im-cli

im-cli

im-cli is a command-line utility for managing JavaScript import maps. It simplifies the process of adding, updating, and deleting package entries in your import map JSON file.

This utility uses the esm.sh CDN to fetch package information and versions.

Installation

To install im-cli globally, run the following command:

npm install -g im-cli

Usage

im <command> [package-name] [@version]

Commands

Adding a package

To add a package called lodash to your import map JSON file, run:

im add lodash

To add a specific version of the lodash package, include the version with the package name:

im add lodash@4.17.21

Updating a package

To update the lodash package to the latest version, run:

im update lodash

Deleting a package

To remove the lodash package from your import map JSON file, run:

im delete lodash

Displaying help

To display a help message with command usage, run:

im help

Import map usage in HTML

To use the generated import map in your HTML file, include the following script tag:

<script type="importmap" src="path/to/your/im.json"></script>

Now you can use the ES module imports in your JavaScript files:

import _ from "lodash"