expand-args

expand-args

Expand parsed command line arguments using expand-object.

Example

var minimist = require('minimist');
var expandArgs = require('expand-args');

var argv = minimist(['--set=a:b,c:d']);
//=> { _: [], set: 'a:b,c:d' }

expandArgs(argv);
//=> { _: [], set: [{ a: 'b' }, { c: 'd' }] }

Visit expand-object to see the full range of options and features or to create expansion-related issues.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm i expand-args --save

Usage

var expandArgs = require('expand-args');

expand args to object values

expandArgs({set: 'a:b'})
//=> {set: {a: 'b'}}

expandArgs({set: 'a.b.c:d'})
//=> {set: {a: {b: {c: 'd'}}}}

expand args to array values

expandArgs({set: 'a:b,c:d'})
//=> {set: [{a: 'b'}, {c: 'd'}]}

expandArgs({set: 'a.b.c:d,e,f'})
//=> {set: {a: {b: {c: ['d', 'e', 'f']}}}}

Convert "object-keys"

expandArgs({'a:b': true})
//=> {a: 'b'}

Expand booleans

expandArgs({set: 'a|b'});
//=> {set: {a: true, b: true}}

Related projects

• expand-object: Expand a string into a JavaScript object using a simple notation. Use the CLI or… more | homepage
• map-config: Map configuration objects to application methods. | homepage

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2016 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

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