diff --git a/generate.js b/generate.js
index 804f6352..ae062709 100755
--- a/generate.js
+++ b/generate.js
@@ -1,209 +1,249 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const {
-  readFile,
-  writeFile,
-  existsSync
-} = require('node:fs')
-const path = require('node:path')
-const chalk = require('chalk')
-const generify = require('generify')
-const argv = require('yargs-parser')
-const cliPkg = require('./package')
-const { execSync } = require('node:child_process')
-const log = require('./log')
+"use strict";
+
+const { readFile, writeFile, existsSync } = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const chalk = require("chalk");
+const generify = require("generify");
+const argv = require("yargs-parser");
+const cliPkg = require("./package");
+const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
+const log = require("./log");
 
 const javascriptTemplate = {
-  dir: 'app',
-  main: 'app.js',
+  dir: "app",
+  main: "app.js",
   scripts: {
-    test: 'node --test test/**/*.test.js',
-    start: 'fastify start -l info app.js',
-    dev: 'fastify start -w -l info -P app.js'
+    test: "node --test test/**/*.test.js",
+    start: "fastify start -l info app.js",
+    dev: "fastify start -w -l info -P app.js",
   },
   dependencies: {
     fastify: cliPkg.dependencies.fastify,
-    'fastify-plugin': cliPkg.devDependencies['fastify-plugin'] || cliPkg.dependencies['fastify-plugin'],
-    '@fastify/autoload': cliPkg.devDependencies['@fastify/autoload'],
-    '@fastify/sensible': cliPkg.devDependencies['@fastify/sensible'],
-    'fastify-cli': '^' + cliPkg.version
+    "fastify-plugin":
+      cliPkg.devDependencies["fastify-plugin"] ||
+      cliPkg.dependencies["fastify-plugin"],
+    "@fastify/autoload": cliPkg.devDependencies["@fastify/autoload"],
+    "@fastify/sensible": cliPkg.devDependencies["@fastify/sensible"],
+    "fastify-cli": "^" + cliPkg.version,
   },
   devDependencies: {},
   logInstructions: function (pkg) {
-    log('debug', 'saved package.json')
-    log('info', `project ${pkg.name} generated successfully`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm install')}' to install the dependencies`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm start')}' to start the application`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm run dev')}' to start the application with pino-pretty pretty logging (not suitable for production)`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm test')}' to execute the unit tests`)
+    log("debug", "saved package.json");
+    log("info", `project ${pkg.name} generated successfully`);
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm install")}' to install the dependencies`,
+    );
+    log("debug", `run '${chalk.bold("npm start")}' to start the application`);
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm run dev")}' to start the application with pino-pretty pretty logging (not suitable for production)`,
+    );
+    log("debug", `run '${chalk.bold("npm test")}' to execute the unit tests`);
 
     if (pkg.scripts.lint) {
-      log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm lint')}' to run linter and fix code style issues`)
+      log(
+        "debug",
+        `run '${chalk.bold("npm lint")}' to run linter and fix code style issues`,
+      );
     }
-  }
-}
+  },
+};
 
