grunt-legacy-util

What is grunt-legacy-util?

The grunt-legacy-util package provides utility functions that were previously part of the Grunt core. These utilities are useful for tasks such as file manipulation, logging, and string formatting, which are common in build automation scripts.

What are grunt-legacy-util's main functionalities?

File Manipulation

This feature allows you to read the contents of a file. The `read` method is used to read the file at the specified path and return its content.

const gruntUtil = require('grunt-legacy-util');
const fileContent = gruntUtil.read('path/to/file.txt');
console.log(fileContent);

Logging

This feature provides logging capabilities. The `log.writeln` method is used to write a log message to the console.

const gruntUtil = require('grunt-legacy-util');
gruntUtil.log.writeln('This is a log message.');

String Formatting

This feature allows for string formatting. The `sprintf` method from the `underscore.string` library is used to format strings with placeholders.

const gruntUtil = require('grunt-legacy-util');
const formattedString = gruntUtil._.sprintf('Hello, %s!', 'world');
console.log(formattedString);

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chalk

Chalk is a library for styling terminal strings. It provides an easy-to-use API for adding colors and styles to console output. While grunt-legacy-util includes basic logging capabilities, Chalk offers more advanced and customizable options for terminal string styling.

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README

grunt-legacy-util

deprecated utilities from grunt

With the next major release of Grunt, we will no longer support these APIs. Where possible, please use the recommended modules in their place. If you would like to support or improve any of these APIs, please notify us when you have published a backwards compatible npm module—we will then recommend its usage here.

grunt.util.namespace use getobject
grunt.util.hooker use hooker
grunt.util.async use async
grunt.util._ use lodash
grunt.util.exit use exit
grunt.util.callbackify
grunt.util.error
grunt.util.linefeed
grunt.util.normalizelf
grunt.util.kindOf use lodash
grunt.util.toArray grunt.util.repeat
grunt.util.pluralize
grunt.util.recurse use traverse
grunt.util.spawn use require('child_process').spawn