Issue with project structure on iron create

[BrooklynC]

To start, is iron-meter compatible with Windows?

Is the project directory and file structure listed in the readme still up-to-date? When I create a new project, my structure has several differences, including:

• no bin directory
• no app/client/collections directory
• no app/client/lib directory
• no packages, private or public directories
• no server/collections or controllers or lib directories

There are other differences too but hopefully it's all one issue. Any thoughts? Thanks very much.

[scottmcpherson]

Hey @BrooklynC , I'm not sure if it's compatible with Windows, but I'd be interested in finding out. Have you tried using it with Windows?

The readme needs to be updated to reflect the actual project structure that is generated. None of the files that you listed are currently being generated.

[cmather]

Or we should fix the project template to actually include those folders/files :). I'm not sure why bin isn't being generated. I see a "bin" folder in the project template folder but maybe it's not getting checked into github or deployed to npm because there's no 'gitkeep' file in it? I think that might be what's happening for the other folders too.

[BrooklynC]

Scott, I had these issues when running in Windows (I don't own a Mac). Thought that might have been the reason for the missing folders.

Chris, anything I should try on my end? I'm literally learning how to write code as I build my project so I can't get too creative, I've got very limited knowledge. But this folder structure could really help me out to understand where all the Meteor code goes. Thanks.

[cmather]

This should be fixed, if it was indeed the .gitkeep issue with folders. All of the folders mentioned above are created for me on the master branch. Can someone test.

> git clone https://github.com/iron-meteor/iron-cli.git
> cd iron-cli
> npm install
> npm link
> cd ~/src/scrap
> iron create my-project

[scottmcpherson]

Yep, they're all being created.

[BrooklynC]

I'm still getting a short list of directories, although I may not have followed your instructions properly. I ran the commands you listed in Git Shell, but was unclear on "cd ~/src/scrap". That directory does not exist. Am I just changing to my top level directory?

When I run iron create, it lists the directories and files but stops after the stylesheet and says "Installing the package iron-router" at that point.

[scottmcpherson]

> cd ~/src/scrap is just a location example that Chris is giving to install your app in. You can install your app wherever you like though. You might want to do something like > cd Desktop and then run > iron create my-project instead.

I would try finding the location of where you have iron installed, and looking in package.json to check the version for 1.0.1, which is the latest.

[BrooklynC]

Thanks to both of you for your assistance and patience. Everything is up and running, looking forward to using it!

[BrooklynC]

Apologies, one more question - I created the project with "iron create my-project", then opened the project in WebStorm. When I try to add packages there, I get an error message saying I am not in a Meteor project directory and prompts me to create a project using "meteor create myapp".

Do I need to create using iron? Or can I create using the "meteor create" command and migrate to an iron file structure? Or is this me just missing some setting in WebStorm?

When I cd into a project directory that I created using "meteor create", the directory is followed by a line of text like [master +2 ~0 -0 !]. This does not appear for directories created using iron create. Is this relevant?

Thanks again.

[scottmcpherson]

Hmm not familiar with WebStorm but are you trying to add packages using iron command or the meteor command. All of the meteor commands are mapped to iron. So if you're in the root of the project folder, you should be able to use > iron add some:package.

[BrooklynC]

Hi Scott, added this to my last comment while you were typing:

When I cd into a project directory that I created using "meteor create", the directory is followed by a line of text like [master +2 ~0 -0 !]. This does not appear for directories created using iron create. Is this relevant?

I typically add projects using the meteor command, but I don't see how I can apply the iron file structure that way. But when created using the iron command, they aren't recognized as meteor.

[BrooklynC]

I realize that line of text likely has to do with Git commits, was using Git shell, sorry to mix that up.

But still curious about which direction to create projects from. Thanks again.