Bulk file creator
Create bulk files with or without structured directories. Be it a configuration file or a plain text file.
The source should be a plain table that contains the header and beyond that each row will be a separate file. Just parameterize it with the appropriate flags and you're ready with lots of new files.
Install
npm install --global @dovicsin/bulk-file-creatorUsage
bulk-file-creator -s source.xlsxFlags
| Name | Flag | Short | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source file | --source | -s | None | true | Source file (supported: xlsx, xls, ods) |
| Target directory | --target | -t | dist/ | false | Target directory when saved all file |
| Create dirs | --dirs | -d | true | false | Create directory every files |
| Add header | --addheaderkey | -a | true | false | Add header key in content with join separator |
| Join | --join | -j | = | false | The target file content line and header separator |
Source format headers
-
name- First column contained the file names -
extension- Second column contained all file extension (not required) - Every other column contained file content. The first row value is a line parameter name.
Example source (sheet-1)
| name | extension | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE | ETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| file-1 | txt | First title | Description value | 2023 | etc parameters |
| file-2 | txt | Second title | Description value | 2020 | other |
| file-3 | Pdf title | Pdf desc | 2024 | ... |
Result
bulk-file-creator -s source.xlsxdist
sheet-1
file-1
file-1.txt
file-2
file-2.txt
file-3
file-3.txt
Without plus dirs
bulk-file-creator -s source.xlsx -d falsedist
sheet-1
file-1.txt
file-2.txt
file-3.txt
file-1.txt
TITLE=First title
DESCRIPTION=Description value
DATE=2023
ETC=etc parameters
Example simple content
bulk-file-creator -s source.xlsx -a false| name | extension | CONTENT |
|---|---|---|
| file-1 | txt | First content \n more lines |
| file-2 | txt | Sec content |
| file-3 | txt | Content |
file-1 final content
First content
more lines
Supported source extensions
- xlsx
- xls
- ods