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martmull fa008b4728 chore(create-twenty-app): align scaffold with unified app test/lint/typecheck configs (#22128)
## What

We have unified the unit + integration test, lint, and typecheck
configuration across `packages/twenty-apps/internal` and
`packages/twenty-apps/public`. This PR updates the `create-twenty-app`
scaffolded project template so a freshly generated app complies with
that same setup.

### Scaffold template changes
(`packages/create-twenty-app/src/constants/template/`)

- **`package.json`**: add `typecheck` (`tsgo --noEmit -p
tsconfig.spec.json`) and `test:unit` scripts; add
`@typescript/native-preview` + `vite-tsconfig-paths` devDeps; bump
`vitest` → `^4.0.0` and `packageManager` → `yarn@4.13.0`.
- **`vitest.config.ts`**: resolve path aliases via the
`vite-tsconfig-paths` plugin (matching the unified apps) instead of the
ad-hoc `resolve.tsconfigPaths`.
- **`vitest.unit.config.ts`** (new): unit test config targeting
`src/**/*.test.ts`, identical to existing apps.
- **`tsconfig.json`**: `moduleResolution: node → bundler`, `target:
es2018 → es2020`.
- **`src/__tests__/application-config.test.ts`** (new): a sample unit
test so a fresh scaffold's `test:unit` passes out of the box.
- **`.github/workflows/ci.yml`**: run Lint → Typecheck → Unit tests
alongside the integration tests, mirroring the central
`ci-twenty-apps.yaml` pipeline.
- **`README.md`**: document the new `lint` / `typecheck` / `test:unit`
commands.

### CLI package changes

- **`tsconfig.json` / `tsconfig.lib.json`**: exclude the new
`template/vitest.unit.config.ts` from the CLI's own typecheck/build
(just like the existing `vitest.config.ts` exclusion) — its `vitest` /
`vite-tsconfig-paths` imports aren't deps of the CLI package.

## Notes

- The template's committed `yarn.lock` is an intentional empty seed; the
scaffold runs `yarn install` at creation time, so the new deps
regenerate cleanly — no lockfile change needed.
- The sample unit test asserts `typeof APP_DESCRIPTION === 'string'`
(not truthiness) because the description is optional at scaffold time
and can be empty.

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Create Twenty App

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The official scaffolding CLI for building apps on top of Twenty CRM. Sets up a ready-to-run project with twenty-sdk.

Quick start

npx create-twenty-app@latest my-twenty-app
cd my-twenty-app
yarn twenty dev

The scaffolder will:

  1. Create a new project with TypeScript, linting, tests, and a preconfigured twenty CLI
  2. Start a local Twenty server via Docker (pulls the latest image automatically)
  3. Authenticate with the development API key

Options

Flag Description
--name <name> Set the app name
--display-name <displayName> Set the display name
--description <description> Set the description
--url <url> Twenty workspace URL (default: http://localhost:2020)
--authentication-method <method> oauth or apiKey (default: apiKey for local, oauth for remote)

Documentation

Full documentation is available at docs.twenty.com/developers/extend/apps:

  • Quick Start — scaffold, run a local server, sync your code
  • Concepts — how apps work: entity model, sandboxing, lifecycle
  • Operations — CLI, testing, CI, deploy and publish

Troubleshooting

  • Server not starting: check Docker is running (docker info), then try yarn twenty docker:logs.
  • Auth not working: run yarn twenty remote:add to re-authenticate.
  • Types not generated: ensure yarn twenty dev is running — it auto-generates the typed client.

Contributing