fixes #1, fixes #3

src/internal/create-cli.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Command } from "commander";
 import { styleText } from "node:util";
 import packageJson from "../../package.json" with { type: "json" };
 import { logErrorAndExit } from "./utils/log-error-and-exit.js";
+import { stringToInt } from "./utils/string-to-int.js";
 
 export type Entity = "constant" | "object" | "view" | "navItem";
 
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ const VALID_ENTITIES = new Set<Entity>([
 export type CliOptions = {
   input: string;
   output: string;
+  entities: Array<Entity>;
   constantsDir: string;
   objectsDir: string;
   viewsDir: string;
   navMenuItemsDir: string;
-  entities: Array<Entity>;
+  viewsBasePosition: number;
+  navMenuItemsBasePosition: number;
   print: boolean;
   dryRun: boolean;
   clipboard: boolean;
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ const DEFAULT_OBJECTS_DIR = "objects";
 const DEFAULT_VIEWS_DIR = "views";
 const DEFAULT_NAV_MENU_ITEMS_DIR = "navigation-menu-items";
 
+const DEFAULT_VIEWS_BASE_POSITION = "0";
+const DEFAULT_NAV_MENU_ITEMS_BASE_POSITION = "0";
+
 function validateEntities(entities: Array<string>) {
   if (entities.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ function validateEntities(entities: Array<string>) {
 
   if (invalidEntities.length > 0) {
     logErrorAndExit(
-      `Invalid entity name(s): ${invalidEntities.join(", ")}.\nAllowed values: ${Array.from(VALID_ENTITIES).join(", ")}.`
+      `Invalid entity name(s): ${invalidEntities.join(", ")}. Allowed values: ${Array.from(VALID_ENTITIES).join(", ")}.`
     );
   }
 }
@@ -75,19 +81,25 @@ export function createCLI(argv = process.argv) {
     .name("Generate twenty fields from types(Object/Interface)")
     .option("-i, --input <path>", "*.ts/*.d.ts file")
     .option("-o, --output <dir>", "output root directory", DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR)
+    .option("-e, --entities [entities...]", `can specify single or multiple entities among: ${styleText("yellow", "(constant | object | view | navItem)")}`)
     .option("--constants-dir <dir>", "output constants directory", DEFAULT_CONSTANTS_DIR)
     .option("--objects-dir <dir>", "output object directory", DEFAULT_OBJECTS_DIR)
     .option("--views-dir <dir>", "output views directory", DEFAULT_VIEWS_DIR)
     .option("--nav-menu-items-dir <dir>", "output navigation menu items directory", DEFAULT_NAV_MENU_ITEMS_DIR)
-    .option("-e, --entities [entities...]", `can specify single or multiple entities among: ${styleText("yellow", "(constant | object | view | navItem)")}`)
+    .option("--views-base-position <number>", "offset for views starting index", DEFAULT_VIEWS_BASE_POSITION)
+    .option("--nav-menu-items-base-position <number>", "offset for navigation menu items starting index", DEFAULT_NAV_MENU_ITEMS_BASE_POSITION)
     .option("-p, --print", "print to console", false)
     .option("-d, --dry-run", "print outputs to console, do not write on disk", false)
     .option("-c, --clipboard", "copy object to clipboard", false)
     .version(packageJson.version, "-v, --version")
     .helpOption()
     .action((parsedOpts: CliOptions) => {
       validateEntities(normalizeEntities(parsedOpts.entities));
-      opts = parsedOpts;
+
+      const viewsBasePosition = stringToInt(parsedOpts.viewsBasePosition);
+      const navMenuItemsBasePosition = stringToInt(parsedOpts.navMenuItemsBasePosition);
+
+      opts = { ...parsedOpts, viewsBasePosition, navMenuItemsBasePosition};
     })
     .parse(argv);
 

src/internal/generators/generate-twenty-nav-menu-item.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NavigationMenuItemType } from "twenty-sdk/define";
 import { toUidVarName } from "../utils/to-uid-var-name.js";
 import { toImportStatement } from "../utils/to-import-statement.js";
 import { toKebabCase } from "../utils/case-transformation.js";
+import { tempStore } from "../utils/temp-store.js";
 
 export function generateTwentyNavMenuItem(
   navItemName: string,
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@ export function generateTwentyNavMenuItem(
     objectUidVarName
   );
 
