feat: Support biome.js as a linter / formatter option in the cli

.changeset/late-tips-eat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-t3-app": minor
+---
+
+Added support for biome.js as a formatter and linter

cli/src/cli/index.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ interface CliFlags {
   appRouter: boolean;
   /** @internal Used in CI. */
   dbProvider: DatabaseProvider;
+  /** @internal Used in CI */
+  eslint: boolean;
+  /** @internal Used in CI */
+  biome: boolean;
 }
 
 interface CliResults {
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ const defaultOptions: CliResults = {
     importAlias: "~/",
     appRouter: false,
     dbProvider: "sqlite",
+    eslint: false,
+    biome: false,
   },
   databaseProvider: "sqlite",
 };
@@ -145,6 +151,16 @@ export const runCli = async (): Promise<CliResults> => {
       "Explicitly tell the CLI to use the new Next.js app router",
       (value) => !!value && value !== "false"
     )
+    .option(
+      "--eslint [boolean]",
+      "Experimental: Boolean value if we should install eslint and prettier. Must be used in conjunction with `--CI`.",
+      (value) => !!value && value !== "false"
+    )
+    .option(
+      "--biome [boolean]",
+      "Experimental: Boolean value if we should install biome. Must be used in conjunction with `--CI`.",
+      (value) => !!value && value !== "false"
+    )
     /** END CI-FLAGS */
     .version(getVersion(), "-v, --version", "Display the version number")
     .addHelpText(
@@ -183,13 +199,19 @@ export const runCli = async (): Promise<CliResults> => {
     if (cliResults.flags.prisma) cliResults.packages.push("prisma");
     if (cliResults.flags.drizzle) cliResults.packages.push("drizzle");
     if (cliResults.flags.nextAuth) cliResults.packages.push("nextAuth");
+    if (cliResults.flags.eslint) cliResults.packages.push("eslint");
+    if (cliResults.flags.biome) cliResults.packages.push("biome");
     if (cliResults.flags.prisma && cliResults.flags.drizzle) {
       // We test a matrix of all possible combination of packages in CI. Checking for impossible
       // combinations here and exiting gracefully is easier than changing the CI matrix to exclude
       // invalid combinations. We are using an "OK" exit code so CI continues with the next combination.
       logger.warn("Incompatible combination Prisma + Drizzle. Exiting.");
       process.exit(0);
     }
+    if (cliResults.flags.biome && cliResults.flags.eslint) {
+      logger.warn("Incompatible combination Biome + ESLint. Exiting.");
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
     if (databaseProviders.includes(cliResults.flags.dbProvider) === false) {
       logger.warn(
         `Incompatible database provided. Use: ${databaseProviders.join(", ")}. Exiting.`
@@ -300,6 +322,17 @@ export const runCli = async (): Promise<CliResults> => {
             initialValue: "sqlite",
           });
         },
+        linter: () => {
+          return p.select({
+            message:
+              "Would you like to use ESLint and Prettier or Biome for linting and formatting?",
+            options: [
+              { value: "eslint", label: "ESLint/Prettier" },
+              { value: "biome", label: "Biome" },
+            ],
+            initialValue: "eslint",
+          });
+        },
         ...(!cliResults.flags.noGit && {
           git: () => {
             return p.confirm({
@@ -341,6 +374,8 @@ export const runCli = async (): Promise<CliResults> => {
     if (project.authentication === "next-auth") packages.push("nextAuth");
     if (project.database === "prisma") packages.push("prisma");
     if (project.database === "drizzle") packages.push("drizzle");
+    if (project.linter === "eslint") packages.push("eslint");
+    if (project.linter === "biome") packages.push("biome");
 
     return {
       appName: project.name ?? cliResults.appName,

cli/src/installers/biome.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs-extra";
+
+import { PKG_ROOT } from "~/consts.js";
+import { type Installer } from "~/installers/index.js";
+import { addPackageDependency } from "~/utils/addPackageDependency.js";
+import { addPackageScript } from "~/utils/addPackageScript.js";
+
+export const biomeInstaller: Installer = ({ projectDir }) => {
+  addPackageDependency({
+    projectDir,
+    dependencies: ["@biomejs/biome"],
+    devMode: true,
+  });
+
+  const extrasDir = path.join(PKG_ROOT, "template/extras");
+  const biomeConfigSrc = path.join(extrasDir, "config/biome.jsonc");
+  const biomeConfigDest = path.join(projectDir, "biome.jsonc");
+
+  fs.copySync(biomeConfigSrc, biomeConfigDest);
+
+  addPackageScript({
+    projectDir,
+    scripts: {
+      "format:unsafe": "biome check --write --unsafe .",
+      "format:write": "biome check --write .",
+      "format:check": "biome check .",
+    },
+  });
+};

