Erico's suggestions

volto_addon/cookiecutter.json

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "github_organization": "GitHub Username or Organization",
     "npm_package_name": "Package name on NPM",
     "author": "Author",
-    "email": "Author E-mail"
+    "email": "Author E-mail",
+    "noaddon": "Do not add the default addon"
   },
   "_copy_without_render": [],
   "_extensions": []

volto_addon/hooks/post_gen_project.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Post generation hook."""
 
-import os
+import pathlib
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ def run_cmd(command: str, shell: bool, cwd: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def remove(filepath):
-    if os.path.isfile(filepath):
-        os.remove(filepath)
-    elif os.path.isdir(filepath):
+    filepath = pathlib.Path(filepath)
+    if filepath.is_file():
+        filepath.unlink()
+    elif filepath.is_dir():
         shutil.rmtree(filepath)
 
 

volto_addon/{{ cookiecutter.addon_name }}/package.json

@@ -34,11 +34,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@plone/volto": "workspace:*",
-    {% if not cookiecutter.noaddon -%}
-    "@plone/registry": "workspace:*",
+    "@plone/registry": "workspace:*"{%- if not cookiecutter.noaddon -%},
     "{{ cookiecutter.npm_package_name }}": "workspace:*"
-    {%- else -%}
-    "@plone/registry": "workspace:*"
     {%- endif %}
   },
   "devDependencies": {

volto_addon/{{ cookiecutter.addon_name }}/volto.config.js

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-{% if not cookiecutter.noaddon -%}
-const addons = ['{{ cookiecutter.npm_package_name }}'];
-{% else -%}
-const addons = [];
-{% endif -%}
+const addons = [{% if not cookiecutter.noaddon -%}'{{ cookiecutter.npm_package_name }}'{% endif -%}];
 const theme = '';
 
 module.exports = {