CLI tool for creating new jsPsych timelines
npm install @jspsych/new-timeline@jspsych/new-timelinenpx @jspsych/new-timeline from the command line.You will be prompted to enter a name for your timeline, a description, the name of the author, an optional link to the author's GitHub profile, the preferred language (TypeScript or JavaScript) for your timeline, and an optional link to a README.md file for your timeline. Your template package containing boilerplate code will then be automatically generated in your current working directory.
> [!NOTE]
> If you are running this command in the jspsych-timelines repository, you will not be prompted to enter a README.md link. It will be generated automatically, and your template package will also be automatically generated under the ./packages folder.
In the generated package, you will find a ./docs folder containing a markdown file for you to fill in technical information about your timeline, e.g. additional parameters it takes in and the data it generates. You will also find an ./examples folder where you can write simple scripts to demonstrate the functionality your timeline provides. The file that contains your actual timeline code should be the index.js file under the ./src folder. Lastly, we also provide a package.json for you to list metadata about your timeline so that it can be easily published to a registry like npm, a README.md and a CITATION.cff file. If you plan to publish your timeline, we highly recommend filling out the CITATION.cff file as it allows your timeline's users to easily cite your timeline.