vue-cli/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/createTestProject.js

const fs = require('fs-extra')
const path = require('path')
const execa = require('execa')

module.exports = function createTestProject (name, preset, cwd, initGit) {
  delete process.env.VUE_CLI_SKIP_WRITE

  cwd = cwd || path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test')

  const projectRoot = path.resolve(cwd, name)

  const read = file => {
    return fs.readFile(path.resolve(projectRoot, file), 'utf-8')
  }

  const has = file => {
    return fs.existsSync(path.resolve(projectRoot, file))
  }

  if (has(projectRoot)) {
    console.warn(`An existing test project already exists for ${name}. May get unexpected test results due to project re-use`)
  }

  const write = (file, content) => {
    const targetPath = path.resolve(projectRoot, file)
    const dir = path.dirname(targetPath)
    return fs.ensureDir(dir).then(() => fs.writeFile(targetPath, content))
  }

  const rm = file => {
    return fs.remove(path.resolve(projectRoot, file))
  }

  const run = (command, args) => {
    [command, ...args] = command.split(/\s+/)
    if (command === 'vue-cli-service') {
      // appveyor has problem with paths sometimes
      command = require.resolve('@vue/cli-service/bin/vue-cli-service')
    }
    return execa(command, args, { cwd: projectRoot })
  }

  const cliBinPath = require.resolve('@vue/cli/bin/vue')

  const args = [
    'create',
    name,
    '--force',
    '--inlinePreset',
    JSON.stringify(preset),
    '--git',
    initGit ? 'init' : 'false'
  ]

  const options = {
    cwd,
    stdio: 'inherit'
  }

  return execa(cliBinPath, args, options).then(() => ({
    dir: projectRoot,
    has,
    read,
    write,
    run,
    rm
  }))
}