npe

npe

Node Package Editor: a CLI for one-off inspection and editing of properties in package.json files.

See also dot-json, a CLI for editing any JSON file.

Installation

Download node at nodejs.org and install it, if you haven't already.

npm install npe --global

Usage

cd some/node/project

# Get stuff from package.json
npe name
npe scripts
npe scripts.test
npe repository.url
open $(npe repository.url)

# Set stuff in package.json
npe name foo
npe scripts.start "node index.js"

# Keywords string will be turned into an array
# If commas are present, they'll be the delimiter. Otherwise spaces.
npe keywords "foo, bar, cheese whiz"
npe keywords "foo bar baz"

# The current working directory's package.json is used by default,
# but you can point to another package file with a flag:
npe name --package=some/other/package.json
npe name other --package=some/other/package.json

Tests

npm install
npm test

Dependencies

• merge: JavaScript/NodeJS Merge is a tool to merge multiple objects into one object, with the possibility of create a new object cloned. His operation is very similar to the jQuery.extend function but more flexible.
• minimist: parse argument options
• steeltoe: Don't shoot yourself in the foot while traversing JavaScript objects.

Dev Dependencies

• mocha: simple, flexible, fun test framework
• nixt: Simple and powerful testing for command-line apps
• tmp: Temporary file and directory creator

License

MIT

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• Homepage: https://github.com/zeke/npe
• Author: zeke
• README generated by package-json-to-readme