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The moon templates command will list all templates available for code generation. This list will include the template title, description, default destination, where its source files are located, and more. 
$ moon templates
Output: 
┌──────────────┬──────────────┬─────────────────────┬────────────┬─────────────────────┐
│ Template     │ Title        │ Location            │ Variables  │ Description         │
├──────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────────────┼────────────┼─────────────────────┤
│ app          │ Application  │ templates/app       │ name, port │ Generate a new app  │
│ npm-package  │ NPM Package  │ templates/package   │ name       │ Generate npm package│
│ react-comp   │ React Comp   │ templates/react     │ name, type │ React component     │
└──────────────┴──────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────┴─────────────────────┘

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Options

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--filter <pattern>

Filter templates based on a search pattern. Uses case-insensitive regex matching against template IDs. 
# Show only templates with 'react' in the name
$ moon templates --filter react

# Show templates starting with 'npm'
$ moon templates --filter '^npm'
If no templates match the filter: 
ⓘ There are no templates that match the filter "xyz"

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--json

Print templates in JSON format instead of a table. Useful for programmatic access. 
$ moon templates --json
Output: 
{
  "app": {
    "id": "app",
    "root": "/templates/app",
    "config": {
      "title": "Application",
      "description": "Generate a new application",
      "variables": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        },
        "port": {
          "type": "number",
          "default": 3000
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "npm-package": {
    "id": "npm-package",
    "root": "/templates/package",
    "config": {
      "title": "NPM Package",
      "description": "Generate npm package",
      "variables": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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No Templates Configured

If no templates are configured, you’ll see: 
⚠ No templates located. Configure them with the generator.templates setting.
To configure templates, add the following to .moon/workspace.yml: 
generator:
  templates:
    - "./templates"
    - "@company/moon-templates"

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Table Columns

The templates table displays:
  • Template: The template ID used with moon generate
  • Title: Human-readable template title
  • Location: Filesystem path relative to workspace root
  • Variables: List of variable names the template accepts
  • Description: Brief description of what the template generates

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Examples

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List all templates

$ moon templates

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Find React templates

$ moon templates --filter react

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Export templates as JSON

$ moon templates --json > templates.json

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Configuration

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