lope-cli

lope-cli _{^{| Transform NPM package scripts into simple CLIs}}

Transform NPM package scripts into simple CLIs. Optionally, tap into NPM configs to pass options to said scripts. Check out lope-example for a basic package.json example.

Install

$ npm install --global lope-cli

Usage

Transform NPM package scripts into simple CLIs

Usage:
  $ lope [package] <script> [--global|-g] [--* <*>]

Options:
  --global, -g  Indicates the package is installed globally

Examples:
  $ lope test
  $ lope lope-example test
  $ lope lope-example test --global
  $ lope echo --echo hello
  $ lope lope-example echo --echo hello
  $ lope lope-example echo --echo hello --global

Local package via the command line:

$ npm install lope-example
$ lope lope-example test
$ lope lope-example echo --echo hello
hello

Local package, leveraging npm config, via the command line:

$ npm install lope-example
$ npm config set lope-example:echo hello
$ lope lope-example test
$ lope lope-example echo
hello

Local package via NPM script:

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "lope-cli": "0.0.x",
    "lope-example": "0.0.x"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "echo": "lope lope-example echo --echo hello",
    "test": "lope lope-example test"
  }
}

$ npm run test
$ npm run echo
hello

Global package via the command line:

$ npm install --global lope-example
$ lope lope-example test --global
$ lope lope-example echo --echo hello --global
hello

Global package, leveraging npm config, via the command line:

$ npm install --global lope-example
$ npm config set lope-example:echo hello
$ lope lope-example test --global
$ lope lope-example echo --global
hello

Self-referencing package via the command line:

{
  "scripts": {
    "echo": "echo ${npm_package_config_echo}",
    "test": "true"
  }
}

$ lope test
$ lope echo --echo hello
hello

Self-referencing package via NPM script:

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "lope-cli": "0.0.x"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "echo": "echo ${npm_package_config_echo}",
    "echo2": "lope echo --echo hello"
  }
}

$ npm run echo2
hello

Maintainers

• Rocky Madden (@rockymadden)