The multimatch npm package allows for matching file paths against specified glob patterns. It is a wrapper around the 'minimatch' library, providing the ability to use multiple patterns at once for more complex matching scenarios. This can be particularly useful in build processes, file selection for operations like copying, deleting, or applying specific processing, and in any context where a list of files needs to be filtered based on flexible criteria.

What are multimatch's main functionalities?

Basic glob matching

This feature demonstrates basic usage of multimatch to filter an array of file paths based on a simple glob pattern. It's useful for selecting files of a specific type.

const multimatch = require('multimatch');
const paths = ['index.html', 'styles/main.css', 'scripts/app.js'];
const matched = multimatch(paths, '*.html');
console.log(matched); // ['index.html']

Multiple pattern matching

This feature shows how to use multimatch with multiple patterns to filter file paths. It's particularly useful when you need to select files that match any of several criteria.

const multimatch = require('multimatch');
const paths = ['index.html', 'styles/main.css', 'scripts/app.js', 'images/logo.png'];
const matched = multimatch(paths, ['*.css', '*.js']);
console.log(matched); // ['styles/main.css', 'scripts/app.js']

Exclusion patterns

This feature illustrates the use of exclusion patterns to filter out files that match a certain pattern. It's useful for excluding specific files or directories from a broader selection.

const multimatch = require('multimatch');
const paths = ['index.html', 'styles/main.css', 'scripts/app.js', 'test/app.test.js'];
const matched = multimatch(paths, ['*.js', '!test/*.js']);
console.log(matched); // ['scripts/app.js']

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multimatch

Extends minimatch.match() with support for multiple patterns

Comparison

Minimatch:

minimatch.match(['unicorn', 'cake', 'rainbows'], '*corn');

Multimatch:

multimatch(['unicorn', 'cake', 'rainbows'], ['*corn', 'rain*']);

Install


$ npm install --save multimatch

Usage

var multimatch = require('multimatch');

multimatch(['unicorn', 'cake', 'rainbows'], ['*', '!cake']);
//=> ['unicorn', 'rainbows']

See the tests for more usage examples and expected matches.

API

Same as minimatch.match() except for pattern also accepting an array.

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Last updated on 21 Jun 2014

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