pico Arguments Library
Yet another barebone command line arguments library
Usage
defined default arguments
var defaults={
name: ['{DEFAULT_NAME}','{DESCRIPTION}'],
n:'@name'
}this is the default for
CMD --name xyz
or
CMD -n xyz
data type
supported 4 datatypes: string, boolean, number and object/array to set string type
var defaults={
str: ['default','default str is "default"'],
s:'@str'
}to set boolean type
var defaults={
bool: [false,'default bool is false'],
b:'@bool'
}set it to true
CMD -b # or CMD --bool
set it to false
CMD -B # or CMD --BOOL
to set number type
var defaults={
float: [0,'default float is 0'],
f:'@float'
}to set object type
var defaults={
obj: [{foo:"bar"},'default obj is {foo:"bar"}'],
o:'@obj'
}or
var defaults={
obj: [['foo','bar'],'default obj is ["foo","bar"]'],
o:'@obj'
}CMD -o '{"hello":"world"}' #or CMD --obj '{"hello":"world"}'
parse arguments
var
args=require('pico-args'),
options=args.parse(defaults)
console.log(options.name)
console.log(options.n)print arguments
this function requires pico-common module
args.print('{TITLE}',options)print usage
this function requires pico-common module
args.usage(defaults)argument combo
single character arguments can be string in one word
var defaults={
a:[true,'flag a'],
b:[false,'flag b'],
c:[true,'flag c'],
d:['/opt/','path']
}CMD -Abcd '~/src'