headquarters

Headquarters

Issue commands to your program while it is running.

Installation

$ npm install --save headquarters

var hq = require('headquarters');

Usage

hq.command(name, action);

Sets a command.

Parameters

• name the name of the command (string)
• action called whe the command is issued (function)

Type your command name in the console as your program is running followed by any additional parameters. The action function for that command will then be executed, with the additional parameters passed into the first argument of the function as an array.

Example

var hq = require('headquarters');

hq.command('say', function (params) {
	console.log(params.join(' '));
});

In the command line, start your program:

$ node my_program.js

Then use your custom command:

say hello world!

Profit:

hello world!

Pre-existing Commands

Commands that are already built into headquarters:

• 'quit' stops your process from running
• 'curl' retrieves a response from a url argument