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extract-function
Advanced tools
You can extract the function in the source code and use it for testing.
npm i extract-function --save-dev
var sourceCode = `
/**
* @extract BasicFunc
* */
function basicFunc() {
// OK
}
function test() {
// OK
}
`;
var ExtractFunction = require("extract-function");
var ef = new ExtractFunction(sourceCode);
ef.hasAnnotationName("extract"); // -> `true`
ef.getAnnotationnValue("extract"); // -> `BasicFunc`
ef.getComments(); // -> `/**\n * @extract BasicFunc\n * */`
ef.getClosestFunction(); // -> `function basicFuc() {\n // OK\n }`
Usage
extract-function --src files --out directory --beautify boolean
Example
$ extract-function -s ./src/**.js -o ./test/extractFiles --beatufiy false
Options
-s, --src files A list of files containing annotations to extract.
-o, --out directory The directory where extracted files will be created.
-b, --beautify boolean Apply beautify-js to the extracted files.
--help Display this usage guide.
./node_modules/.bin/extract-function -s ./test/sample.js -o ./result
(() => {
/**
* @extract BasicFunc
* */
function basicFunc() {
// OK
}
/**
* @extract ArgsTest
* */
function argsTest(a, b, c, d) {
// OK
}
/**
* @extract FunctionLiteral
* */
var functionLiteral = function () {
// OK
};
var obj = {
/**
* @extract ObjectInFunction
* */
objInFunction: function () {
// OK
},
};
/**
* @extract AnonymousFunction
* */
(function () {
// OK
})();
function outerFunction() {
/**
* @extract InnerFunction
* */
function innerFunction() {
// OK
}
}
});
./result
├── AnonymousFunction.js
├── ArgsTest.js
├── BasicFunc.js
├── FunctionLiteral.js
├── InnerFunction.js
└── ObjectInFunction.js
FAQs
Extract module using comment in the source code.
The npm package extract-function receives a total of 0 weekly downloads. As such, extract-function popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that extract-function 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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