Can't create new project with 0.61

Bug

The installation command from the Readme file doesn’t work:

$ npx react-native init RN61ts --template react-native-template-typescript
Using yarn v1.17.3
Installing react-native...
...
success Saved lockfile.
success Saved 411 new dependencies.
info Direct dependencies
└─ react-native@0.61.0
...
✨  Done in 16.48s.
info Setting up new React Native app in /Users/gianfranco/temp/RN61ts
info Fetching template react-native-template-react-native-template-typescript...
yarn add v1.17.3
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
warning jest > jest-cli > jest-config > jest-environment-jsdom > jsdom > left-pad@1.3.0: use String.prototype.padStart()
error An unexpected error occurred: "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-template-react-native-template-typescript: Not found".

This doesn’t give an error but it creates a folder called template with, for example, the App.tsx file:

$ npx react-native init RN61ts --template typescript

$ ls RN61ts
ls RN61ts
App.js             __tests__          babel.config.js    metro.config.js    template
LICENSE            android            index.js           node_modules       template.config.js
README.md          app.json           ios                package.json       yarn.lock

$ ls RN61ts/template
App.tsx         android         babel.config.js ios             package.json
__tests__       app.json        index.js        metro.config.js

Maybe it’s related that the template hasn’t been upgraded to 0.61?

https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-template-typescript/blob/f6a43f79e37428cda3c2ea5ae11bbf36c7d6ba69/template/package.json#L9-L12

Environment info

React native info output:

$ npx react-native info
System:
    OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.6
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
    Memory: 334.95 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.3 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 10.16.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.17.3 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.11.3 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 12.4, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
      Build Tools: 20.0.0, 21.1.2, 22.0.1, 23.0.3, 25.0.3, 26.0.2, 27.0.0, 27.0.3, 28.0.2, 28.0.3, 29.0.0, 29.0.0, 29.0.2
      System Images: android-22 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-25 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-27 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.5 AI-191.8026.42.35.5791312
    Xcode: 10.3/10G8 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  npmPackages:
    react: 16.9.0 => 16.9.0
    react-native: 0.61.0 => 0.61.0
  npmGlobalPackages:
    react-native-autocomplete-dropdown: 1.0.0
    react-native-cli: 2.0.1
    react-native-rename: 2.4.0
    react-native-simple-radio-button: 2.7.3

FYI the main RN documentation website says to use the react-native global cli. Is the README file in this repo outdated?

[radko93]

@sudeepto-dutta it’s a known issue https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-template-typescript/issues/71

[emin93]

I created a PR with further info. This should hopefully resolve a lot of confusion as soon as it gets merged.

Closing this issue for now, let me know if this is still an issue for you.