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dm-util

description

Some helpers i need in my daily work with npm modules.

installation

npm install dm-util --save

usage

cpTemplate(config)

Copies a template directory structure, replaces placeholders, renames files and directories. Work Order:

• replace strings in files
• rename files
• rename directories

var dmUtil = require("dm-util");

// configure the task
var configTask = {
    templatePath: 'pathToTemplateFolder', // mandatory
    targetPath: 'pathToTarget', // mandatory
    deleteBefore: true, // optional default false
    overwrite: true, // mandatory [true, false, "ask"]
    rename: ["files", "dirs"], // optional: renames files at first and dirs after that
    replace: [{ // optional: used for replacing strings in files, file names and directory names
        search: "TASKNAME",
        replace: taskName
    }, {
        search: "index.js",
        replace: "index1.js"
    }, {
        search: "blub",
        replace: "blablub"
    }],
    messages: { // optional
        success: "Task successful!",
        error: "Task not successful!""
    }
};

dmUtil.cpTemplate(configTask);

dm-util

Description

Run

dmu [yml]
dm-util [yml]

Install

npm install dm-util -g

Tasks

Config

• you can place a .dm-util.json file in your home directory (~/.dm-util.json)
• the following things are allowed at the moment

{
}

Lessons Learned