Support current directory project creation

[tannerlinsley]

Summary

• allow the create prompt to use an empty project name for current-directory initialization
• treat . as current-directory initialization in both interactive and non-interactive create flows
• centralize project name and target directory normalization across prompt, CLI, and dev-watch paths
• add a Changesets entry for @tanstack/cli

Validation

• pnpm --filter @tanstack/cli test -- command-line.test.ts options.test.ts ui-prompts.test.ts
• pnpm --filter @tanstack/cli build
• pnpm --filter @tanstack/cli test:lint (passes with existing warnings)
• commit hook: nx run-many --target=build --parallel 5
• commit hook: pnpm test:unit && pnpm test:e2e

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Projects can now be initialized in the current directory by entering . or leaving the project name empty
  • Project name prompt now includes guidance indicating the current directory initialization option

• Improvements

  • Refined project location resolution for more consistent behavior across different input methods

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📒 Files selected for processing (11)

• .changeset/current-directory-create.md
• packages/cli/src/cli.ts
• packages/cli/src/command-line.ts
• packages/cli/src/options.ts
• packages/cli/src/telemetry.ts
• packages/cli/src/ui-environment.ts
• packages/cli/src/ui-prompts.ts
• packages/cli/src/utils.ts
• packages/cli/tests/command-line.test.ts
• packages/cli/tests/options.test.ts
• packages/cli/tests/ui-prompts.test.ts

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This pull request adds support for initializing TanStack CLI projects in the current directory. Users can now specify . as the project name or provide an empty input to create a project in the current directory. The implementation centralizes location-resolution logic in utilities, integrates it across CLI parsing and interactive prompts, updates UI messaging, and includes comprehensive test coverage.

Changes

Current Directory Project Initialization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Core utilities for current-directory handling packages/cli/src/utils.ts	New exported functions getDirectoryPackageName, getCurrentDirectoryPackageName, isCurrentDirectoryProjectNameInput, and resolveProjectLocation centralize logic for detecting current-directory inputs, deriving package names from directories, and normalizing project-location mappings.
Command-line parsing integration packages/cli/src/command-line.ts, packages/cli/tests/command-line.test.ts	normalizeOptions now uses resolveProjectLocation to derive projectName and targetDir from CLI arguments or defaults, with test coverage verifying name inference from provided target directories.
Interactive prompt integration packages/cli/src/options.ts, packages/cli/tests/options.test.ts	promptForCreateOptions integrates resolveProjectLocation for consistent project-name and targetDir handling with unconditional validation; tests verify that empty or . inputs fall back to the sanitized current-directory name.
UI prompt updates and form improvements packages/cli/src/ui-prompts.ts, packages/cli/tests/ui-prompts.test.ts	Project name prompt now accepts current-directory inputs with a placeholder, selectFramework uses direct array access instead of non-null assertion, promptForAddOnOptions unconditionally renders select prompts, and test coverage validates prompt behavior for empty and . inputs.
CLI messaging and path resolution packages/cli/src/cli.ts	Telemetry imports split into value and type-only imports; dev-watch mode forces absolute paths; intro messages display "the current directory" or project name based on resolved targetDir; targetDir resolution preserves already-normalized values.
Minor cleanups and documentation packages/cli/src/telemetry.ts, packages/cli/src/ui-environment.ts, .changeset/current-directory-create.md	Telemetry imports reordered for consistency, type-only imports consolidated in ui-environment, and changelog entry documents the new current-directory initialization feature.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~25 minutes

Poem

A rabbit hops through CLI lands with glee,
Now projects sprout right where the user be—
Just press . or leave it bare and light,
Current directory blooms, the logic shines so bright! 🐰✨

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packages/cli/tests/command-line.test.ts

Parsing error: "parserOptions.project" has been provided for @typescript-eslint/parser.
The file was not found in any of the provided project(s): packages/cli/tests/command-line.test.ts

packages/cli/tests/options.test.ts

Parsing error: "parserOptions.project" has been provided for @typescript-eslint/parser.
The file was not found in any of the provided project(s): packages/cli/tests/options.test.ts

packages/cli/tests/ui-prompts.test.ts

Parsing error: "parserOptions.project" has been provided for @typescript-eslint/parser.
The file was not found in any of the provided project(s): packages/cli/tests/ui-prompts.test.ts

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