In which lifecycle phase would you typically call this.prompt()?

• A. initializing
• B. prompting
• C. configuring
• D. end

Answer: (C)

The function this.prompt() is used in the prompting phase, which is the part of Yeoman’s lifecycle dedicated to asking the user questions and collecting their answers. During this phase you define the questions and call this.prompt(...) to present them; it returns a promise that resolves with the user’s responses, which you then store and use in later phases.

Think of the lifecycle as a sequence: initialize sets things up, prompting gathers input, and the later phases (like configuring and writing) act on that input. You wouldn’t prompt in the initializing or end phases, nor would you prompt during configuring; prompting is specifically about gathering user input.