From 11f336811b10b7982377c04fb6c9789c2ad6e150 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hariom Balhara <1780212+hariombalhara@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:29:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add non-interactive mode to app-store CLI (#27831)

---
 packages/app-store-cli/SAMPLE_COMMANDS.md     | 112 +++++++++++
 packages/app-store-cli/src/cli.tsx            |  94 ++++++++-
 .../src/components/AppCreateUpdateForm.tsx    |  14 +-
 packages/app-store-cli/src/constants.ts       |  13 ++
 .../src/validateCreateAppFlags.test.ts        | 180 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../src/validateCreateAppFlags.ts             |  33 ++++
 6 files changed, 432 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/app-store-cli/SAMPLE_COMMANDS.md
 create mode 100644 packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.test.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.ts

diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/SAMPLE_COMMANDS.md b/packages/app-store-cli/SAMPLE_COMMANDS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9268718b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/SAMPLE_COMMANDS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Non-Interactive CLI Sample Commands
+
+The `app-store create` command supports a non-interactive mode when `--name`, `--description`, `--category`, and `--template` flags are all provided. This bypasses the interactive prompts and creates the app directly.
+
+## Available Categories
+
+`analytics`, `automation`, `calendar`, `conferencing`, `crm`, `messaging`, `payment`, `other`
+
+## Available Templates
+
+`basic`, `booking-pages-tag`, `event-type-app-card`, `event-type-location-video-static`, `general-app-settings`, `link-as-an-app`
+
+## Sample Commands
+
+### Link as an App (External Redirect)
+
+Apps that redirect users to an external URL (e.g., Amie, Vimcal, Pipedream).
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My External App" \
+  --description "Redirects users to an external service" \
+  --template link-as-an-app \
+  --category other \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com" \
+  --external-link-url "https://example.com/signup"
+```
+
+### Basic App
+
+A minimal installable app with no additional features.
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My Basic App" \
+  --description "A simple installable app" \
+  --template basic \
+  --category other \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com"
+```
+
+### Booking Pages Tag (Analytics)
+
+Analytics/tracking apps that inject scripts into booking pages (e.g., GA4, Fathom, Plausible).
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My Analytics Tracker" \
+  --description "Tracks booking page analytics" \
+  --template booking-pages-tag \
+  --category analytics \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com"
+```
+
+### Event Type App Card
+
+Apps that add a configurable card to event type settings (e.g., Giphy, QR Code).
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My Event Type Card" \
+  --description "Adds a custom card to event type settings" \
+  --template event-type-app-card \
+  --category other \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com"
+```
+
+### Event Type Location Video (Static)
+
+Video conferencing apps that add a static location option to event types (e.g., Facetime, Skype).
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My Video App" \
+  --description "Adds a video conferencing location to event types" \
+  --template event-type-location-video-static \
+  --category conferencing \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com"
+```
+
+### General App Settings
+
+Apps with global settings in the installed apps section (e.g., Weather in your Calendar).
+
+```bash
+yarn app-store create \
+  --name "My Settings App" \
+  --description "An app with global configuration settings" \
+  --template general-app-settings \
+  --category other \
+  --publisher "Cal.com, Inc." \
+  --email "support@cal.com"
+```
+
+## Flags Reference
+
+| Flag | Alias | Description | Required |
+|------|-------|-------------|----------|
+| `--name` | `-n` | App name | Yes |
+| `--description` | `-d` | App description | Yes |
+| `--category` | `-c` | App category | Yes |
+| `--template` | `-t` | Base template to use | Yes |
+| `--publisher` | `-p` | Publisher name | No (default: `"Your Name"`) |
+| `--email` | `-e` | Publisher email | No (default: `"email@example.com"`) |
+| `--external-link-url` | - | Redirect URL | Yes (for `link-as-an-app` template) |
+
+If `--name`, `--description`, `--category`, or `--template` are omitted, the CLI falls back to interactive mode.
diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/src/cli.tsx b/packages/app-store-cli/src/cli.tsx
index 8395cf7d44..aac4769c2f 100644
--- a/packages/app-store-cli/src/cli.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/src/cli.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 import { render } from "ink";
 import meow from "meow";
 import App from "./App";
+import { VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES } from "./constants";
+import { BaseAppFork, generateAppFiles, getSlugFromAppName } from "./core";
 import type { SupportedCommands } from "./types";
+import Templates from "./utils/templates";
+import { validateCreateAppFlags } from "./validateCreateAppFlags";
 
 const cli = meow(
   `
 	Usage
 	  $ 'app-store create' or 'app-store create-template' - Creates a new app or template    
     Options
-		[--template -t]  Template to use.
+		[--template -t]  (required in non-interactive mode) Template to use: ${Templates.map((t) => t.value).join(", ")}.
+		[--name -n]  (required) App name. Providing --name, --description, --category, and --template activates non-interactive mode.
+		[--description -d]  (required) App description.
+		[--category -c]  (required) App category: ${VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES.join(", ")}.
+		[--publisher -p]  Publisher name (default: "Your Name").
+		[--email -e]  Publisher email (default: "email@example.com").
+		[--external-link-url]  (required for link-as-an-app template) External link URL.
     
