Inserter

This module inserts pre-defined strings into specific sections of other files by using comments.

It reads file(s) from a defined directory, takes the marked strings and pass these strings into files which have a reference to these strings.

Installation

npm install inserter

Usage

Read source files from a provided directory, process its content and output the strings into output files.

var Inserter = require('./index');

var insert = new Inserter({
	templates: ['test/tpl/test-case/usage'],
	endpoints: ['test/output']
});

insert.render();

Options

insertStartkey

Type: string

Default value: @INSERT :: START

Define a string value which represents the start key for your snippets.

Example: @STARTING

insertEndkey

Type: string

Default value: @INSERT :: END

Define a string value which represents the end key for your snippets.

Example: @ENDING

insertpointKey

Type: string

Default value: @INSERTPOINT ::

Define a string value which represents insert point which you can use in your output files.

Example: @INSERTING

idKey

Type: string

Default value: @id:

Define a string value which is the id of your snippet. This key will be used to create a reference to your INSERTPOINT file.

Example: @id=

refKey

Type: string

Default value: @ref:

Define a string value which is used in your INSERTPOINT to create a reference to an id.

Example: @reference=

tagKey

Type: string

Default value: @tag:

Define a string value which be used to group multiple snippets into a group.

Example: @tag=

keepKey

Type: String

Default value: @keep:

Define a string value which can be used to delete the INSERTPOINT comment in your output files.

Example: @keep=

keep

Type: boolean

Default value: true

Define a boolean value which can be used to delete all INSERTPOINT comments in your output files.

Example: keep: false

templates

Type: Array

Default value: false

Define an array value which is the path to your template folder or file which holds your predefined markup snippets.

Examples:

• [test/tpl/test-case/usage]
• [test/tpl/test-case/usage/README.md]

endpoints

Type: Array

Default value: false

Define an array value which is the reference to your output (INSERTPOINT) folders or files.

Examples:

• [test/output]
• [test/output/pages.hbs]

Api

exposeData()

Get data object of your snippets.

Examples

see test.js and test folder...

License

Copyright (c) 2016 Sebastian Fitzner. see License.md.