readmix
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Readmix is a command-line markdown generator.
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readmix
Readmix
is a command-line README
generator.
You can find the source code at iaseth/readmix
.
Table of contents
Installation
You can install readmix
with the following command:
npm i -g readmix
Now you should be able to run the readmix
command in your terminal.
Getting started
To get started with Readmix
, create a file called LICENSE.rx
in your current directory.
Put the following text in that file:
{{ mitLicense("Ankur Seth") }}
Here mitLicense
is a mixin. A mixin
is just a JavaScript
function that returns a string
.
This particular mixin
is used to insert the MIT License
in your name.
Readmix
contains similar mixins
like apache2License
and gnuGplLicense
to insert any popular license in your file.
Most of the license mixins
accept 2 args
, Name
and Year
.
Now, you can compile the file with the following command:
readmix --compile --markdown LICENSE.rx
This will output a file called LICENSE
containing the MIT License
with your name in it.
Filename conventions
All readmix files end with the .rx
entension. Readmix will only compile files that end with the .rx
extension.
The output file will have the same filename but with the .rx
removed.
| Input Filename | Output Filename |
| -------------- | --------------- |
| README.md.rx
| README.md
|
| LICENSE.rx
| LICENSE
|
While the main purpose of Readmix
is to generate markdown
, you can use it to generate almost any filetype.
I often use Readmix
to generate .env
, tex
and css
files.
Usage
To compile your README.rx
to README
:
readmix --compile --markdown README.rx
If you want the output file to be called README.md
, you should name the input file as README.md.rx
.
To compile all rx
files in the current directory:
readmix --compile --markdown .
To compile all rx
files in the current directory and all subdirectories:
readmix --compile --markdown --recursive .
To compile your README.rx
to HTML
:
readmix --compile --html README.rx
To run a preview server for all rx
files in the current directory:
readmix --preview .
Not you can open http://127.0.0.1:1996/ is your browser to see how your rx
will look after compilation.
Features
Easily insert the contents of any file inside your
README
:This will insert the contents of your
LICENSE
file:{{ "LICENSE" | File }}
This will insert the contents of
tsconfig.json
file into a code-block:{{ "tsconfig.json" | CodeFile }}
Here,
File
andCodeFile
are filters provided byReadmix
.Easy access to
package.json
andpackage-lock.json
:This will print the app version:
{{ packageJson.version }}
This will print the app name:
{{ packageLockJson.name }}
packageJson
andpackageLockJson
are available in everyrx
file assuming the correspondingJSON
files are present.Allows you to write comments in your
markdown
files:
:: This is a comment.
Flags
The readmix
command accepts the following command line options:
| Short
| Long
| Description |
| --------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| -A
| --api
| Run the Readmix JSON API. |
| -C
| --compile
| Compile to Markdown. |
| -D
| --debug
| Turns debug mode ON. |
| -F
| --force
| Force update files. |
| -H
| --html
| Compile to HTML. |
| -I
| --init
| Initialize readmix in directory, creates rxconfig.json with default options. |
| -L
| --list
| List all input files. |
| -M
| --markdown
| Compile to Markdown. |
| -O
| --open
| Open live preview in default web browser. |
| -P
| --preview
| Run a live preview server. |
| -Q
| --quiet
| Turns quiet mode ON. |
| -R
| --recursive
| Select subdirectories recursively. |
| -S
| --status
| Print status. |
| -V
| --version
| Print version. |
| -W
| --watch
| Watch input files for changes. |
| -X
| --experimental
| Turns experimental mode ON. |
| -Z
| --zen
| Turns zen mode ON. |
Props
Every rx
file has access to the global Rx
object with the following properties:
| Prop | Value |
| --- | --- |
| appName
| Readmix
|
| commands
| Object [8]
|
| filters
| Object [17]
|
| flags
| Object [17]
|
| helpers
| Object [22]
|
| mixins
| Object [24]
|
| sugars
| Object [3]
|
| utils
| Object [1]
|
| descriptions
| Object [4]
|
| packageJson
| Object [14]
|
| packageLockJson
| Object [5]
|
| tsconfigJson
| Object [2]
|
| rxconfigJson
| Object [4]
|
| gitconfig
| Object [3]
|
Every property
on the Rx
object is also available globally.
So, you can just write appName
instead of Rx.appName
.
Filters
In addition to default filters in nunjucks
, Readmix
provides you with these additional filters
:
| Filter | Args |
| --- | --- |
| Table
| 0 |
| Print
| 0 |
| PrintPropsTable
| 0 |
| PrintFunctionsTable
| 0 |
| PrintFiltersTable
| 0 |
| File
| 0 |
| CodeFile
| 0 |
| CodeBlock
| 0 |
| Indent
| 0 |
| GithubLink
| 0 |
| NpmLink
| 0 |
Each filter
is available globally.
Example usage
You can use the File
filter to include the contents of your LICENSE
file inside your README
:
{{ "LICENSE" | File }}
Mixins
In addition to props, the Rx
object also contains a mixins
object with the following mixins
:
| Function | Args |
| --- | --- |
| arrayTable()
| 2 |
| objectTable()
| 1 |
| table()
| 0 |
| giveCredit()
| 0 |
| apache2License()
| 1 |
| bsd2License()
| 1 |
| bsd3License()
| 1 |
| cclLicense()
| 0 |
| epl1License()
| 0 |
| epl2License()
| 0 |
| gnuGplLicense()
| 1 |
| gnuLgplLicense()
| 1 |
| iscLicense()
| 1 |
| mitLicense()
| 1 |
| mplLicense()
| 0 |
| msplLicense()
| 0 |
| zlibLicense()
| 1 |
| tableOfContents()
| 1 |
Every function
on the Rx.mixins
object is also available globally.
So, you can just write giveCredit()
instead of Rx.mixins.giveCredit()
or mixins.giveCredit()
.
Example usage
You can use the giveCredit()
mixin to include a section giving credit to Readmix
:
{{ giveCredit() }}
Package details
| Name
| Value
|
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Name
| readmix
|
| Description
| Readmix is a command-line markdown generator.
|
| Version
| 0.9.0
|
| Author
| iaseth
|
| Homepage
| https://readmix.js.org
|
| Repository
| iaseth/readmix
|
| License
| MIT
|
| Dependencies
| 8
|
Dependencies
| | Package
| Version
|
| --- | ----------- | ----------- |
| 1 | cors
| ^2.8.5
|
| 2 | express
| ^4.18.2
|
| 3 | ini
| ^4.1.0
|
| 4 | js-yaml
| ^4.1.0
|
| 5 | json5
| ^2.2.3
|
| 6 | marked
| ^4.3.0
|
| 7 | nunjucks
| ^3.2.4
|
| 8 | toml
| ^3.0.0
|
Dev dependencies
| | Package
| Version
|
| --- | ------------------ | ----------- |
| 1 | @types/cors
| ^2.8.13
|
| 2 | @types/express
| ^4.17.17
|
| 3 | @types/marked
| ^4.0.8
|
| 4 | @types/node
| ^18.16.0
|
| 5 | @types/nunjucks
| ^3.2.2
|
| 6 | autoprefixer
| ^10.4.14
|
| 7 | html-color-names
| ^0.3.2
|
| 8 | jest
| ^29.5.0
|
| 9 | postcss
| ^8.4.23
|
| 10 | tailwindcss
| ^3.3.2
|
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) Ankur Seth.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Credit
This file was generated using readmix
.