 
     $ 'app-store edit' or 'app-store edit-template' - Edit the App  or Template identified by slug
@@ -31,6 +41,29 @@ const cli = meow(
         type: "string",
         alias: "t",
       },
+      name: {
+        type: "string",
+        alias: "n",
+      },
+      description: {
+        type: "string",
+        alias: "d",
+      },
+      category: {
+        type: "string",
+        alias: "c",
+      },
+      publisher: {
+        type: "string",
+        alias: "p",
+      },
+      email: {
+        type: "string",
+        alias: "e",
+      },
+      externalLinkUrl: {
+        type: "string",
+      },
     },
     allowUnknownFlags: false,
   }
@@ -68,4 +101,61 @@ if (
   }
 }
 
-render(<App slug={slug} template={cli.flags.template || ""} command={command} />);
+const isCreateCommand = command === "create" || command === "create-template";
+const { name: appName, description, category, publisher, email, externalLinkUrl } = cli.flags;
+
+if (isCreateCommand && appName && description && category) {
+  const templateFlag = cli.flags.template || "";
+  const validTemplateValues = Templates.map((t) => t.value);
+
+  const validationError = validateCreateAppFlags({
+    template: templateFlag,
+    category,
+    externalLinkUrl,
+    validTemplateValues,
+  });
+
+  if (validationError) {
+    console.error(validationError);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const appSlug = getSlugFromAppName(appName);
+  const isTemplate = command === "create-template";
+
+  (async () => {
+    try {
+      await BaseAppFork.create({
+        category,
+        description,
+        name: appName,
+        slug: appSlug,
+        publisher: publisher || "Your Name",
+        email: email || "email@example.com",
+        template: templateFlag,
+        isTemplate,
+        externalLinkUrl,
+      });
+
+      await generateAppFiles();
+
+      console.log(`\nApp created successfully!`);
+      console.log(`Slug: ${appSlug}`);
+      console.log(`App URL: http://localhost:3000/apps/${appSlug}`);
+      console.log(`Name: ${appName}`);
+      console.log(`Description: ${description}`);
+      console.log(`Category: ${category}`);
+      if (externalLinkUrl) {
+        console.log(`External Link: ${externalLinkUrl}`);
+      }
+      console.log(
+        `\nNext Step: Enable the app from http://localhost:3000/settings/admin/apps as an admin user.`
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to create app:", error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  })();
+} else {
+  render(<App slug={slug} template={cli.flags.template || ""} command={command} />);
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/src/components/AppCreateUpdateForm.tsx b/packages/app-store-cli/src/components/AppCreateUpdateForm.tsx
index 5bf2912992..497b56a795 100644
--- a/packages/app-store-cli/src/components/AppCreateUpdateForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/src/components/AppCreateUpdateForm.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Box, Newline, Text, useApp } from "ink";
 import SelectInput from "ink-select-input";
 import TextInput from "ink-text-input";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { APP_CATEGORIES } from "../constants";
 import { BaseAppFork, generateAppFiles, getAppDirPath, getSlugFromAppName } from "../core";
 import { getApp } from "../utils/getApp";
 import Templates from "../utils/templates";
@@ -83,18 +84,7 @@ export const AppForm = ({
       name: "category",
       type: "select",
 
