feat: add Starter template menu in homepage

README.md

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ bolt.diy was originally started by [Cole Medin](https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMed
 - ✅ Detect package.json and commands to auto install & run preview for folder and git import (@wonderwhy-er)
 - ✅ Selection tool to target changes visually (@emcconnell)
 - ✅ Detect terminal Errors and ask bolt to fix it (@thecodacus)
+- ✅ Add Starter Template Options (@thecodacus)
 - ⬜ **HIGH PRIORITY** - Prevent bolt from rewriting files as often (file locking and diffs)
 - ⬜ **HIGH PRIORITY** - Better prompting for smaller LLMs (code window sometimes doesn't start)
 - ⬜ **HIGH PRIORITY** - Run agents in the backend as opposed to a single model call
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ bolt.diy was originally started by [Cole Medin](https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMed
 - ⬜ Upload documents for knowledge - UI design templates, a code base to reference coding style, etc.
 - ⬜ Voice prompting
 - ⬜ Azure Open AI API Integration
-- ⬜ Perplexity Integration
+- ✅ Perplexity Integration (@meetpateltech)
 - ⬜ Vertex AI Integration
 
 ## Features

app/components/chat/BaseChat.tsx

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { SpeechRecognitionButton } from '~/components/chat/SpeechRecognition';
 import type { IProviderSetting, ProviderInfo } from '~/types/model';
 import { ScreenshotStateManager } from './ScreenshotStateManager';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
+import StarterTemplates from './StarterTemplates';
 import type { ActionAlert } from '~/types/actions';
 import ChatAlert from './ChatAlert';
 
@@ -569,21 +570,24 @@ export const BaseChat = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, BaseChatProps>(
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
-            {!chatStarted && (
-              <div className="flex justify-center gap-2">
-                {ImportButtons(importChat)}
-                <GitCloneButton importChat={importChat} />
-              </div>
-            )}
-            {!chatStarted &&
-              ExamplePrompts((event, messageInput) => {
-                if (isStreaming) {
-                  handleStop?.();
-                  return;
-                }
-
-                handleSendMessage?.(event, messageInput);
-              })}
+            <div className="flex flex-col justify-center gap-5">
+              {!chatStarted && (
+                <div className="flex justify-center gap-2">
+                  {ImportButtons(importChat)}
+                  <GitCloneButton importChat={importChat} />
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {!chatStarted &&
+                ExamplePrompts((event, messageInput) => {
+                  if (isStreaming) {
+                    handleStop?.();
+                    return;
+                  }
+
+                  handleSendMessage?.(event, messageInput);
+                })}
+              {!chatStarted && <StarterTemplates />}
+            </div>
           </div>
           <ClientOnly>{() => <Workbench chatStarted={chatStarted} isStreaming={isStreaming} />}</ClientOnly>
         </div>

app/components/chat/StarterTemplates.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import type { Template } from '~/types/template';
+import { STARTER_TEMPLATES } from '~/utils/constants';
+
+interface FrameworkLinkProps {
+  template: Template;
+}
+
+const FrameworkLink: React.FC<FrameworkLinkProps> = ({ template }) => (
+  <a
+    href={`/git?url=https://github.com/${template.githubRepo}.git`}
+    data-state="closed"
+    data-discover="true"
+    className="items-center justify-center "
+  >
+    <div
+      className={`inline-block ${template.icon} w-8 h-8 text-4xl transition-theme opacity-25 hover:opacity-75 transition-all`}
+    />
+  </a>
+);
+
+const StarterTemplates: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
+      <span className="text-sm text-gray-500">or start a blank app with your favorite stack</span>
+      <div className="flex justify-center">
+        <div className="flex w-70 flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-4">
+          {STARTER_TEMPLATES.map((template) => (
+            <FrameworkLink key={template.name} template={template} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default StarterTemplates;

app/components/settings/data/DataTab.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import { db, deleteById, getAll } from '~/lib/persistence';
 import { logStore } from '~/lib/stores/logs';
 import { classNames } from '~/utils/classNames';
-import styles from '~/components/settings/Settings.module.scss';
 
 // List of supported providers that can have API keys
 const API_KEY_PROVIDERS = [
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ const API_KEY_PROVIDERS = [
   'AzureOpenAI',
 ] as const;
 
-type Provider = typeof API_KEY_PROVIDERS[number];
-
 interface ApiKeys {
   [key: string]: string;
 }
@@ -52,6 +49,7 @@ export default function DataTab() {
       const error = new Error('Database is not available');
       logStore.logError('Failed to export chats - DB unavailable', error);
       toast.error('Database is not available');
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -83,11 +81,13 @@ export default function DataTab() {
       const error = new Error('Database is not available');
       logStore.logError('Failed to delete chats - DB unavailable', error);
       toast.error('Database is not available');
+
       return;
     }
 
     try {
       setIsDeleting(true);
+
       const allChats = await getAll(db);
       await Promise.all(allChats.map((chat) => deleteById(db!, chat.id)));
       logStore.logSystem('All chats deleted successfully', { count: allChats.length });
@@ -125,16 +125,22 @@ export default function DataTab() {
 
   const handleImportSettings = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const file = event.target.files?.[0];
-    if (!file) return;
+
+    if (!file) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const reader = new FileReader();
+
     reader.onload = (e) => {
       try {
         const settings = JSON.parse(e.target?.result as string);
-        
+
         Object.entries(settings).forEach(([key, value]) => {
           if (key === 'bolt_theme') {
-            if (value) localStorage.setItem(key, value as string);
+            if (value) {
+              localStorage.setItem(key, value as string);
+            }
           } else if (value) {
             Cookies.set(key, value as string);
           }
@@ -152,32 +158,37 @@ export default function DataTab() {
 
   const handleExportApiKeyTemplate = () => {
     const template: ApiKeys = {};
-    API_KEY_PROVIDERS.forEach(provider => {
+    API_KEY_PROVIDERS.forEach((provider) => {
       template[`${provider}_API_KEY`] = '';
     });
 