+  const navMenuItemsPositionStore =
+    tempStore().navMenuItemsPositionStore;
+
   const output = dedent`import { defineNavigationMenuItem, NavigationMenuItemType } from "twenty-sdk/define";
                 ${constantImportStatement}
 
                 export default defineNavigationMenuItem({
                   universalIdentifier: ${navMenuItemUidVarName},
                   name: "${toKebabCase(navItemName)}",
                   icon: "IconList",
-                  position: 0,
+                  position: ${navMenuItemsPositionStore.getPositionAndIncrement()},
                   type: NavigationMenuItemType.${
                     NavigationMenuItemType.OBJECT
                   },

src/internal/generators/generate-twenty-view-fields.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { fieldUidVarNames } from "../utils/fields.js";
 import { FieldType } from "twenty-sdk/define";
 import { toImportStatement } from "../utils/to-import-statement.js";
 
+const fieldSeperator = ",\n";
+
 export function generateTwentyViewFields(
   objectFilePath: string,
   viewFilePath: string,
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ export function generateTwentyViewFields(
     ...fieldUidVarNames(fields)
   );
 
-  let viewFields: Array<string> = [];
+  let viewFields: string = "";
   let labelField: string = "";
   let islabelFieldExists = false;
   let position = 0;
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ export function generateTwentyViewFields(
     }
 
     position += 1;
-    viewFields.push(getFieldString(position, fieldUidVarName));
+    viewFields += getFieldString(position, fieldUidVarName);
+    viewFields += fieldSeperator;
   });
 
   if (!islabelFieldExists) {
@@ -50,9 +53,13 @@ export function generateTwentyViewFields(
     );
   }
 
+  const labelFieldSeperator = islabelFieldExists
+    ? fieldSeperator
+    : "\n";
+
   return {
     fieldMetadataUidsImportStatement,
-    viewFields: labelField + "\n" + [viewFields].join(",\n"),
+    viewFields: labelField + labelFieldSeperator + viewFields,
   };
 }
 

src/internal/generators/generate-twenty-view.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { generateTwentyViewFields } from "./generate-twenty-view-fields.js";
 import type { IRField } from "../types.js";
 import { toUidVarName } from "../utils/to-uid-var-name.js";
 import { toImportStatement } from "../utils/to-import-statement.js";
+import { tempStore } from "../utils/temp-store.js";
 
 export function generateTwentyView(
   viewName: string,
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ export function generateTwentyView(
       fields
     );
 
+  const viewPositionStore = tempStore().viewsPositionStore;
+
   const output = dedent`import { defineView, ViewKey } from "twenty-sdk/define";
                 ${viewUidImportStatement}
                 ${fieldMetadataUidsImportStatement}
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export function generateTwentyView(
                   objectUniversalIdentifier: ${objectUidVarName},
                   icon: "IconList",
                   key: ViewKey.INDEX,
-                  position: 0,
+                  position: ${viewPositionStore.getPositionAndIncrement()},
                   fields: [
                     ${viewFields}
                   ],

src/internal/utils/string-to-int.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { styleText } from "node:util";
+
+export const stringToInt = (str: any): number => {
+  let num = parseInt(str as string, 10);
+
+  if (isNaN(num)) {
+    console.error(
+      styleText(
+        "red",
+        `Cannot convert "${str}" to an integer. Falling back to 0.`
+      )
+    );
+
+    num = 0;
+  }
+
+  return num;
+};

src/internal/utils/temp-store.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { createCLI } from "../create-cli.js";
+
+const { viewsBasePosition, navMenuItemsBasePosition } =
+  createCLI();
+
+type positionStore = {
+  position: number;
+  getPositionAndIncrement: () => number;
+};
+
+function getValueAndIncrement(store: positionStore): number {
+  const currentPosition = store.position;
+  store.position += 1;
+  return currentPosition;
+}
+
+export const viewsPositionStore: positionStore = {
+  position: viewsBasePosition,
+
+  getPositionAndIncrement: function () {
+    return getValueAndIncrement(this);
+  },
+};
+
+export const navMenuItemsPositionStore: positionStore = {
+  position: navMenuItemsBasePosition,
+
+  getPositionAndIncrement: function () {
+    return getValueAndIncrement(this);
+  },
+};
+
+export function tempStore() {
+  return {
+    viewsPositionStore,
+    navMenuItemsPositionStore,
+  };
+}