fix: add missing env value; improve docs and error message (#638)

create-app.ts

@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ export async function createApp({
     await installTemplate({ ...args, backend: true });
   }
 
+  await writeDevcontainer(root, templatesDir, framework, frontend);
+
   process.chdir(root);
   if (tryGitInit(root)) {
     console.log("Initialized a git repository.");
     console.log();
   }
 
-  await writeDevcontainer(root, templatesDir, framework, frontend);
-
   if (toolsRequireConfig(tools)) {
     console.log(
       yellow(

helpers/env-variables.ts

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Given this information, please answer the question: {query_str}
               name: "NEXT_PUBLIC_MODEL",
               description:
                 "The LLM model to use (hardcode to front-end artifact).",
+              value: opts.model || "gpt-3.5-turbo",
             }
           : {},
       ],

index.ts

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Got error: ${(error as Error).message}.\n`,
         ),
       );
       console.log(
-        `Make sure you have VSCode installed and added to your PATH. 
+        `Make sure you have VSCode installed and added to your PATH (shell alias will not work). 
 Please check ${cyan(
           terminalLink(
             "This documentation",

templates/types/simple/fastapi/README-template.md

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ This is a [LlamaIndex](https://www.llamaindex.ai/) project using [FastAPI](https
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-First, setup the environment:
+First, setup the environment with poetry:
+
+> **_Note:_** This step is not needed if you are using the dev-container.
 
 ```
 poetry install
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Open [http://localhost:8000/docs](http://localhost:8000/docs) with your browser
 The API allows CORS for all origins to simplify development. You can change this behavior by setting the `ENVIRONMENT` environment variable to `prod`:
 
 ```
-ENVIRONMENT=prod uvicorn main:app
+ENVIRONMENT=prod python main.py
 ```
 
 ## Learn More

templates/types/simple/fastapi/main.py

@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ app.include_router(chat_router, prefix="/api/chat")
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app_host = os.getenv("APP_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
     app_port = int(os.getenv("APP_PORT", "8000"))
+    reload = True if environment == "dev" else False
 
-    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=True)
+    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=reload)

templates/types/streaming/fastapi/README-template.md

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ This is a [LlamaIndex](https://www.llamaindex.ai/) project using [FastAPI](https
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-First, setup the environment:
+First, setup the environment with poetry:
+
+> **_Note:_** This step is not needed if you are using the dev-container.
 
 ```
 poetry install
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Open [http://localhost:8000/docs](http://localhost:8000/docs) with your browser
 The API allows CORS for all origins to simplify development. You can change this behavior by setting the `ENVIRONMENT` environment variable to `prod`:
 
 ```
-ENVIRONMENT=prod uvicorn main:app
+ENVIRONMENT=prod python main.py
 ```
 
 ## Learn More

templates/types/streaming/fastapi/main.py

@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ app.include_router(chat_router, prefix="/api/chat")
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app_host = os.getenv("APP_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
     app_port = int(os.getenv("APP_PORT", "8000"))
+    reload = True if environment == "dev" else False
 
-    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=True)
+    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=reload)