oargs

Oargs is a CLI framework with a focus on easy subcommand creation.

Installation

npm i oargs

Usage

const oargs = require('orargs')
const cli = oargs()

cli
  .command('command', { description: 'example command' }, console.log)
  .option('first', { description: 'first option' })
  .option('second', { description: 'second option' })

if (!cli.parse()) cli.showHelp(require('./package.json'))

Documentation

oargs()

Create CLI.

const oargs = require('oargs')
const cli = oargs()

cli.command(name, [options], [callback])

Add CLI subcommand.

• name: string
• options: object
  • description: string
  • alias: string Array<string>
  • filter: string Array<string> command group, defaults to default
  • inHelp: boolean show in help, defaults to true
  • aliases: object hidden option aliases
  • options: object options, (not recommended use option command instead)
• callback: function command handler
  • object: object
    • command: object command object
    • mapped: object grouped flags
    • argv: object minimist object

cli.command( ... ).option(name, [options])

Add subcommand option.

• name: string
• options: object
  • description: string
  • alias: string Array<string>
  • filter: string Array<string> option group, defaults to command groups
  • default: any default value
  • defaults: object group specific defaults
  • overide: any always override value
  • overides: object grconst cli = oargs()oups specific overrides
  • mapper: function modify value using a function
    • value: any command flag value
    • filter: string option group

cli.help([options])

Return help string.

• options: object
  • name: string CLI name
  • description: string CLI description
  • version: string version
  • bin: string, object binary name, defaults to basename of argv[1]
  • showPkgInfo: boolean show description, name and version, defaults to true

cli.help(require('./package.json'))

cli.showHelp([options])

Print help string.

Same as console.log(cli.help(options)).

cli.parse([argv])

Parse CLI and call callback.

• argv: object, defaults to minimist object

Returns command callback options or false.