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gulp-dir-cipher
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gulp中间件: gulp-dir-cipher, 使用base64+blowfish的方式, 对整个目录下的所有文件进行加密, 包括加密文件名、目录名、文件内容
npm i gulp-dir-cipher
import gulp from 'gulp';
import gulpDirCipher, { checkPassword, encodeDirname, decodeDirname } from 'gulp-dir-cipher';
const password = 'juln1234';
if (!checkPassword(password)) {
process.exit();
}
// encoding
gulp.src(['/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/src/**/**', '!/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/src'])
.pipe(gulpDirCipher(password, 'encoding', { debug: true }))
.pipe(gulp.dest('/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/dist'))
setTimeout(() => {
// decoding
gulp.src(['/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/dist/**/**', '!/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/dist'])
.pipe(gulpDirCipher(password, 'decoding', { debug: true }))
.pipe(gulp.dest('/Volumes/dev/gulp-dir-cipher/dist/source'))
}, 2000)
FAQs
gulp-dir-cipher
We found that gulp-dir-cipher 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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