A flexible library to create CLIs
Features
- Regular options (
--foo bar
) - Boolean options (
--foobar
) - Key-value options (
--foo=bar
) - Short aliases (
-f
) - Array options (
--foo bar --foo baz
) - Grouped aliased flags (
-abc
) - Automatic
-h, --help
support - Expected arguments validation
- Arbitrary depth of nested commands
Usage
Install with: npm i -P eclipt
const { eclipt } = require('eclipt');
eclipt('my-awesome-tool', {
description: 'My Awesome Tool can do anything you with',
action: input =>
console.log('You have run: %s with following input', input.name, input),
args: [ 'MY_ARG_1', 'MY_ARG_2' ],
opts: {
foo: { flag: true },
bar: { value: 'value' },
baz: { multi: true, value: 'value' },
opt1: { value: 'value', alias: 'o' },
opt2: { description: 'Does that' }
},
commands: {
'command-name': { }
}
});
TODO
- unquote arguments and values
- mark multi options some way in the help
- validate against repeated aliases
Reporting Bugs
If you have found any problems with this module, please:
- Open an issue.
- Describe what happened and how.
- Also in the issue text, reference the label
~bug
.
We will make sure to take a look when time allows us.
Proposing Features
If you wish to get that awesome feature or have some advice for us, please:
- Open an issue.
- Describe your ideas.
- Also in the issue text, reference the label
~proposal
.
Contributing
If you have spotted any enhancements to be made and is willing to get your hands
dirty about it, fork us and
submit your merge request
so we can collaborate effectively.