The lightweight Node arguments parser
npm i gar
const args = require('gar')(process.argv.slice(2))
console.log(args)
So for: -h hey --toggle -ac --hey=hi -spaced "hey there" -num 1 lone
{
"h": "hey",
"toggle": true,
"a": true,
"c": true,
"hey": "hi",
"spaced": "hey there",
"num": 1,
"_": ["lone"]
}
gar is way more lightweight than other argument parsing packages.
Here's a size comparison table:
| Package | Size |
|---|---|
| optimist | |
| minimist | |
| args-parser | |
| gar |
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The lightweight Node arguments parser
The npm package gar receives a total of 94,738 weekly downloads. As such, gar popularity was classified as popular.
We found that gar 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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