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Add XO to your project
npm init xo [options]
Example:
npm init xo --space --no-semicolon
import createXo from 'create-xo';
await createXo();
Returns a Promise.
Type: object
Type: string
Default: process.cwd()
The current working directory.
Type: string[]
Default: CLI arguments (process.argv.slice(2))
The options to put in XO's config in package.json.
For instance, with the arguments ['--space', '--env=node'], the following will be put in package.json:
{
"name": "awesome-package",
"xo": {
"space": true,
"envs": [
"node"
]
}
}
FAQs
Add XO to your project
We found that create-xo 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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