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Task runner for developers minimalists
$ npm install cli-task
const execa = require('execa');
const chalk = require('chalk');
const task = require('cli-task');
const jetpack = require('fs-jetpack');
const tmpPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'dependency-size');
task()
.add({
name: 'init npm folder',
exec: () => {
return execa('npm', [
'init',
'--force'
], {
cwd: tmpPath
});
}
})
.add({
name: 'install dependency',
exec: (state) => {
return execa('npm', [
'install',
state.argv._[0]
], {
cwd: tmpPath
});
}
})
.add({
name: 'measure size',
exec: (state) => {
return jetpack.inspectTreeAsync(tmpPath).then(tree => {
console.log(chalk.white(prettyBytes(tree.size)));
});
}
})
.run();
Add a step to the task
Type: Object
Type: string
The name of the task to be displayed when being printed on the screen.
Type: Function
The callback function which will be executed.
Executes the task
FAQs
Task runner for developers minimalists
The npm package cli-task receives a total of 2 weekly downloads. As such, cli-task popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that cli-task demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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