Which lifecycle phase is most appropriate for performing installation of dependencies?

• A. end
• B. initialize
• C. install
• D. generate

Answer: (C)

In Yeoman, dependency installation belongs in the install phase. This hook runs after the generator has finished writing the project files, so the necessary files like package.json (and any lock files) are in place before you run npm/yarn to install dependencies. Using the install phase keeps the scaffold creation and the setup of dependencies in the correct order, giving you a finished project that’s ready to use once the generator completes. The initialize phase happens too early, before files exist; the end phase runs after everything is done and is for final messages or cleanup; and there isn’t a formal generate phase in Yeoman, so those options don’t fit the lifecycle.