Clean up partial artifacts when create-vue is aborted

ensure_frontend now removes whatever create-vue wrote before failing:
the whole frontend/ dir if it didn't pre-exist, otherwise only the
files it added (pre-existing content is kept). If cmd_setup created the
project directory itself, that is removed too, so an aborted run leaves
no trace.

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/accesslog.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import time
 from ipaddress import IPv6Address
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
-from .termwidth import pad_display
+from .tty import pad_display, use_color
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from uvicorn._types import (
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ class AccessLogMiddleware:
             if message["type"] == "websocket.accept" and not accepted:
                 accepted = True
                 ws_id = _next_ws_id()
+                www_scope["state"]["logid"] = f"{_WS_OPEN}{ws_id}{_RESET}" if use_color() else ws_id
                 fields = _ws_open_extra(www_scope, ws_id, origin, _extra())
                 logger.info(_assemble_access_log(fields), extra=fields)
             elif message["type"] == "websocket.http.response.start" and not closed:

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/logging.py

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import io
 import logging
-import os
-import re
-import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
@@ -32,34 +29,15 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 from .accesslog import AccessLogMiddleware
 from .environ import env
+from .tty import strip_ansi, use_color
 
-ANSI_ESCAPE_RE = re.compile(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*m")
+RESET = "\033[0m"
 
 ACCESS_LOG_FMT = "%(client)s %(status)s %(method)s %(host)s%(path)s %(extra)s%(timing)s"
 
 ACCESS_LOGGER = "fastapi_vue.access"
 
 
-def strip_ansi(text: str) -> str:
-    """Remove ANSI escape codes from text."""
-    return ANSI_ESCAPE_RE.sub("", text)
-
-
-def use_color(stream: io.TextIOBase = sys.stderr) -> bool:
-    """Test if the stream supports color codes."""
-    if os.environ.get("NO_COLOR"):  # Non empty means no (no-color.org)
-        return False
-    if os.environ.get("FORCE_COLOR", "") not in {"", "0"}:  # force-color.org, node
-        return True
-    if hasattr(stream, "isatty") and stream.isatty():
-        return True
-    with suppress(KeyError, ValueError, OSError):  # Journald does color (-ocat)
-        dev, ino = map(int, os.environ["JOURNAL_STREAM"].split(":", 1))
-        st = os.fstat(stream.fileno())
-        return st.st_dev == dev and st.st_ino == ino
-    return False
-
-
 _LEVEL_EMOJI = {
     logging.DEBUG: "🐛",
     logging.INFO: "🔷",
@@ -113,7 +91,7 @@ class Formatter(logging.Formatter):
         if use_colors in (True, False):
             self.use_colors = use_colors
         else:
-            self.use_colors = use_color(sys.stdout)
+            self.use_colors = use_color()
         super().__init__(fmt=fmt, datefmt=datefmt, style=style)
 
     def formatMessage(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:  # noqa: N802
@@ -122,7 +100,14 @@ class Formatter(logging.Formatter):
             return _level_prefix(record) + record.getMessage()
         formatted = super().formatMessage(record)
         if not self.use_colors:
-            formatted = strip_ansi(formatted)
+            return strip_ansi(formatted)
+        # Guard against app-supplied fields (``extra``) carrying raw color
+        # codes without a reset: ensure the line begins and ends with a
+        # reset, but only add one where it's missing to avoid duplicates.
+        if not formatted.startswith(RESET):
+            formatted = RESET + formatted
+        if not formatted.endswith(RESET):
+            formatted += RESET
         return formatted
 
 

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/server.py

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ from .logging import (
     patch_lifespan_logging,
     patch_log_config,
     patch_server_error_middleware,
-    use_color,
 )
 from .startupbox import print_box
+from .tty import use_color
 
 tracerite.load()  # Early load on CLI load (import server); uvicorn workers reload via log config
 

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/startupbox.py

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from .termwidth import display_width, pad_display
+from .tty import display_width, pad_display
 
 
 def print_box(text: str) -> None:
     """Print text in a rounded unicode box sized to its longest line.
 
