#jsformat CLI

###Summary

A node CLI to do bulk formatting of JavaScript files. Original purpose is to give a location, dir or path, for script files and then give a list of things to sort by.

###How to install it

npm install git://github.com/bstaley/jsformat.git ######--or-- npm install jsformat

###How to run

1. change directory to a location you would like the generated file to be stored
2. type jsformat with either a -dir <directory> or a -path <file> switch.
3. the interface will ask you what to sort by.
4. use one sort criteria per line, ex. to sort all variables to the top use 'var'.
5. submitting a blank line will start the processing. #####note: when using directory it will recursively search through all folders.

###Acceptable commands

• -dir <directory>
• -path <path>
• -sortdef <json formatted array of sort criteria>

###Known Issues

1. Nothing has been implimented to support anything other than JavaScript.
2. Your JavaScript file has must be formatted in a traditional way before hand.
3. Nested blocks are may not protected. ^example:

var aaa = 'aaa';
function xyz(){
  var bbb = 'bbb';
}

now if you apply a sort on the script above with only var you might pull out the var the in the function. More testing is needed to confirm. WORKAROUND: sort by var first and then by function.

###ToDos

1. For dir transformations look for file type, if specified.
2. Accept an output directory for transformed files.
3. Have the option to overwrite files in place.

###Real life example output ######This is an example used with jQuery to maintain a specific format across all files.

>jsformat -path ./test.js

User Args:
[ '-path', './test.js' ]
File Names: [ './test.js' ]
please enter, in order, your sort criteria.
1: var
2: $(document)
3: $('.
4: $(".
5: $('#
6: $("#
7: $(
8: function
9:

The file was saved to .\testFiles