 const typescriptTemplate = {
-  dir: 'app-ts',
-  main: 'app.ts',
+  dir: "app-ts",
+  main: "app.ts",
   scripts: {
+    clean:
+      "node -e \"require('fs').rmSync('dist', {recursive: true, force: true})\"",
     test: 'npm run build:ts && tsc -p test/tsconfig.json && c8 node --test -r ts-node/register "test/**/*.ts"',
-    start: 'npm run build:ts && fastify start -l info dist/app.js',
-    'build:ts': 'tsc',
-    'watch:ts': 'tsc -w',
+    start: "npm run build:ts && fastify start -l info dist/app.js",
+    "build:ts": "npm run clean && tsc",
+    "watch:ts": "tsc -w",
     dev: 'npm run build:ts && concurrently -k -p "[{name}]" -n "TypeScript,App" -c "yellow.bold,cyan.bold" "npm:watch:ts" "npm:dev:start"',
-    'dev:start': 'fastify start --ignore-watch=.ts$ -w -l info -P dist/app.js'
+    "dev:start": "fastify start --ignore-watch=.ts$ -w -l info -P dist/app.js",
   },
   dependencies: {
     fastify: cliPkg.dependencies.fastify,
-    'fastify-plugin': cliPkg.devDependencies['fastify-plugin'] || cliPkg.dependencies['fastify-plugin'],
-    '@fastify/autoload': cliPkg.devDependencies['@fastify/autoload'],
-    '@fastify/sensible': cliPkg.devDependencies['@fastify/sensible'],
-    'fastify-cli': '^' + cliPkg.version
+    "fastify-plugin":
+      cliPkg.devDependencies["fastify-plugin"] ||
+      cliPkg.dependencies["fastify-plugin"],
+    "@fastify/autoload": cliPkg.devDependencies["@fastify/autoload"],
+    "@fastify/sensible": cliPkg.devDependencies["@fastify/sensible"],
+    "fastify-cli": "^" + cliPkg.version,
   },
   devDependencies: {
-    '@types/node': cliPkg.devDependencies['@types/node'],
+    "@types/node": cliPkg.devDependencies["@types/node"],
     c8: cliPkg.devDependencies.c8,
-    'ts-node': cliPkg.devDependencies['ts-node'],
+    "ts-node": cliPkg.devDependencies["ts-node"],
     concurrently: cliPkg.devDependencies.concurrently,
-    'fastify-tsconfig': cliPkg.devDependencies['fastify-tsconfig'],
-    typescript: cliPkg.devDependencies.typescript
+    "fastify-tsconfig": cliPkg.devDependencies["fastify-tsconfig"],
+    typescript: cliPkg.devDependencies.typescript,
   },
   nodemonConfig: {
-    watch: ['src/'],
-    ignore: ['dist/*']
+    watch: ["src/"],
+    ignore: ["dist/*"],
   },
   logInstructions: function (pkg) {
-    log('debug', 'saved package.json')
-    log('info', `project ${pkg.name} generated successfully`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm install')}' to install the dependencies`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm start')}' to start the application`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm build:ts')}' to compile the typescript application`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm run dev')}' to start the application with pino-pretty pretty logging (not suitable for production)`)
-    log('debug', `run '${chalk.bold('npm test')}' to execute the unit tests`)
-  }
-}
+    log("debug", "saved package.json");
+    log("info", `project ${pkg.name} generated successfully`);
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm install")}' to install the dependencies`,
+    );
+    log("debug", `run '${chalk.bold("npm start")}' to start the application`);
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm run clean")}' to remove the compiled output directory`,
+    );
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm run build:ts")}' to compile the typescript application`,
+    );
+    log(
+      "debug",
+      `run '${chalk.bold("npm run dev")}' to start the application with pino-pretty pretty logging (not suitable for production)`,
+    );
+    log("debug", `run '${chalk.bold("npm test")}' to execute the unit tests`);
+  },
+};
 
-function generate (dir, template) {
+function generate(dir, template) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    generify(path.join(__dirname, 'templates', template.dir), dir, {}, function (file) {
-      log('debug', `generated ${file}`)
-    }, function (err) {
-      if (err) {
-        return reject(err)
-      }
-
-      process.chdir(dir)
-      execSync('npm init -y')
-
-      log('info', `reading package.json in ${dir}`)
-      readFile('package.json', (err, data) => {
+    generify(
+      path.join(__dirname, "templates", template.dir),
+      dir,
+      {},
+      function (file) {
+        log("debug", `generated ${file}`);
+      },
+      function (err) {
         if (err) {
-          return reject(err)
+          return reject(err);
         }
 
-        let pkg
-        try {
-          pkg = JSON.parse(data)
-        } catch (err) {
-          return reject(err)
-        }
+        process.chdir(dir);
+        execSync("npm init -y");
 
-        pkg.main = template.main
+        log("info", `reading package.json in ${dir}`);
+        readFile("package.json", (err, data) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return reject(err);
+          }
 
-        pkg.type = template.type
+          let pkg;
+          try {
+            pkg = JSON.parse(data);
+          } catch (err) {
+            return reject(err);
+          }
 
-        pkg.scripts = Object.assign(pkg.scripts || {}, template.scripts)
+          pkg.main = template.main;
 
-        pkg.dependencies = Object.assign(pkg.dependencies || {}, template.dependencies)
+          pkg.type = template.type;
 
-        pkg.devDependencies = Object.assign(pkg.devDependencies || {}, template.devDependencies)
+          pkg.scripts = Object.assign(pkg.scripts || {}, template.scripts);
 