     The text is split on newlines as-is (not trimmed). Padding accounts
-    for ANSI colors and unicode display width (see termwidth.display_width).
+    for ANSI colors and unicode display width (see tty.display_width).
     """
     lines = text.split("\n")
     width = max(map(display_width, lines))

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/tty.py

@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
-"""Terminal display width calculation for unicode and ANSI-colored text."""
+"""Terminal color detection, ANSI helpers, and display width calculation."""
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import os
 import re
+import sys
 import unicodedata
+from contextlib import suppress
 
 ANSI_ESCAPE_RE = re.compile(r"\x1b\[[0-9;:]*[A-Za-z]")
 
 
+def strip_ansi(text: str) -> str:
+    """Remove ANSI escape codes from text."""
+    return ANSI_ESCAPE_RE.sub("", text)
+
+
+def use_color(stream: io.TextIOBase = sys.stderr) -> bool:
+    """Test if the stream supports color codes."""
+    if os.environ.get("NO_COLOR"):  # Non empty means no (no-color.org)
+        return False
+    if os.environ.get("FORCE_COLOR", "") not in {"", "0"}:  # force-color.org, node
+        return True
+    if hasattr(stream, "isatty") and stream.isatty():
+        return True
+    with suppress(KeyError, ValueError, OSError):  # Journald does color (-ocat)
+        dev, ino = map(int, os.environ["JOURNAL_STREAM"].split(":", 1))
+        st = os.fstat(stream.fileno())
+        return st.st_dev == dev and st.st_ino == ino
+    return False
+
+
 def _is_wide(char: str) -> bool:
     """Return True for characters rendered as two terminal columns."""
     if unicodedata.east_asian_width(char) in {"F", "W"}:

fastapi_vue_setup.py

@@ -138,18 +138,23 @@ DEFAULT_HEALTH = "/api/health?from=devserver.py"
 UPGRADE_MARKER = "auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup"
 
 # pyproject.toml additions for patched projects
+# packages/only-include use the package path relative to the project root
+# (MODULE_NAME placeholder), so both flat and nested layouts work; the wheel
+# target strips the leading directories, mapping e.g. backend/my_app -> my_app
 PYPROJECT_ADDITIONS = {
     "tool": {
         "hatch": {
             "build": {
-                "packages": ["MODULE_NAME"],
                 "artifacts": ["MODULE_NAME/frontend-build"],
                 "targets": {
+                    "wheel": {
+                        "packages": ["MODULE_NAME"],
+                    },
                     "sdist": {
+                        "only-include": ["MODULE_NAME", "scripts/fastapi-vue"],
                         "hooks": {"custom": {"path": "scripts/fastapi-vue/buildhook.py"}},
-                    }
+                    },
                 },
-                "only-packages": True,
             }
         }
     },
@@ -368,6 +373,19 @@ def find_module_name(project_dir: Path) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+def find_module_dir(project_dir: Path, module_name: str) -> Path:
+    """Locate the Python package directory.
+
+    Supports flat (<module>), src/<module>, and backend/<module> layouts.
+    For new projects (no package yet), defaults to the backend/ layout.
+    """
+    for sub in (module_name, f"src/{module_name}", f"backend/{module_name}"):
+        candidate = project_dir / sub
+        if candidate.is_dir():
+            return candidate
+    return project_dir / "backend" / module_name
+
+
 def find_fastapi_app(module_dir: Path, project_dir: Path | None = None) -> tuple[Path, str] | None:
     """Find the FastAPI app in a module directory.
 
