gulp-inject-self

A Gulp that injects self stream to a destination file.

for stream.txt:

my own file

and for dest.txt:

dest
insert here
dest

the code

var injectSelf = require('gulp-inject-self');
gulp.task('inject', function(){
   return gulp.src('stream.txt')
      .pipe(injectSelf('dest.txt', /insert here/))
      .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
}

outputs stream.txt with the content:

dest
my own file
dest

and the code

var injectSelf = require('gulp-inject-self');
gulp.task('inject', function(){
   return gulp.src('stream.txt')
      .pipe(injectSelf('dest.txt', /insert here/, {
           replaceWith: function(fileContent){
               return '$&\n' + fileContent; //the string being replaced, new line, file content from the stream
           }
      }))
      .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
}

outputs stream.txt with the content:

dest
insert here
my own file
dest

Getting Started

This plugin requires Gulp ~3.5.5

If you haven't used Gulp before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gulpfile as well as install and use Gulp plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install gulp-inject-self --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it should be required inside your Gulpfile:

var injectSelf = require('gulp-inject-self');

Options

options.replaceWith

Type: Function Default value: function(contents){ return contents; }

Preprocessing the contents of file from the gulp stream when replace is applied on the target file.

options.skipBinary

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Should binary files be skipped.

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Gulp.

Release History

• 0.0.1 - initial release.
• 1.0.0 - added tests, fixed bugs.

License

MIT