@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob

What is @gulpjs/to-absolute-glob?

@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob is an npm package that converts a given glob pattern to an absolute glob pattern. This is particularly useful in build systems and task runners like Gulp, where you need to work with file paths in a consistent manner.

What are @gulpjs/to-absolute-glob's main functionalities?

Convert relative glob to absolute glob

This feature allows you to convert a relative glob pattern to an absolute glob pattern. The `cwd` option specifies the current working directory to resolve the relative path.

const toAbsoluteGlob = require('@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob');
const absoluteGlob = toAbsoluteGlob('./src/**/*.js', { cwd: process.cwd() });
console.log(absoluteGlob);

Handle negated globs

This feature supports negated glob patterns, which are used to exclude files from a set of matched files. The `!` character at the beginning of the glob pattern indicates negation.

const toAbsoluteGlob = require('@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob');
const absoluteGlob = toAbsoluteGlob('!./src/**/*.test.js', { cwd: process.cwd() });
console.log(absoluteGlob);

Options for handling different path formats

This feature allows you to specify additional options like `root` to handle different path formats. This can be useful when working in environments with different directory structures.

const toAbsoluteGlob = require('@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob');
const absoluteGlob = toAbsoluteGlob('./src/**/*.js', { cwd: process.cwd(), root: '/' });
console.log(absoluteGlob);

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README

@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob

Make a glob pattern absolute, ensuring that negative globs and patterns with trailing slashes are correctly handled.

Usage

var toAbsoluteGlob = require('@gulpjs/to-absolute-glob');

// All these assume your cwd is `/dev/foo/`

toAbsoluteGlob('a/*.js') === '/dev/foo/a/*.js';

// Makes a path absolute
toAbsoluteGlob('a') === '/dev/foo/a';

// Retains trailing slashes
toAbsoluteGlob('a/*/') === '/dev/foo/a/*/';

// Makes a negative glob absolute
toAbsoluteGlob('!a/*.js') === '!/dev/foo/a/*.js';

// Accepts a cwd
toAbsoluteGlob('a/*.js', { cwd: 'foo' }) === '/dev/foo/foo/a/*.js';

// Accepts a root path
toAbsoluteGlob('/a/*.js', { root: 'baz' }) === '/dev/foo/baz/a/*.js';

API

toAbsoluteGlob(glob, [options])

Takes a glob string and an optional options object and produces an absolute glob. If the glob is relative, the root or cwd option (or process.cwd() if neither specified) will be used as the base of the glob.

License

MIT