@@ -1180,13 +1198,26 @@ def _write_fallback_file(
 
 
 def merge_pyproject(
-    data: tomlkit.TOMLDocument, additions: dict, module_name: str
+    data: tomlkit.TOMLDocument, additions: dict, module_rel: str
 ) -> tomlkit.TOMLDocument:
-    """Merge additions into pyproject.toml data, preserving comments and existing values."""
+    """Merge additions into pyproject.toml data, preserving comments and existing values.
+
+    module_rel is the package path relative to the project root (e.g. "backend/my_app").
+    """
     # Ensure hatchling build system is configured
     if "build-system" not in data:
         data["build-system"] = tomlkit.table()
 
+    # Replace uv_build with hatchling: the frontend build hook and artifacts
+    # handling require hatch, which uv_build does not support
+    if data["build-system"].get("build-backend") == "uv_build":
+        data["build-system"]["requires"] = ["hatchling"]
+        data["build-system"]["build-backend"] = "hatchling.build"
+        uv_tool = data.get("tool", {}).get("uv", {}) if "tool" in data else {}
+        if "build-backend" in uv_tool:
+            del data["tool"]["uv"]["build-backend"]
+        print("ℹ️  Replaced uv_build with hatchling (required for the frontend build hook)")
+
     # Add hatchling to requires if not present, preserving existing requires
     if "requires" not in data["build-system"]:
         data["build-system"]["requires"] = ["hatchling"]
@@ -1226,38 +1257,45 @@ def merge_pyproject(
     hatch_build = data["tool"]["hatch"]["build"]
     hatch_additions = additions["tool"]["hatch"]["build"]
 
-    # Set packages if not already set
-    if "packages" not in hatch_build:
-        hatch_build["packages"] = [
-            p.replace("MODULE_NAME", module_name) for p in hatch_additions["packages"]
-        ]
-
     # Set artifacts if not already set
     if "artifacts" not in hatch_build:
         hatch_build["artifacts"] = [
-            a.replace("MODULE_NAME", module_name) for a in hatch_additions["artifacts"]
+            a.replace("MODULE_NAME", module_rel) for a in hatch_additions["artifacts"]
         ]
 
-    # Set only-packages if not already set
+    # Add wheel/sdist targets
-    if "only-packages" not in hatch_build:
-        hatch_build["only-packages"] = hatch_additions["only-packages"]
-
-    # Add sdist target with custom hook
     if "targets" not in hatch_build:
         hatch_build["targets"] = tomlkit.table()
-    if "sdist" not in hatch_build["targets"]:
+    targets = hatch_build["targets"]
-        hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"] = tomlkit.table()
+    target_additions = hatch_additions["targets"]
-    if "hooks" not in hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]:
+
-        hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"] = tomlkit.table()
+    # Wheel: set packages if neither the wheel target nor the top-level
-    if "custom" not in hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]:
+    # hatch build config (older setups) defines them
-        hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"] = tomlkit.table()
+    if "wheel" not in targets:
-    if "path" not in hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"]:
+        targets["wheel"] = tomlkit.table()
-        hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] = hatch_additions["targets"][
+    if "packages" not in targets["wheel"] and "packages" not in hatch_build:
-            "sdist"
+        targets["wheel"]["packages"] = [
-        ]["hooks"]["custom"]["path"]
+            p.replace("MODULE_NAME", module_rel) for p in target_additions["wheel"]["packages"]
-    elif hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] == OLD_BUILD_HOOK_PATH:
+        ]
+
+    # Sdist: only-include (keeps the package directory prefix so wheels built
+    # from the sdist find the same layout) plus the frontend build hook
+    if "sdist" not in targets:
+        targets["sdist"] = tomlkit.table()
+    sdist = targets["sdist"]
+    if "only-include" not in sdist:
+        sdist["only-include"] = [
+            p.replace("MODULE_NAME", module_rel) for p in target_additions["sdist"]["only-include"]
+        ]
+    if "hooks" not in sdist:
+        sdist["hooks"] = tomlkit.table()
+    if "custom" not in sdist["hooks"]:
+        sdist["hooks"]["custom"] = tomlkit.table()
+    if "path" not in sdist["hooks"]["custom"]:
+        sdist["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] = target_additions["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"]["path"]
+    elif sdist["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] == OLD_BUILD_HOOK_PATH:
         # Migrate old build hook path to new name
-        hatch_build["targets"]["sdist"]["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] = NEW_BUILD_HOOK_PATH
+        sdist["hooks"]["custom"]["path"] = NEW_BUILD_HOOK_PATH
 
     return data
 
@@ -1267,38 +1305,130 @@ def merge_pyproject(
 # =============================================================================
 