cli/src/installers/dependencyVersionMap.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   // Drizzle
   "drizzle-kit": "^0.24.0",
   "drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
-  "eslint-plugin-drizzle": "^0.2.3",
   mysql2: "^3.11.0",
   "@planetscale/database": "^1.19.0",
   postgres: "^3.4.4",
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   // TailwindCSS
   tailwindcss: "^3.4.3",
   postcss: "^8.4.39",
-  prettier: "^3.3.2",
-  "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.5",
 
   // tRPC
   "@trpc/client": "^11.0.0-rc.446",
@@ -36,5 +33,18 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.50.0",
   superjson: "^2.2.1",
   "server-only": "^0.0.1",
+
+  // biome
+  "@biomejs/biome": "1.9.4",
+
+  // eslint / prettier
+  prettier: "^3.3.2",
+  "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.5",
+  eslint: "^8.57.0",
+  "eslint-config-next": "^15.0.1",
+  "eslint-plugin-drizzle": "^0.2.3",
+  "@types/eslint": "^8.56.10",
+  "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.1.0",
+  "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.1.0",
 } as const;
 export type AvailableDependencies = keyof typeof dependencyVersionMap;

cli/src/installers/drizzle.ts

@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
-import { type PackageJson } from "type-fest";
 
 import { PKG_ROOT } from "~/consts.js";
 import { type Installer } from "~/installers/index.js";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "~/utils/addPackageDependency.js";
-import { type AvailableDependencies } from "./dependencyVersionMap.js";
+import { addPackageScript } from "~/utils/addPackageScript.js";
 
 export const drizzleInstaller: Installer = ({
   projectDir,
   packages,
   scopedAppName,
   databaseProvider,
 }) => {
-  const devPackages: AvailableDependencies[] = [
-    "drizzle-kit",
-    "eslint-plugin-drizzle",
-  ];
-
   addPackageDependency({
     projectDir,
-    dependencies: devPackages,
+    dependencies: ["drizzle-kit"],
     devMode: true,
   });
   addPackageDependency({
@@ -75,24 +69,19 @@ export const drizzleInstaller: Installer = ({
   );
   const clientDest = path.join(projectDir, "src/server/db/index.ts");
 
-  // add db:* scripts to package.json
-  const packageJsonPath = path.join(projectDir, "package.json");
-
-  const packageJsonContent = fs.readJSONSync(packageJsonPath) as PackageJson;
-  packageJsonContent.scripts = {
-    ...packageJsonContent.scripts,
-    "db:push": "drizzle-kit push",
-    "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
-    "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
-    "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
-  };
+  addPackageScript({
+    projectDir,
+    scripts: {
+      "db:push": "drizzle-kit push",
+      "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
+      "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
+      "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
+    },
+  });
 
   fs.copySync(configFile, configDest);
   fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(schemaDest), { recursive: true });
   fs.writeFileSync(schemaDest, schemaContent);
   fs.writeFileSync(configDest, configContent);
   fs.copySync(clientSrc, clientDest);
-  fs.writeJSONSync(packageJsonPath, packageJsonContent, {
-    spaces: 2,
-  });
 };

cli/src/installers/eslint.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,61 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 
 import { _initialConfig } from "~/../template/extras/config/_eslint.js";
+import { PKG_ROOT } from "~/consts.js";
 import { type Installer } from "~/installers/index.js";
+import { addPackageDependency } from "~/utils/addPackageDependency.js";
+import { addPackageScript } from "~/utils/addPackageScript.js";
+import { type AvailableDependencies } from "./dependencyVersionMap.js";
 
