSize: 18,
-     fontWeight: '400',
+    fontWeight: '400',
-   },
+  },
-   highlight: {
+  highlight: {
-     fontWeight: '700',
+    fontWeight: '700',
-   },
+  },
- });
+});
 
- export default App;
+export default App;

template/tsconfig.json

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,     /* Allow default imports from modules with no default export. This does not affect code emit, just typechecking. */
     "esModuleInterop": true,                  /* Enables emit interoperability between CommonJS and ES Modules via creation of namespace objects for all imports. Implies 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports'. */
     // "preserveSymlinks": true,              /* Do not resolve the real path of symlinks. */
-    "skipLibCheck": false                      /* Skip type checking of declaration files. */
+    "skipLibCheck": false,                    /* Skip type checking of declaration files. */
+    "resolveJsonModule": true                 /* Allows importing modules with a ‘.json’ extension, which is a common practice in node projects. */
 
     /* Source Map Options */
     // "sourceRoot": "./",                    /* Specify the location where debugger should locate TypeScript files instead of source locations. */