 
+MIN_NODE_VERSION = 20
+
+
+def _check_node_version(node_path: str) -> None:
+    """Check if Node.js version is >= 20.
+
+    Raises RuntimeError if version is too old or cannot be determined.
+    """
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+            [node_path, "--version"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        version_str = result.stdout.strip()
+        # Parse version like "v20.10.0" or "v18.17.1"
+        match = re.match(r"v(\d+)", version_str)
+        if match:
+            major_version = int(match.group(1))
+            if major_version >= MIN_NODE_VERSION:
+                return
+            msg = f"Node.js {version_str} found, but v{MIN_NODE_VERSION}+ required"
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
+        pass
+    msg = "Could not determine Node.js version"
+    raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+
+def _validate_npm_runtime(tool: str) -> bool:
+    """Validate npm runtime by checking Node.js version. Returns True if valid."""
+    node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+    if node_path is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        _check_node_version(node_path)
+    except RuntimeError:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _find_runtime_from_env(options: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    """Find runtime specified by JS_RUNTIME environment variable."""
+    js_runtime_env = os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME")
+    if not js_runtime_env:
+        return None
+
+    js_runtime = js_runtime_env
+    js_path = Path(js_runtime)
+    runtime_name = js_path.name
+
+    # Map node to npm
+    if runtime_name == "node":
+        runtime_name = "npm"
+        js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
+
+    for option in options:
+        if option != runtime_name and not runtime_name.startswith(option):
+            continue
+
+        tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
+        if tool is None:
+            print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: {option} not found")
+            return None
+
+        if option == "npm":
+            node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+            if node_path is None:
+                print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: node not found")
+                return None
+            try:
+                _check_node_version(node_path)
+            except RuntimeError as e:
+                print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: {e}")
+                return None
+
+        return tool, option
+
+    print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized")
+    return None
+
+
+def _auto_detect_runtime(options: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    """Auto-detect JavaScript runtime from available options."""
+    node_version_error: RuntimeError | None = None
+
+    for option in options:
+        tool = shutil.which(option)
+        if not tool:
+            continue
+
+        if option == "npm" and not _validate_npm_runtime(tool):
+            try:
+                node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+                if node_path:
+                    _check_node_version(node_path)
+            except RuntimeError as e:
+                node_version_error = e
+            continue
+
+        return tool, option
+
+    if node_version_error:
+        print(f"⚠️  {node_version_error}")
+    return None
+
+
 def find_js_runtime() -> tuple[str, str] | None:
     """Find a JavaScript runtime from JS_RUNTIME env or auto-detect.
 
-    Returns (tool_path, tool_name) where tool_name is "deno", "npm", or "bun".
+    Returns (tool_path, tool_name) where tool_name is "npm", "deno", or "bun".
     Returns None if no runtime is found.
     """
-    options = ["deno", "npm", "bun"]
+    options = ["npm", "deno", "bun"]
 
     # Check for JS_RUNTIME environment variable
-    if js_runtime_env := os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
+    if result := _find_runtime_from_env(options):
-        js_runtime = js_runtime_env
+        return result
-        js_path = Path(js_runtime)
+    if os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
-        runtime_name = js_path.name
-        # Map node to npm
-        if runtime_name == "node":
-            runtime_name = "npm"
-            js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
-        for option in options:
-            if option == runtime_name or runtime_name.startswith(option):
-                tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
-                if tool is None:
-                    print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not found")
-                    return None
-                return tool, option
-        print(f"⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized")
         return None
 
