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get-them-args
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Parse argument options with ease
This is a small parser for argument options. Nothing fancy.
$ npm install --save get-them-args
$ yarn add get-them-args
To use, provide arguments as argument :smirk:.
const getThemArgs = require('get-them-arg')
const arguments = process.argv.slice(2) // Array of arguments to process
const options = {} // Options to be passed. CURRENTLY NONE AVAILABLE
// $ node ./example.js --dir . --command foo
console.log(getThemArgs(process.argv.slice(2)))
// Will print out: { unknown: [], dir: '.', command: 'foo' }
For example, if the arguments provided are --hello world --parse=all --no-drugs --make-friends -n 4 -t 5, the function will return:
{ unknown: [],
hello: 'world',
parse: 'all',
drugs: false,
'make-friends': true,
n: '4',
t: '5'
}
All unparsed arguments will end up in the unknown array. The following types of arguments are supported:
--key=value
--key value
--key # true
--no-key # false
-key=value
-key value
Array of arguments to parse.
Currently no options available. Added for future additions.
Contributions are welcome. Please open up an issue or create PR if you would like to help out.
Small note: If editing the README, please conform to the standard-readme specification.
Created with ♥ by Tiaan. Licensed under the MIT License.
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Parse argument options
The npm package get-them-args receives a total of 731,722 weekly downloads. As such, get-them-args popularity was classified as popular.
We found that get-them-args 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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