-        log('debug', 'edited package.json, saving')
-        writeFile('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2), (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            return reject(err)
-          }
+          pkg.dependencies = Object.assign(
+            pkg.dependencies || {},
+            template.dependencies,
+          );
+
+          pkg.devDependencies = Object.assign(
+            pkg.devDependencies || {},
+            template.devDependencies,
+          );
 
-          template.logInstructions(pkg)
-          resolve()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-  })
+          log("debug", "edited package.json, saving");
+          writeFile("package.json", JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2), (err) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return reject(err);
+            }
+
+            template.logInstructions(pkg);
+            resolve();
+          });
+        });
+      },
+    );
+  });
 }
 
-function cli (args) {
-  const opts = argv(args)
-  const dir = opts._[0]
+function cli(args) {
+  const opts = argv(args);
+  const dir = opts._[0];
 
   if (dir && existsSync(dir)) {
-    if (dir !== '.' && dir !== './') {
-      log('error', 'directory ' + opts._[0] + ' already exists')
-      process.exit(1)
+    if (dir !== "." && dir !== "./") {
+      log("error", "directory " + opts._[0] + " already exists");
+      process.exit(1);
     }
   }
   if (dir === undefined) {
-    log('error', 'must specify a directory to \'fastify generate\'')
-    process.exit(1)
+    log("error", "must specify a directory to 'fastify generate'");
+    process.exit(1);
   }
-  if (!opts.integrate && existsSync(path.join(dir, 'package.json'))) {
-    log('error', 'a package.json file already exists in target directory. retry with the --integrate flag to proceed')
-    process.exit(1)
+  if (!opts.integrate && existsSync(path.join(dir, "package.json"))) {
+    log(
+      "error",
+      "a package.json file already exists in target directory. retry with the --integrate flag to proceed",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  let template
-  if (opts.lang === 'ts' || opts.lang === 'typescript') {
-    template = { ...typescriptTemplate }
+  let template;
+  if (opts.lang === "ts" || opts.lang === "typescript") {
+    template = { ...typescriptTemplate };
 
     if (opts.esm) {
-      template.dir = 'app-ts-esm'
-      template.type = 'module'
+      template.dir = "app-ts-esm";
+      template.type = "module";
 
-      template.devDependencies.c8 = cliPkg.devDependencies.c8
-      template.scripts.test = 'npm run build:ts && tsc -p test/tsconfig.json && FASTIFY_AUTOLOAD_TYPESCRIPT=1 node --test --experimental-test-coverage --loader ts-node/esm test/**/*.ts'
-      template.scripts.dev = 'fastify start -l info src/app.ts'
+      template.devDependencies.c8 = cliPkg.devDependencies.c8;
+      template.scripts.test =
+        "npm run build:ts && tsc -p test/tsconfig.json && FASTIFY_AUTOLOAD_TYPESCRIPT=1 node --test --experimental-test-coverage --loader ts-node/esm test/**/*.ts";
+      template.scripts.dev = "fastify start -l info src/app.ts";
     }
   } else {
-    template = { ...javascriptTemplate }
+    template = { ...javascriptTemplate };
 
     if (opts.esm) {
-      template.dir = 'app-esm'
-      template.type = 'module'
+      template.dir = "app-esm";
+      template.type = "module";
 
-      template.devDependencies.c8 = cliPkg.devDependencies.c8
-      template.scripts.test = 'node --test test/**/*.test.js'
+      template.devDependencies.c8 = cliPkg.devDependencies.c8;
+      template.scripts.test = "node --test test/**/*.test.js";
     }
 
     if (opts.standardlint) {
       template.scripts = {
         ...template.scripts,
-        pretest: 'standard',
-        lint: 'standard --fix'
-      }
+        pretest: "standard",
+        lint: "standard --fix",
+      };
 
       template.devDependencies = {
         ...template.devDependencies,
-        standard: cliPkg.devDependencies.standard
-      }
+        standard: cliPkg.devDependencies.standard,
+      };
     }
   }
 
   generate(dir, template).catch(function (err) {
     if (err) {
-      log('error', err.message)
-      process.exit(1)
+      log("error", err.message);
+      process.exit(1);
     }
-  })
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = {
   generate,
   cli,
   javascriptTemplate,
-  typescriptTemplate
-}
+  typescriptTemplate,
+};
 
 if (require.main === module) {
-  cli(process.argv.slice(2))
+  cli(process.argv.slice(2));
 }