     # Auto-detect
-    for option in options:
+    return _auto_detect_runtime(options)
-        if tool := shutil.which(option):
-            return tool, option
-    return None
 
 
 def ensure_python_project(project_dir: Path, *, dry: bool = False) -> bool:
@@ -1308,17 +1438,20 @@ def ensure_python_project(project_dir: Path, *, dry: bool = False) -> bool:
         return True
 
     if dry:
-        print(f"📦 Would run: uv init {project_dir}")
+        print(f"📦 Would run: uv init --bare --build-backend hatchling {project_dir}")
         return True
 
     print("📦 No pyproject.toml found, initializing Python project...")
-    print(">>> uv init")
+    print(">>> uv init --bare --build-backend hatchling")
-    result = subprocess.run(["uv", "init", str(project_dir)], check=False)  # noqa: S603, S607
+    result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        ["uv", "init", "--bare", "--vcs", "git", "--build-backend", "hatchling", str(project_dir)],  # noqa: S607
+        check=False,
+    )
     if result.returncode != 0:
         print("❌ uv init failed")
         return False
 
-    # Remove files created by uv init that we don't need
+    # Remove boilerplate files created by older uv init versions
     for filename in ["hello.py", "main.py", ".python-version"]:
         filepath = project_dir / filename
         if filepath.exists():
@@ -1341,7 +1474,7 @@ def ensure_frontend(
     # Find JS runtime
     runtime = find_js_runtime()
     if runtime is None:
-        print("❌ No JavaScript runtime found (need deno, npm, or bun)")
+        print("❌ No JavaScript runtime found (need Node.js v20+/npm, deno, or bun)")
         return False
     js_tool, js_name = runtime
 
@@ -1361,14 +1494,37 @@ def ensure_frontend(
         print(f"🎨 Would run: {' '.join(create_cmd)}")
         return True
 
+    # Remember pre-existing content so a failed create-vue can be cleaned up
+    pre_existing = set(frontend_dir.iterdir()) if frontend_dir.exists() else set()
+
     print("🎨 No frontend/ found, creating Vue project...")
     print(f">>> {' '.join(create_cmd)}")
     if not vue_args:
         print("(Follow the prompts to configure your Vue app)")
     print()
-    result = subprocess.run(create_cmd, cwd=project_dir, check=False)  # noqa: S603
+    try:
-    if result.returncode != 0:
+        result = subprocess.run(create_cmd, cwd=project_dir, check=False)  # noqa: S603
-        print("❌ create-vue failed")
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        result = None
+    # create-vue exits 0 when its prompts are cancelled, so a zero return
+    # code alone doesn't mean a project was created.
+    if result is None or result.returncode != 0 or not package_json.exists():
+        reason = "interrupted" if result is None else "failed or was cancelled"
+        print(f"❌ create-vue {reason}")
+        leftovers = (
+            set(frontend_dir.iterdir()) - pre_existing if frontend_dir.exists() else set()
+        )
+        if leftovers:
+            if pre_existing:
+                for path in leftovers:
+                    if path.is_dir():
+                        shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
+                    else:
+                        path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                print("🧹 Removed partial files created by create-vue")
+            else:
+                shutil.rmtree(frontend_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+                print("🧹 Removed partial frontend/")
         return False
 
     return True
@@ -1398,20 +1554,26 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         print("🏃 DRY RUN MODE - no changes will be made\n")
 
     # Create project directory if it doesn't exist
+    created_project_dir = False
     if not project_dir.exists():
         if dry:
             print(f"✅ Would create directory: {project_dir}")
         else:
             project_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+            created_project_dir = True
             print(f"✅ Created {project_dir}")
 
     print(f"🔧 Setting up project: {project_dir}")
 
     # Step 1: Ensure frontend exists (do this first so cancellation doesn't leave partial setup)
     if not ensure_frontend(project_dir, vue_args=args.vue_args, dry=dry):
+        if created_project_dir:
+            shutil.rmtree(project_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+            print(f"🧹 Removed {project_dir}")
         return 1
 
     # Step 2: Ensure Python project exists
+    fresh_project = not (project_dir / "pyproject.toml").exists()
     if not ensure_python_project(project_dir, dry=dry):
         return 1
 
@@ -1424,7 +1586,10 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     else:
         print(f"📦 Module: {module_name}")
 
-    module_dir = project_dir / module_name
+    module_dir = find_module_dir(project_dir, module_name)
+    module_rel = module_dir.relative_to(project_dir).as_posix()
+    if module_rel != module_name:
+        print(f"📂 Package layout: {module_rel}/")
     scripts_dir = project_dir / "scripts"
     fastapi_vue_scripts = scripts_dir / "fastapi-vue"
 
