@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper
v0.0.11
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Helper plugin for Gluegun CLI Projects
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CLI Plugin: Helper
The CLI-Plugin: Helper integrates the helper extension for Gluegun CLIs.
It contains
showMenu
: A menu maker for your commandsgetConfig
: Extends the handling of the configuration, also for ~/.<CLI_BRAND>getDir
: Extension of path.join that can handle homedir (~) and automatic OS-specific separator conversiongetInput
: Checks inputs (e.g. from parameters) and asks if they are not setmsToMinutesAndSeconds
: Converts milliseconds to minutes:seconds stringreadFile
: Read a file and get the (JSON) datatrim
: Extension of the string.trim that also replaces line breaksupdateCli
: Helps you to keep your CLI up to date- ...
Menu in action:
Integration
It can be easily integrated into your CLI:
1. Install extension:
$ npm install @lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper
2. Integrate extension as plugin:
src/cli.ts
:
// ...
const cli = build()
// ...
.plugin(__dirname + '/../node_modules/@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper/dist', {
commandFilePattern: '*.js',
extensionFilePattern: '*.js'
})
// ...
.create();
// ...
3. Extend interface:
src/interfaces/extended-gluegun-toolbox.ts
:
import { Helper } from '@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper';
// ...
/**
* Extended GluegunToolbox
*/
export interface ExtendedGluegunToolbox extends GluegunToolbox {
helper: Helper;
// ...
}
4. Prepare main commands:
src/commands/YOUR_COMMAND/YOUR_COMMAND.ts
:
import { IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox } from '@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper';
/**
* YOUR_COMMAND menu
*/
module.exports = {
name: 'YOUR_COMMAND',
alias: ['YOUR_COMMAND_ALIAS'],
description: 'YOUR_DESCRIPTION',
hidden: true,
run: async (toolbox: IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox) => {
await toolbox.helper.showMenu('(PARANT_COMMANDS) YOUR_COMMAND');
}
};
Parameters of showMenu
parentCommands?: string
command name OR parent names + command nameoptions?: object
- level: number => Level of the current section (0 = main section)
- headline: string => Headline for the current section
Note: If the options in the main menu are to be used, for example to define the headline,
null
or an empty string ''
must be passed as the first parameter:showMenu(null, {headline: 'Main menu'})
Example
Example file structure:
src/commands/
section1/
subsection1/
subsection1.ts
yyy1.ts
yyy2.ts
section1.ts
xxx1.ts
xxx2.ts
section2/
section2.ts
zzz1.ts
zzz2.ts
brand.ts
src/commands/brand.ts
:
import { IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox } from '@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper';
/**
* Main menu
*/
module.exports = {
name: 'brand',
description: 'Welcome to brand CLI',
hidden: true,
run: async (toolbox: IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox) => {
await toolbox.helper.showMenu();
}
};
src/commands/section1/section1.ts
:
import { IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox } from '@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper';
/**
* Section1 menu
*/
module.exports = {
name: 'section1',
alias: ['s1'],
description: 'Description for section1',
hidden: true,
run: async (toolbox: IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox) => {
await toolbox.helper.showMenu('section1');
}
};
src/commands/section1/subsection1/subsection1.ts
:
import { IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox } from '@lenne.tech/cli-plugin-helper';
/**
* Subsection1 menu
*/
module.exports = {
name: 'subsection1',
alias: ['sub1'],
description: 'Description for subsection1',
hidden: true,
run: async (toolbox: IHelperExtendedGluegunToolbox) => {
await toolbox.helper.showMenu('section1 subsection1', { headline: 'Subsection1 commands' });
}
};
Thanks
Many thanks to the developers of Glugun and all the developers whose packages are used here.
License
MIT - see LICENSE