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While the goal of this tool is to create TS application projects, as in running the output file in NodeJS, supporting the creation of library projects is not too far fetched as it would "only" imply exporting functions and constants for other projects to use.

Especially when creating libraries became more complex with the CommonJS vs ES Modules debate and configuration conflicts that result from it (see #1 ), having that option may be wanted.

Steps to complete:

• Complete #1 to support CommonJS in the tool
• Add templates for a library project
• Disable the envPlugin when creating a library project
• Add configuration to output both ESM and CJS compatible code

Nice to have steps:

• Add optional CI configuration for publishing packages to NPM/GitHub

Currently, projects are setup to use ES Module (ESM) output.

While this may not impact most as interoperability is enabled for CommonJS (CJS) modules, there can still be edgecases where starting a new project in CJS may be viable.

Steps to complete:

• Add templates for CommonJS for tsconfig.json, tsup.config.ts and package.json
• Add a switch to the CLI to use CommonJS