freeCodeCamp/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/README.md

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# freeCodeCamp Project-based Curriculum Tools
This folder contains tools to help facilitate the creation and maintenance of the freeCodeCamp project-based curriculum.
## [create-next-step.js](create-next-step.js)
A one-off script that will automatically add the next step based on the last step numbered as `part-xxx.md` where `xxx` represents the 3-digit step number of the last step. The challenge seed code will use the previous step's challenge seed code with the editable region markers (ERMs) removed.
**Note:** This script also runs [reorder-steps.js](reorder-steps.js).
### How to run script:
1. Change to the directory of the project.
2. Run the following npm command:
```bash
npm run create-next-step
```
## [create-empty-steps.js](create-empty-steps.js)
A one-off script that automatically adds a specified number of steps at a specific starting step number. The challenge seed code for all steps created will be empty.
**Note:** This script also runs [reorder-steps.js](reorder-steps.js).
### How to run script:
1. Change to the directory of the project.
2. Run the following npm command:
```bash
npm run create-empty-steps start=X num=Y # where X is the starting step number and Y is the number of steps to create.
```
## [create-step-between.js](create-step-between.js)
A one-off script that automatically adds a new step between two existing consecutive steps. The challenge seed code will use the existing starting step's challenge seed code with the editable region markers (ERMs) removed.
**Note:** This script also runs [reorder-steps.js](reorder-steps.js).
### How to run script:
1. Change to the directory of the project.
2. Run the following npm command:
```bash
npm run create-step-between start=X end=Y # where X is the starting step number and Y is the following step number.
```
## [delete-step.js](delete-step.js)
A one-off script that deletes an existing step and then reorders the remaining step files in the project's folder as well as updates the `challengeOrder` property array in the project's `meta.json` with the new order of the steps.
### How to run script
1. Change to the directory of the project.
2. Run the following npm command:
```bash
npm run delete-step num=x # where x is the step number to be deleted.
```
## [reorder-steps.js](reorder-steps.js)
A one-off script that automatically reorders the step files in a project's markdown files based on the filename. It also updates the `challengeOrder` property array in the project's `meta.json` with the new order of the steps.
### Working Example
Let's say you start with the following project structure:
```bash
part-1.md
part-2.md
part-3.md
part-4.md
part-5.md
part-6.md
```
At some point you decide you need to delete `part-2.md`, because that step is no longer needed. Also, you decide to break down `part-4.md` into three steps instead of just one.
To accomplish the this restructure, you would need to delete `part-2.md` and then add a `part-4a.md` and a `part=5b.md`. The new folder structure would look like the following:
```bash
part-001.md
part-003.md
part-004.md
part-004a.md
part-004b.md
part-005.md
part-006.md
```
You now need the file names to be `part-1.md` through `part-7.md`, because you removed one but gained two more for a net difference of one file. Also, the frontmatter of each file below a deleted step or added step will need to be modified by making the `title` key value match the new step number. For example, after renaming `part-3.md` to `part-2.md`, you would need to change `part-2.md`'s title from `Part 03` to `Part 02`.
See below for the actual project folder changes needed:
```bash
part-001.md
part-003.md renamed to part-002.md and title changes to "Part 2"
part-004.md renames to part-003.md and title changes to "Part 3"
part-004a.md renames to part-004.md and title changes to "Part 4"
part-004b.md renames to part-005.md and title changes to "Part 5"
part-005.md renames to part-006.md and title changes to "Part 6"
part-006.md renames to part-007.md and title changes to "Part 7"
```
Along with the above changes, the `challengeOrder` key in the project's `meta.json` file needs to reflect the new step order. This is needed because each step below a step deletion and/or step addtion changes the `title` assoiciated with each of the affected step's challenge `id`.
### How to run script
1. Change to the directory of the project.
2. Run the following npm command:
```bash
npm run reorder-steps
```