Form to configure database connection

packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/development/database.json

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "defaultConnection": "default",
-  "connections": {
-    "default": {
-      "connector": "strapi-mongoose",
-      "settings": {
-        "client": "mongo",
-        "host": "localhost",
-        "port": 27017,
-        "database": "development",
-        "username": "",
-        "password": ""
-      },
-      "options": {}
-    }
-  }
-}

packages/strapi-generate-new/json/database.json.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = scope => {
+
+  // Finally, return the JSON.
+  return {
+    defaultConnection: 'default',
+    connections: {
+      default: scope.database
+    }
+  };
+};

packages/strapi-generate-new/lib/before.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 // Public node modules.
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const inquirer = require('inquirer');
 
 // Logger.
 const logger = require('strapi-utils').logger;
@@ -45,8 +46,113 @@ module.exports = (scope, cb) => {
     // ...
   }
 
-  logger.info('Copying the dashboard...');
+  logger.info('Let\s configurate the connection to your database:');
+  inquirer
+  .prompt([
+    {
+      type: 'list',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'client',
+      message: 'Choose your database:',
+      choices: [
+        {
+          name: 'MongoDB (highly recommended)',
+          value: {
+            database: 'mongo',
+            connector: 'strapi-mongoose'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'Postgres',
+          value: {
+            database: 'postgres',
+            connector: 'strapi-bookshelf'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'MySQL',
+          value: {
+            database: 'mysql',
+            connector: 'strapi-bookshelf'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'Sqlite3',
+          value: {
+            database: 'sqlite3',
+            connector: 'strapi-bookshelf'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'Redis',
+          value: {
+            database: 'redis',
+            connector: 'strapi-bookshelf'
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'name',
+      message: 'Database name:',
+      default: 'strapi'
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'host',
+      message: 'Host:',
+      default: 'localhost'
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'port',
+      message: 'Port:',
+      default: (answers) => {
+        const ports = {
+          mongo: 27017,
+          postgres: 5432,
+          mysql: 3306,
+          sqlite3: 1433,
+          redis: 6379
+        };
 
-  // Trigger callback with no error to proceed.
-  return cb.success();
+        return ports[answers.client.database];
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'username',
+      message: 'Username:'
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      prefix: '',
+      name: 'password',
+      message: 'Password:'
+    }
+  ])
+  .then(answers => {
+    scope.database = {
+      connector: answers.client.connector,
+      settings: {
+        client: answers.client.database,
+        host: answers.host,
+        port: answers.port,
+        database: answers.name,
+        username: answers.username,
+        password: answers.password
+      },
+      options: {}
+    };
+
+    logger.info('Copying the dashboard...');
+
+    // Trigger callback with no error to proceed.
+    return cb.success();
+  });
 };

packages/strapi-generate-new/lib/index.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 // Local dependencies.
 const packageJSON = require('../json/package.json.js');
+const database = require('../json/database.json.js');
 
 /**
  * Copy required files for the generated application
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ module.exports = {
       jsonfile: packageJSON
     },
 
+    'config/environments/development/database.json': {
+      jsonfile: database
+    },
+
     // Copy dot files.
     '.editorconfig': {
       copy: 'editorconfig'

packages/strapi-generate-new/package.json

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "enpeem": "^2.2.0",
     "fs-extra": "^4.0.0",
     "get-installed-path": "^3.0.1",
+    "inquirer": "^4.0.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "strapi-utils": "3.0.0-alpha.7.3",
     "uuid": "^3.1.0"