feat: global installation and update check (#6795)

* Add global installation option

* Add update check for global install

packages/create-directus-project/lib/index.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const ora = require('ora');
 
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const checkRequirements = require('./check-requirements');
+const checkForUpdate = require('update-check');
 
 const program = new commander.Command(pkg.name);
 
@@ -94,5 +95,25 @@ async function create(directory) {
 		process.exit(1);
 	}
 
+	let update;
+
+	try {
+		update = await checkForUpdate(pkg);
+	} catch (err) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.log(`Error: ${err.stderr}`);
+	}
+
+	if (update) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.log();
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.log(chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${pkg.name}\` is available!`));
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.log('You can update by running: ' + chalk.cyan(`npm i -g ${pkg.name}@latest`));
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.log();
+	}
+
 	process.exit(0);
 }

packages/create-directus-project/package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 	"version": "9.0.0-rc.84",
 	"description": "A small installer util that will create a directory, add boilerplate folders, and install Directus through npm.",
 	"main": "lib/index.js",
-	"bin": "./lib/index.js",
+	"bin": {
+		"create-directus-project": "./lib/index.js",
+		"cdp": "./lib/index.js"
+	},
 	"keywords": [
 		"directus",
 		"installer"
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@
 		"commander": "^8.0.0",
 		"execa": "^5.1.1",
 		"fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
-		"ora": "^5.4.0"
+		"ora": "^5.4.0",
+		"update-check": "^1.5.4"
 	},
 	"gitHead": "24621f3934dc77eb23441331040ed13c676ceffd"
 }