@@ -1436,8 +1601,9 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     if existing_cli_module:
         print(f"ℹ️  Using existing CLI: {existing_cli_module}")
 
-    # Resolve the CLI main module to a file path
+    # Resolve the CLI main module to a file path (relative to the import root,
-    main = project_dir / Path(*main_module_path.split(".")).with_suffix(".py")
+    # i.e. the parent of the package directory)
+    main = module_dir.parent / Path(*main_module_path.split(".")).with_suffix(".py")
 
     # Determine port configuration
     # Priority: --ports argument > existing project values > defaults
@@ -1485,6 +1651,7 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     # Template variables
     tpl_vars = {
         "MODULE_NAME": module_name,
+        "MODULE_DIR": module_rel,
         "PROJECT_TITLE": project_title,
         "TEMPLATE_DEFAULT_PORT": str(default_port),
         "TEMPLATE_VITE_PORT": str(vite_port),
@@ -1499,8 +1666,8 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         app_file, app_var = app_info
         print(f"📍 Found FastAPI app: {app_var} in {app_file.name}")
         tpl_vars["APP_VAR"] = app_var
-        # Dotted module path relative to project dir (e.g. "{module_name}.api.main")
+        # Dotted module path (e.g. "{module_name}.api.main")
-        app_module = ".".join(app_file.relative_to(project_dir).with_suffix("").parts)
+        app_module = ".".join(app_file.relative_to(module_dir.parent).with_suffix("").parts)
         tpl_vars["APP_MODULE"] = app_module
     else:
         print("📍 No existing FastAPI app found, will create new one")
@@ -1583,12 +1750,15 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         )
     else:
         # No app: create full app.py
-        # Create __init__.py if missing
+        # Create __init__.py if missing (overwrite uv init hello-world boilerplate)
         init_file = module_dir / "__init__.py"
-        if not init_file.exists():
+        boilerplate = init_file.exists() and re.search(
+            r'^def main\(\) -> None:\s*\n\s*print\("Hello from', init_file.read_text("UTF-8")
+        )
+        if not init_file.exists() or boilerplate:
             template = load_template("backend/__init__.py")
             content = render_template(template, **tpl_vars)
-            write_file(init_file, content, overwrite=False, dry=dry)
+            write_file(init_file, content, overwrite=False, dry=dry, force=boilerplate)
 
         # Create app.py
         app_file_path = module_dir / "app.py"
@@ -1669,9 +1839,10 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         plugin_file = frontend_dir / "vite-plugin-fastapi.js"
         # Upgrade old plugin versions that lack the auto-upgrade marker
         _upgrade_old_vite_plugin(plugin_file, module_name, dry=dry)
-        template = load_template("frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js")
+        for plugin_template in ("vite-plugin-fastapi.js", "vite-plugin-fastapi.d.ts"):
-        content = render_template(template, **tpl_vars)
+            template = load_template(f"frontend/{plugin_template}")
-        write_file(plugin_file, content, overwrite=True, dry=dry)
+            content = render_template(template, **tpl_vars)
+            write_file(frontend_dir / plugin_template, content, overwrite=True, dry=dry)
 
         # Find existing vite config (prefer .ts, fall back to .js)
         vite_config_ts = frontend_dir / "vite.config.ts"
@@ -1694,13 +1865,29 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         old_content = pyproject_path.read_text("UTF-8")
         data = tomlkit.parse(old_content)
 
-        updated = merge_pyproject(data, PYPROJECT_ADDITIONS, module_name)
+        updated = merge_pyproject(data, PYPROJECT_ADDITIONS, module_rel)
 
