Clifier

Create cli utility for node.js easily, including:

• Full command/argument parser
• Consistant inputs and arguments
• Auto help generator
• Progress and table generators

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install clifier

var cli = require('clifier');
 
cli
    .name('testcommand')
    .version('0.0.1')
    .description('Hello command !');
 
cli
    .command('testcommand', 'description')
    .input('name', '[a-z]+')
    .argument('-a1, --arg1', 'foo', 'defaultValue', function(value){
        return "filtered value: " + value;
    })
    .argument('-a2, --arg2', 'bar')
    .action((name, arg1, arg2) => {
        cli.log(arg1);
        cli.success('Hello '+name);
        cli.warning("What is that?");
        cli.error(arg2);
 
        cli.table(['header', 1, 2], [['Content', 1, 2]]);
 
        var progress = cli.progress("Installing something", 100),
            i        = 0,
            interval = function () {
                i++;
                progress.tick(1);
 
                if (i == 100) {
                    progress.stop();
                    cli.end();
                } else {
                    setTimeout(interval, 10);
                }
            }
 
        interval();
    });
 
cli.run();

API

require('clifier')

return a Cli instance.

Cli API

.version(string) : Cli

Set the version of your cli utility

.name(string) : Cli

Set the name of your cli utility

.description(string) : Cli

Set the description of your cli utility

.write(string)

Write something on the stdout

.style(content, style)

Transform content with asked style. Need to be send to write.

.success(string)

Write a success text on the stdout

.warning(string)

Write a warning text on the stdout

.error(string)

Write an error text on the stderr

.log(string)

Write a log text on the stdout if verbose enabled

.command(name, description) : Command

Create a new command with name and description.

Command API

.input(name, validator) : Command

Add an input to the command.

• name (string) : name of the input
• validator (string) : RegExp to validate the input

.argument(name, description, defaultValue, filter) : Command

Add an argument to the command.

• name (string) : name of the argument (--arg, -arg)
• description (string) : description of the argument
• defaultValue (mixed) : default value of the argument if empty
• filter (function) : filter function for the argument

.action(function(...inputs, ...arguments)) : Command

Action of the command when executed. Function will receive all inputs and arguments in define orders as parameters.

License

See LICENSE file