refactor: remove console clearing option from dev command and clean up related code

Author: rsaz

src/commands/project.commands.ts

@@ -68,13 +68,11 @@ async function buildTsxArgs(opinionated: boolean): Promise<Array<string>> {
  *
  * @param opinionated - Whether to use opinionated configuration
  * @param verbose - Whether to show verbose nodemon output (for debugging)
- * @param clear - Whether to clear console on restart (default: true)
  * @returns The nodemon arguments array
  */
 async function buildDevArgs(
 	opinionated: boolean,
 	verbose: boolean = false,
-	clear: boolean = true,
 ): Promise<Array<string>> {
 	const tsxArgs = await buildTsxArgs(opinionated);
 
@@ -85,14 +83,6 @@ async function buildDevArgs(
 		args.push("--quiet");
 	}
 
-	// Build the exec command with optional clear
-	const clearCmd = clear
-		? os.platform() === "win32"
-			? "cls &&"
-			: "clear &&"
-		: "";
-	const execCommand = `${clearCmd} tsx ${tsxArgs.join(" ")}`.trim();
-
 	// Core nodemon configuration
 	args.push(
 		"--signal",
@@ -108,7 +98,7 @@ async function buildDevArgs(
 		"--ignore",
 		"src/**/*.test.ts",
 		"--exec",
-		execCommand,
+		`tsx ${tsxArgs.join(" ")}`,
 	);
 
 	return args;
@@ -119,7 +109,6 @@ async function buildDevArgs(
  */
 interface DevCommandOptions {
 	verbose?: boolean;
-	clear?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -137,19 +126,9 @@ export const devCommand: CommandModule<object, DevCommandOptions> = {
 			default: false,
 			description: "Show verbose nodemon output for debugging",
 		},
-		clear: {
-			alias: "c",
-			type: "boolean",
-			default: true,
-			description: "Clear console on restart (default: true)",
-		},
 	},
 	handler: async (argv) => {
-		await runCommand({
-			command: "dev",
-			verbose: argv.verbose,
-			clear: argv.clear,
-		});
+		await runCommand({ command: "dev", verbose: argv.verbose });
 	},
 };
 
@@ -373,7 +352,6 @@ const clearScreen = () => {
 interface RunCommandOptions {
 	command: string;
 	verbose?: boolean;
-	clear?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -383,7 +361,6 @@ interface RunCommandOptions {
 export const runCommand = async ({
 	command,
 	verbose = false,
-	clear = true,
 }: RunCommandOptions): Promise<void> => {
 	const { opinionated, entryPoint } = await Compiler.loadConfig();
 	const outDir = getOutDir();
@@ -393,7 +370,7 @@ export const runCommand = async ({
 			case "dev":
 				await execCmd(
 					"nodemon",
-					await buildDevArgs(opinionated, verbose, clear),
+					await buildDevArgs(opinionated, verbose),
 				);
 				break;
 			case "build":

src/utils/cli-ui.ts

@@ -120,14 +120,6 @@ export async function printGenerateSuccess(
 	log("INFO", schematic, `${file.split(".")[0]} created!`, "✔️");
 }
 
-/**
- * Clear the console
- */
-export function clearConsole(): void {
-	// Clear console and move cursor to top-left
-	stdout.write("\x1Bc");
-}
-
 /**
  * Print the ExpressoTS CLI header
  */