Provide better CLI flag defaults

Author: danieldelcore

.changeset/clean-hounds-begin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@codeshift/cli': minor
+---
+
+Adds sensible defaults as CLI options. Affecting flags --ignore-path, --extensions and --parser

packages/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@ program
       'Parser to use for parsing the source files',
     )
       .choices(['babel', 'babylon', 'flow', 'ts', 'tsx'])
-      .default('babel'),
+      .default('tsx'),
   )
   .option(
     '-e, --extensions <value>',
     'Transform files with these file extensions (comma separated list)',
-    'js',
+    'js, jsx, ts, tsx',
   )
   .option(
     '--ignore-pattern <value>',
     'Ignore files that match a provided glob expression',
+    '**/node_modules/**',
   )
   .option(
     '-c, --cpus <value>',

website/docs/api/codeshift-cli.mdx

@@ -61,11 +61,17 @@ Parser to use for parsing the source files you are code modding.
 
 **options:**
 
-- babel (default)
-- babylon
-- flow
-- ts
-- tsx
+- `babel`
+- `babylon`
+- `flow`
+- `ts`
+- `tsx` (default)
+
+**default:**
+
+`tsx`
+
+tsx is a superset of JavaScript + JSX and should be the most sensible default for modern codebases.
 
 **example:**
 
@@ -74,7 +80,11 @@ Parser to use for parsing the source files you are code modding.
 
 ### --extensions, -e
 
-Transform files with these file extensions (comma separated list) (default: js)
+Transform files with these file extensions (comma separated list)
+
+**default:**
+
+`js, jsx, ts, tsx`
 
 **example:**
 
@@ -85,6 +95,10 @@ Transform files with these file extensions (comma separated list) (default: js)
 
 Ignore files that match a provided glob expression
 
+**default:**
+
+- `**/node_modules/**`
+
 **example:**
 
 - `$ codeshift --ignore-pattern node_modules /project/src/file.js`