How to overwrite file with angular schematics?

Question

I want to write a Rule that overwrites a file every time. In the following and have MergeStrategy set to Overwrite:

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Answer 1

I experienced the same issue. By accident I found that adding a forEach into the apply allowed the files to be deleted and the new files created. This is with @angular-devkit/schematics-cli@0.6.8.

export function indexPage(options: any): Rule {
    return (tree: Tree, _context: SchematicContext) => {
        const rule = mergeWith(
            apply(url('./files'), [
                template({ ...options }),
                forEach((fileEntry: FileEntry) => {
                    // Just by adding this is allows the file to be overwritten if it already exists
                    if (tree.exists(fileEntry.path)) return null;
                    return fileEntry;
                })

            ])
        );

        return rule(tree, _context);
    };
}