+// Also installs prettier
 export const dynamicEslintInstaller: Installer = ({ projectDir, packages }) => {
-  const usingDrizzle = !!packages?.drizzle?.inUse;
+  const devPackages: AvailableDependencies[] = [
+    "prettier",
+    "eslint",
+    "eslint-config-next",
+    "@types/eslint",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+  ];
+
+  if (packages?.tailwind.inUse) {
+    devPackages.push("prettier-plugin-tailwindcss");
+  }
+  if (packages?.drizzle.inUse) {
+    devPackages.push("eslint-plugin-drizzle");
+  }
+
+  addPackageDependency({
+    projectDir,
+    dependencies: devPackages,
+    devMode: true,
+  });
+  const extrasDir = path.join(PKG_ROOT, "template/extras");
 
+  // Prettier
+  let prettierSrc: string;
+  if (packages?.tailwind.inUse) {
+    prettierSrc = path.join(extrasDir, "config/_tailwind.prettier.config.js");
+  } else {
+    prettierSrc = path.join(extrasDir, "config/_prettier.config.js");
+  }
+  const prettierDest = path.join(projectDir, "prettier.config.js");
+
+  fs.copySync(prettierSrc, prettierDest);
+
+  addPackageScript({
+    projectDir,
+    scripts: {
+      lint: "next lint",
+      "lint:fix": "next lint --fix",
+      check: "next lint && tsc --noEmit",
+      "format:write": 'prettier --write "**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,mdx}" --cache',
+      "format:check": 'prettier --check "**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,mdx}" --cache',
+    },
+  });
+
+  // eslint
+  const usingDrizzle = !!packages?.drizzle?.inUse;
   const eslintConfig = getEslintConfig({ usingDrizzle });
 
   // Convert config from _eslint.config.json to .eslintrc.cjs

cli/src/installers/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { prismaInstaller } from "~/installers/prisma.js";
 import { tailwindInstaller } from "~/installers/tailwind.js";
 import { trpcInstaller } from "~/installers/trpc.js";
 import { type PackageManager } from "~/utils/getUserPkgManager.js";
+import { biomeInstaller } from "./biome.js";
 import { dbContainerInstaller } from "./dbContainer.js";
 import { drizzleInstaller } from "./drizzle.js";
 import { dynamicEslintInstaller } from "./eslint.js";
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export const availablePackages = [
   "trpc",
   "envVariables",
   "eslint",
+  "biome",
   "dbContainer",
 ] as const;
 export type AvailablePackages = (typeof availablePackages)[number];
@@ -83,7 +85,11 @@ export const buildPkgInstallerMap = (
     installer: envVariablesInstaller,
   },
   eslint: {
-    inUse: true,
+    inUse: packages.includes("eslint"),
     installer: dynamicEslintInstaller,
   },
+  biome: {
+    inUse: packages.includes("biome"),
+    installer: biomeInstaller,
+  },
 });

cli/src/installers/prisma.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
-import { type PackageJson } from "type-fest";
 
 import { PKG_ROOT } from "~/consts.js";
 import { type Installer } from "~/installers/index.js";
 import { addPackageDependency } from "~/utils/addPackageDependency.js";
+import { addPackageScript } from "~/utils/addPackageScript.js";
 
 export const prismaInstaller: Installer = ({
   projectDir,
@@ -65,21 +65,16 @@ export const prismaInstaller: Installer = ({
   );
   const clientDest = path.join(projectDir, "src/server/db.ts");
 
-  // add postinstall and push script to package.json
-  const packageJsonPath = path.join(projectDir, "package.json");
-
-  const packageJsonContent = fs.readJSONSync(packageJsonPath) as PackageJson;
-  packageJsonContent.scripts = {
-    ...packageJsonContent.scripts,
-    postinstall: "prisma generate",
-    "db:push": "prisma db push",
-    "db:studio": "prisma studio",
-    "db:generate": "prisma migrate dev",
-    "db:migrate": "prisma migrate deploy",
-  };
+  addPackageScript({
+    projectDir,
+    scripts: {
+      postinstall: "prisma generate",
+      "db:push": "prisma db push",
+      "db:studio": "prisma studio",
+      "db:generate": "prisma migrate dev",
+      "db:migrate": "prisma migrate deploy",
+    },
+  });
 
   fs.copySync(clientSrc, clientDest);
-  fs.writeJSONSync(packageJsonPath, packageJsonContent, {
-    spaces: 2,
-  });
 };