-    template['OPENAI_LIKE_API_BASE_URL'] = '';
-    template['LMSTUDIO_API_BASE_URL'] = '';
-    template['OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL'] = '';
-    template['TOGETHER_API_BASE_URL'] = '';
+    template.OPENAI_LIKE_API_BASE_URL = '';
+    template.LMSTUDIO_API_BASE_URL = '';
+    template.OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL = '';
+    template.TOGETHER_API_BASE_URL = '';
 
     downloadAsJson(template, 'api-keys-template.json');
     toast.success('API keys template exported successfully');
   };
 
   const handleImportApiKeys = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const file = event.target.files?.[0];
-    if (!file) return;
+
+    if (!file) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const reader = new FileReader();
+
     reader.onload = (e) => {
       try {
         const apiKeys = JSON.parse(e.target?.result as string);
         let importedCount = 0;
         const consolidatedKeys: Record<string, string> = {};
 
-        API_KEY_PROVIDERS.forEach(provider => {
+        API_KEY_PROVIDERS.forEach((provider) => {
           const keyName = `${provider}_API_KEY`;
+
           if (apiKeys[keyName]) {
             consolidatedKeys[provider] = apiKeys[keyName];
             importedCount++;
@@ -187,13 +198,14 @@ export default function DataTab() {
         if (importedCount > 0) {
           // Store all API keys in a single cookie as JSON
           Cookies.set('apiKeys', JSON.stringify(consolidatedKeys));
-          
+
           // Also set individual cookies for backward compatibility
           Object.entries(consolidatedKeys).forEach(([provider, key]) => {
             Cookies.set(`${provider}_API_KEY`, key);
           });
 
           toast.success(`Successfully imported ${importedCount} API keys/URLs. Refreshing page to apply changes...`);
+
           // Reload the page after a short delay to allow the toast to be seen
           setTimeout(() => {
             window.location.reload();
@@ -203,12 +215,13 @@ export default function DataTab() {
         }
 
         // Set base URLs if they exist
-        ['OPENAI_LIKE_API_BASE_URL', 'LMSTUDIO_API_BASE_URL', 'OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL', 'TOGETHER_API_BASE_URL'].forEach(baseUrl => {
-          if (apiKeys[baseUrl]) {
-            Cookies.set(baseUrl, apiKeys[baseUrl]);
-          }
-        });
-
+        ['OPENAI_LIKE_API_BASE_URL', 'LMSTUDIO_API_BASE_URL', 'OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL', 'TOGETHER_API_BASE_URL'].forEach(
+          (baseUrl) => {
+            if (apiKeys[baseUrl]) {
+              Cookies.set(baseUrl, apiKeys[baseUrl]);
+            }
+          },
+        );
       } catch (error) {
         toast.error('Failed to import API keys. Make sure the file is a valid JSON file.');
         console.error('Failed to import API keys:', error);
@@ -226,9 +239,7 @@ export default function DataTab() {
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
             <div>
               <h4 className="text-bolt-elements-textPrimary mb-2">Chat History</h4>
-              <p className="text-sm text-bolt-elements-textSecondary mb-4">
-                Export or delete all your chat history.
-              </p>
+              <p className="text-sm text-bolt-elements-textSecondary mb-4">Export or delete all your chat history.</p>
               <div className="flex gap-4">
                 <button
                   onClick={handleExportAllChats}
@@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ export default function DataTab() {
                   disabled={isDeleting}
                   className={classNames(
                     'px-4 py-2 bg-bolt-elements-button-danger-background hover:bg-bolt-elements-button-danger-backgroundHover text-bolt-elements-button-danger-text rounded-lg transition-colors',
-                    isDeleting ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                    isDeleting ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : '',
                   )}
                 >
                   {isDeleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete All Chats'}
@@ -263,12 +274,7 @@ export default function DataTab() {
                 </button>
                 <label className="px-4 py-2 bg-bolt-elements-button-primary-background hover:bg-bolt-elements-button-primary-backgroundHover text-bolt-elements-textPrimary rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
                   Import Settings
-                  <input
-                    type="file"
-                    accept=".json"
-                    onChange={handleImportSettings}
-                    className="hidden"
-                  />
+                  <input type="file" accept=".json" onChange={handleImportSettings} className="hidden" />
                 </label>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -287,12 +293,7 @@ export default function DataTab() {
                 </button>
                 <label className="px-4 py-2 bg-bolt-elements-button-primary-background hover:bg-bolt-elements-button-primary-backgroundHover text-bolt-elements-textPrimary rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
                   Import API Keys
-                  <input
-                    type="file"
-                    accept=".json"
-                    onChange={handleImportApiKeys}
-                    className="hidden"
-                  />
+                  <input type="file" accept=".json" onChange={handleImportApiKeys} className="hidden" />
                 </label>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -301,4 +302,4 @@ export default function DataTab() {
       </div>
     </div>
   );
-} 
+}

app/types/template.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface Template {
+  name: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  githubRepo: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+  icon?: string;
+}