@figma-export/cli

@figma-export/cli

Command line for @figma-export.

Install

While you can install it globally on your machine, it's much better to install it locally project by project.

npm install --save-dev @figma-export/cli

Note: If you do not have a package.json, create one before installing or run npm init -y to automatically create ones.

Usage

export FIGMA_TOKEN=<personalAccessToken>

npx figma-export COMMAND

Note: These instructions use the npx command to run the locally installed executables. You can drop it inside of an npm run script or you may instead execute with the relative path instead. ./node_modules/.bin/figma-export

Commands

help

npx figma-export --help

use-config

This command is well-explained into the project README. Look at advanced section.

components

Exports components from a Figma file

npx figma-export components FILEID

# help
npx figma-export components --help

transformers

--transformer -T option

npx figma-export components FILEID -T TRANSFORMER

A transform function receives an SVG and turns it into something new.

You can create you own:

// with promise
export default options => {
    return (svg) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        resolve(svg);
    });
}

// with async/await
export default options => {
    return async (svg) => {
        return svg;
    };
}

or install an official transformer:

Package	Version
@figma-export/transform-svg-with-svgo

outputters

--outputter -O option

npx figma-export components FILEID -O OUTPUTTER

An output function receives a list of pages, in which each page contains components.

You can create you own:

export default options => {
    return async pages => {
        console.clear();
        console.log(JSON.stringify(pages));
    };
}

or install an official outputter:

Package	Version
@figma-export/output-components-as-es6
@figma-export/output-components-as-stdout
@figma-export/output-components-as-svg
@figma-export/output-components-as-svgr
@figma-export/output-components-as-svgstore

styles

Exports styles from a Figma file

npx figma-export styles FILEID

# help
npx figma-export styles --help

outputters

--outputter -O option

npx figma-export styles FILEID -O OUTPUTTER

An output function receives a list of styles.

You can create you own:

export default options => {
    return async styles => {
        console.clear();
        console.log(JSON.stringify(styles));
    };
}

or install an official outputter:

Package	Version
@figma-export/output-styles-as-css
@figma-export/output-styles-as-style-dictionary
@figma-export/output-styles-as-sass
@figma-export/output-styles-as-less