@ascari/hosts

hosts

Edit your hosts file programmatically.

Install

npm i @ascari/hosts --save

Usage

Use set to make certain that a hostname is registered

const hosts = require('@ascari/hosts');

// Sync write to hosts file.
hosts.set('127.0.0.1', 'mywebsite.dev');
hosts.set('127.0.0.1', 'mywebsite.com');
hosts.set('127.0.0.1', 'api.mywebsite.com');

console.log('path', hosts.getPath());
console.log('entries', hosts.get());

API

method setPath(String path)

Set path of hosts file to modify.

method getPath() -> String

Get path set for hosts file.

method set(String ip, String hostname)

Add a new entry to hosts file.

method unset(String ip, RegExp|String [hostname])

Remove a existing entry or entries by their ip and hostname.

method get(String [ip], RegExp|String [pattern]) -> Array of Objects

Retrieve a entry by its id and hostname or a regexp pattern to match. If no arguments are set, then all entries are returned.

License

MIT