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builder-util
Advanced tools
Various utilities. Used by [electron-builder](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder).
The builder-util npm package provides a set of utility functions and classes that are commonly used in building and packaging applications. It includes functionalities for logging, file system operations, and other helper methods that simplify the development process.
Logging
The logging feature allows you to log messages at different levels (info, warn, error). This is useful for debugging and monitoring the application.
const { log } = require('builder-util');
log.info('This is an info message');
log.warn('This is a warning message');
log.error('This is an error message');
File System Operations
The file system operations feature provides methods to perform common file operations like copying and deleting files. This simplifies file management tasks in your application.
const { copyFile, unlink } = require('builder-util');
copyFile('source.txt', 'destination.txt').then(() => console.log('File copied')).catch(err => console.error(err));
unlink('destination.txt').then(() => console.log('File deleted')).catch(err => console.error(err));
UUID Generation
The UUID generation feature allows you to generate unique identifiers, which can be useful for creating unique keys or identifiers in your application.
const { UUID } = require('builder-util');
const uuid = new UUID().toString();
console.log('Generated UUID:', uuid);
The fs-extra package extends the native Node.js fs module with additional methods for file system operations. It provides similar functionalities to builder-util's file system operations but with a broader range of methods and better support for promises.
The winston package is a versatile logging library for Node.js. It offers more advanced logging capabilities compared to builder-util, including support for multiple transports (e.g., console, file, HTTP) and log levels.
The uuid package is a dedicated library for generating UUIDs. It offers more options and configurations for UUID generation compared to the UUID feature in builder-util.
Various utilities. Used by electron-builder.
FAQs
Various utilities. Used by [electron-builder](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder).
We found that builder-util demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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