Replace dynamic template scaffolding with bundled template catalogs

Author: isala404

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ node_modules
 .svelte-kit
 .env
 .agents/
+crates/forge/generated/
 **/test-results/**

.gitignore

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-- Dioxus frontend support with scaffolding, codegen, and runtime client (`forge new --target dioxus`)
+- Dioxus frontend support with template-driven project creation, codegen, and runtime client (`forge new --template with-dioxus/demo`)
 - `forge test` command wrapping Playwright with prerequisite checks, `--ui` and `--headed` flags
 - `forge prepare` command for sqlx compile-time query checking with offline cache support
 - Published `@forge-rs/svelte` npm package and `forge-dioxus` crate as standalone runtime packages

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ members = [
     "crates/forge-macros",
     "crates/forge-runtime",
     "crates/forge-codegen",
-    "examples/todo",
-    "examples/todo-dioxus",
-    "examples/kanban-board",
-    "examples/support-desk",
+    "examples/with-svelte/minimal",
+    "examples/with-svelte/demo",
+    "examples/with-svelte/realtime-todo-list",
+    "examples/with-dioxus/minimal",
+    "examples/with-dioxus/demo",
+    "examples/with-dioxus/realtime-todo-list",
+    "examples/with-svelte/kanban-board",
+    "examples/with-svelte/support-desk-with-mcp",
 ]
 exclude = [
     "packages/forge-dioxus",
@@ -109,3 +113,10 @@ indexing_slicing = "deny"
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
 strip = true
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+forgex = { path = "crates/forge" }
+forge-core = { path = "crates/forge-core" }
+forge-macros = { path = "crates/forge-macros" }
+forge-runtime = { path = "crates/forge-runtime" }
+forge-codegen = { path = "crates/forge-codegen" }

Cargo.lock

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FORGE compiles your entire backend into **one binary**: API, jobs, crons, workfl
 
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://tryforge.dev/install.sh | sh
-forge new my-app --demo && cd my-app
+forge new my-app --template with-svelte/minimal && cd my-app
 forge dev
 ```
 
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ Current first-class targets:
 - `sveltekit` -> generated TypeScript bindings in `frontend/src/lib/forge` backed by `@forge-rs/svelte`
 - `dioxus` -> generated Rust bindings in `frontend/src/forge` backed by `forge-dioxus`
 
-SvelteKit remains the default target for `forge new`, but Dioxus is supported end to end:
+Forge ships template ids for both SvelteKit and Dioxus examples:
 
 ```bash
-forge new my-app --demo --target dioxus
+forge new my-app --template with-dioxus/demo
 forge generate --target dioxus
 ```
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ forge              → Public API, Forge::builder(), prelude, CLI
 
 ## CLI
 
-`forge dev` starts PostgreSQL, a cargo-watch backend, and the selected frontend target. `--demo` scaffolds a working app with queries, mutations, jobs, crons, and workflows. `--minimal` gives you a clean slate. `forge new` defaults to SvelteKit, and `--target dioxus` switches the scaffold and binding generator to Dioxus.
+`forge dev` starts PostgreSQL, a cargo-watch backend, and the selected frontend target. `forge new` now requires a checked-in template id such as `with-svelte/minimal`, `with-svelte/demo`, or `with-dioxus/realtime-todo-list`. `forge generate --target dioxus` still forces Dioxus binding generation when detection is not enough.
 
 ```bash
 forge generate                   # generate frontend/runtime bindings from backend code

Cargo.toml

@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-readme = "../../README.md"
+readme = "README.md"
 description = "CLI and runtime for the Forge full-stack framework"
 keywords = ["framework", "postgresql", "full-stack", "cli"]
 categories = ["web-programming", "command-line-utilities"]
+include = [
+  "Cargo.toml",
+  "build.rs",
+  "generated/examples.tar",
+  "README.md",
+  "src/**",
+]
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["json"] }
 axum = { workspace = true }
 tower = { workspace = true }
 tower-http = { workspace = true }
+include_dir = "0.7"
 
 [features]
 testcontainers = ["forge-core/testcontainers"]
@@ -57,3 +65,6 @@ nix = { version = "0.29", features = ["signal", "hostname"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tar = "0.4"

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../README.md