-      // TODO: Refactor and reuse getAppCategories or type as Record<AppCategories,> to enforce consistency
-      options: [
-        // Manually sorted alphabetically
-        { label: "Analytics", value: "analytics" },
-        { label: "AI & Automation", value: "automation" },
-        { label: "Calendar", value: "calendar" },
-        { label: "Conferencing", value: "conferencing" },
-        { label: "CRM", value: "crm" },
-        { label: "Messaging", value: "messaging" },
-        { label: "Payment", value: "payment" },
-        { label: "Other", value: "other" },
-      ],
+      options: [...APP_CATEGORIES],
       defaultValue: "",
       explainer: "This is how apps are categorized in App Store.",
     },
diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/src/constants.ts b/packages/app-store-cli/src/constants.ts
index c2b88aa910..85c0ff77d7 100644
--- a/packages/app-store-cli/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/src/constants.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,16 @@ import path from "node:path";
 export const APP_STORE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "app-store");
 export const TEMPLATES_PATH = path.join(APP_STORE_PATH, "templates");
 export const IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM = os.platform() === "win32";
+
+export const APP_CATEGORIES = [
+  { label: "Analytics", value: "analytics" },
+  { label: "AI & Automation", value: "automation" },
+  { label: "Calendar", value: "calendar" },
+  { label: "Conferencing", value: "conferencing" },
+  { label: "CRM", value: "crm" },
+  { label: "Messaging", value: "messaging" },
+  { label: "Payment", value: "payment" },
+  { label: "Other", value: "other" },
+] as const;
+
+export const VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES = APP_CATEGORIES.map((c) => c.value);
diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.test.ts b/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e43505cbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { APP_CATEGORIES, VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES } from "./constants";
+import { validateCreateAppFlags } from "./validateCreateAppFlags";
+
+const VALID_TEMPLATES = [
+  "basic",
+  "booking-pages-tag",
+  "event-type-app-card",
+  "event-type-location-video-static",
+  "general-app-settings",
+  "link-as-an-app",
+];
+
+describe("validateCreateAppFlags", () => {
+  describe("template validation", () => {
+    it("returns error when template is empty", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "",
+        category: "other",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toContain("--template is required in non-interactive mode");
+      expect(result).toContain("basic");
+    });
+
+    it("returns error for invalid template", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "nonexistent-template",
+        category: "other",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toContain("Invalid template: nonexistent-template");
+      expect(result).toContain("Available templates:");
+    });
+
+    it("accepts all valid templates", () => {
+      for (const template of VALID_TEMPLATES) {
+        const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+          template,
+          category: "other",
+          externalLinkUrl: template === "link-as-an-app" ? "https://example.com" : undefined,
+          validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+        });
+        expect(result).toBeNull();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("category validation", () => {
+    it("returns error for invalid category", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "basic",
+        category: "invalid-category",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toContain("Invalid category: invalid-category");
+      expect(result).toContain("Available categories:");
+    });
+
+    it("accepts all valid categories", () => {
+      for (const category of VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES) {
+        const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+          template: "basic",
+          category,
+          validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+        });
+        expect(result).toBeNull();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("link-as-an-app external URL validation", () => {
+    it("returns error when link-as-an-app template is used without external URL", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "link-as-an-app",
+        category: "other",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBe("--external-link-url is required when using the link-as-an-app template.");
+    });
+
+    it("returns error when externalLinkUrl is empty string for link-as-an-app", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "link-as-an-app",
+        category: "other",
+        externalLinkUrl: "",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBe("--external-link-url is required when using the link-as-an-app template.");
+    });
+
+    it("accepts link-as-an-app with valid external URL", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "link-as-an-app",
+        category: "other",
+        externalLinkUrl: "https://example.com",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("does not require external URL for non-link-as-an-app templates", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "basic",
+        category: "other",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("valid inputs", () => {
+    it("returns null for basic template with valid category", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "basic",
+        category: "analytics",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("returns null for link-as-an-app with external URL", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "link-as-an-app",
+        category: "conferencing",
+        externalLinkUrl: "https://x.com/calcom",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("validation order", () => {
+    it("checks template before category", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "",
+        category: "invalid",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toContain("--template is required");
+    });
+
+    it("checks category before external URL", () => {
+      const result = validateCreateAppFlags({
+        template: "link-as-an-app",
+        category: "invalid",
+        validTemplateValues: VALID_TEMPLATES,
+      });
+      expect(result).toContain("Invalid category");
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("constants", () => {
+  it("APP_CATEGORIES contains expected categories", () => {
+    const values = APP_CATEGORIES.map((c) => c.value);
+    expect(values).toContain("analytics");
+    expect(values).toContain("automation");
+    expect(values).toContain("calendar");
+    expect(values).toContain("conferencing");
+    expect(values).toContain("crm");
+    expect(values).toContain("messaging");
+    expect(values).toContain("payment");
+    expect(values).toContain("other");
+  });
+
+  it("APP_CATEGORIES has label and value for each entry", () => {
+    for (const cat of APP_CATEGORIES) {
+      expect(cat).toHaveProperty("label");
+      expect(cat).toHaveProperty("value");
+      expect(typeof cat.label).toBe("string");
+      expect(typeof cat.value).toBe("string");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES matches APP_CATEGORIES values", () => {
+    expect(VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES).toEqual(APP_CATEGORIES.map((c) => c.value));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.ts b/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28fcda0c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-store-cli/src/validateCreateAppFlags.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES } from "./constants";
+
+interface ValidateCreateAppFlagsInput {
+  template: string;
+  category: string;
+  externalLinkUrl?: string;
+  validTemplateValues: string[];
+}
+
+export function validateCreateAppFlags({
+  template,
+  category,
+  externalLinkUrl,
+  validTemplateValues,
+}: ValidateCreateAppFlagsInput): string | null {
+  if (!template) {
+    return `--template is required in non-interactive mode. Available templates: ${validTemplateValues.join(", ")}`;
+  }
+
+  if (!validTemplateValues.includes(template)) {
+    return `Invalid template: ${template}. Available templates: ${validTemplateValues.join(", ")}`;
+  }
+
+  if (!(VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES as readonly string[]).includes(category)) {
+    return `Invalid category: ${category}. Available categories: ${VALID_CATEGORY_VALUES.join(", ")}`;
+  }
+
+  if (template === "link-as-an-app" && !externalLinkUrl) {
+    return "--external-link-url is required when using the link-as-an-app template.";
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}