Add Dedot template

[KarimJedda]

Just learned about DeDot: https://docs.dedot.dev/ , https://github.com/dedotdev/dedot

Could be cool to add a template supporting that? It's getting great feedback: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-dedot-a-delightful-javascript-client-for-polkadot-substrate-based-blockchains/8956

cc @sinzii

[mutantcornholio]

DeDot already has a template of its own https://github.com/dedotdev/trydedot... Feels a bit wasteful to create a separate one.

And it's also not the first time there's an externally supported templtate that we're considering adding to create-polkadot-dapp (hardhat plugin has npx hardhat-polkadot init, for example).

While it's theoretically possible to add some sort of integration to create-polkadot-dapp that would spawn external templates, maybe all that we need is to have the links to other templates on the first page of README?

[KarimJedda]

It's not wasteful if we provide 1 tool to install different templates it's kinda the point of a "create-polkadot-dapp", one tool to set you up with everything.

Unless the architecture is made in such a way that this is not possible?

[sinzii]

Thank you @KarimJedda for starting this discussion,

Personally, I think It would be awesome to have a template dapp using Dedot in create-polkadot-dapp so devs can try and pick which one they want to use from the CLI itself.

For context, the purpose of https://github.com/dedotdev/trydedot is a demo dapp for people to try out Dedot's features. I didn’t intend for it to be a basic starter template so people can fork and build upon.

Let me know if there is anything I can do to make this possible, I'm happy to assist along the way. Thank you all!

[mutantcornholio]

It's not wasteful if we provide 1 tool to install different templates it's kinda the point of a "create-polkadot-dapp", one tool to set you up with everything.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant by spawning external templates

Unless the architecture is made in such a way that this is not possible?

It would require a notable change, but totally doable. We can plan it for the future.

[KarimJedda]

Should cover this https://forum.polkadot.network/t/create-dot-app-the-scaffolding-tool-for-all-your-polkadot-dapp-ideas/14297