refactor(cli): simplify database selection flags

Author: AmanVarshney01

.changeset/real-pillows-beam.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+refactor(cli): simplify database selection flags

apps/cli/src/consts.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const PKG_ROOT = path.join(distPath, "../");
 
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: ProjectConfig = {
 	projectName: "my-better-t-app",
-	database: "libsql",
+	database: "sqlite",
 	auth: true,
 	features: [],
 	git: true,

apps/cli/src/helpers/create-project.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function createProject(options: ProjectConfig) {
 
 		await tasks(tasksList);
 
-		if (options.database === "libsql") {
+		if (options.database === "sqlite") {
 			await setupTurso(projectDir);
 		}
 

apps/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ async function gatherConfig(
 							message: "Which database would you like to use?",
 							options: [
 								{
-									value: "libsql",
-									label: "libSQL",
-									hint: "Turso's embedded SQLite database (recommended)",
+									value: "sqlite",
+									label: "SQLite",
+									hint: "by Turso (recommended)",
 								},
 								{
 									value: "postgres",
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ async function main() {
 			.version(getVersion())
 			.argument("[project-directory]", "Project name/directory")
 			.option("-y, --yes", "Use default configuration")
-			.option("--database <type>", "Database type (libsql or postgres)")
+			.option("--sqlite", "Use SQLite database")
+			.option("--postgres", "Use PostgreSQL database")
 			.option("--auth", "Include authentication")
 			.option("--no-auth", "Exclude authentication")
 			.option("--docker", "Include Docker setup")
@@ -251,7 +252,11 @@ async function main() {
 
 		const flagConfig: Partial<ProjectConfig> = {
 			projectName: projectDirectory || undefined,
-			database: options.database as ProjectDatabase | undefined,
+			database: options.sqlite
+				? "sqlite"
+				: options.postgres
+					? "postgres"
+					: undefined,
 			auth: "auth" in options ? options.auth : undefined,
 			packageManager: options.npm
 				? "npm"

apps/cli/src/types.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export type ProjectFeature = "docker" | "github-actions" | "SEO";
 
-export type ProjectDatabase = "libsql" | "postgres";
+export type ProjectDatabase = "sqlite" | "postgres";
 
 export type PackageManager = "npm" | "yarn" | "pnpm" | "bun";
 

apps/cli/src/utils/generate-reproducible-command.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function generateReproducibleCommand(config: ProjectConfig): string {
 	}
 
 	if (config.database !== DEFAULT_CONFIG.database) {
-		flags.push(`--database ${config.database}`);
+		flags.push(config.database === "sqlite" ? "--sqlite" : "--postgres");
 	}
 
 	if (config.auth !== DEFAULT_CONFIG.auth) {

apps/cli/src/utils/render-title.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ export const TITLE_TEXT = `
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  `;