-        # Only add script entry if project doesn't already have scripts
+        # Ensure a script entry pointing at our __main__:main
-        if "scripts" not in updated["project"] or not updated["project"]["scripts"]:
+        scripts = updated["project"].get("scripts")
+        main_entry = f"{module_name}.__main__:main"
+        if not scripts:
             updated["project"]["scripts"] = tomlkit.table()
-            script_name = module_name.replace("_", "-")
+            updated["project"]["scripts"][module_name.replace("_", "-")] = main_entry
-            updated["project"]["scripts"][script_name] = f"{module_name}.__main__:main"
+        else:
+            has_our_entry = any(
+                isinstance(entry, str) and entry.startswith(f"{module_name}.")
+                for entry in scripts.values()
+            )
+            if not has_our_entry:
+                # Rewrite uv init boilerplate ("my-app = \"my_app:main\"") if present
+                boilerplate = next(
+                    (name for name, entry in scripts.items() if entry == f"{module_name}:main"),
+                    None,
+                )
+                if boilerplate:
+                    scripts[boilerplate] = main_entry
+                else:
+                    scripts[module_name.replace("_", "-")] = main_entry
 
         # Check if content actually changed
         new_content = tomlkit.dumps(updated)
@@ -1715,8 +1902,16 @@ def cmd_setup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
 
     # === Update .gitignore ===
     gitignore_path = project_dir / ".gitignore"
-    gitignore_entry = f"/{module_name}/frontend-build"
+    gitignore_entry = f"/{module_rel}/frontend-build"
-    if gitignore_path.exists():
+    if fresh_project:
+        # New project: opinionated .gitignore (ignore dotfiles and lockfiles)
+        content = f"{gitignore_entry}\n.*\n!.gitignore\n*.lock\n"
+        if dry:
+            print(f"✅ Would create opinionated .gitignore in {project_dir}")
+        else:
+            gitignore_path.write_text(content, "UTF-8", newline="\n")
+            print("✅ Created .gitignore")
+    elif gitignore_path.exists():
         gitignore_content = gitignore_path.read_bytes()
         if b"frontend-build" in gitignore_content:
             print("✔️  .gitignore (frontend-build already ignored)")

template/frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup -- remove this if you edit the plugin
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+
+declare function fastapiVue(options?: { paths?: string[] }): Plugin
+
+export default fastapiVue

template/frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function fastapiVue({ paths = ['/api'] } = {}) {
       clearScreen: false,
       server: { proxy },
       build: {
-        outDir: '../MODULE_NAME/frontend-build',
+        outDir: '../MODULE_DIR/frontend-build',
         emptyOutDir: true,
       },
     }),

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/buildutil.py

@@ -10,23 +10,19 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 MIN_NODE_VERSION = 20
 
-# Duplicated from fastapi_vue.logging because build environment is isolated
-_LEVEL_EMOJI = {
-    logging.DEBUG: "🐛",
-    logging.INFO: "🔷",
-    logging.WARNING: "❗",
-    logging.ERROR: "🛑",
-    logging.CRITICAL: "🚨",
-}
-
-
 class _Formatter(logging.Formatter):
-    """Emoji level prefix formatter, mirroring fastapi_vue.logging.Formatter."""
+    """Prefix formatter, intentionally different from fastapi_vue.logging.
+
+    INFO and below pass through unprefixed so messages can use their own
+    markings (>>>, ###); WARNING and above get an emoji prefix.
+    """
 
     def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
-        emoji = _LEVEL_EMOJI.get(record.levelno)
+        if record.levelno >= logging.ERROR:
-        prefix = f"{emoji} " if emoji else f"{record.levelname}: "
+            return f"🛑 {record.getMessage()}"
-        return prefix + record.getMessage()
+        if record.levelno >= logging.WARNING:
+            return f"💣 {record.getMessage()}"
+        return record.getMessage()
 
 
 _handler = logging.StreamHandler()

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/devutil.py

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async def ready(url: str, path: str = "", max_attempts: int = 50) -> None:
 
     for attempt in range(max_attempts):
         if await http_get_server(f"{url}{path}", timeout=1.0) is not None:
-            logger.info("✓ Backend ready!")
+            logger.info("🟢 Backend ready!")
             return
         if attempt == max_attempts - 1:
             logger.error("Backend at %s didn't start in time", url)