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shelljs.exec

Replacement for shelljs' slow exec method - benchmarked 20x faster

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Replacement for shelljs' slow exec method - benchmarked 20x faster


Introduction

shelljs is FAST but its exec method is SLOW

  • Use this module instead of shelljs' exec method for speeds 20x faster

  • Continue to use shelljs' other methods as they are lightning fast (e.g. shelljs.echo shelljs.which shelljs.cat etc)

This module offers a shelljs.exec like interface and is a zero-dependency module


Usage

This module takes 2 arguments, the command to execute and an options object

var exec = require('shelljs.exec')
var cmdObj = exec('echo hello', {silent: true})

Continuing from the code above, the resulting JSON looks like:

expect(cmdObj).to.eql({
  error: null,
  stdout: 'hello\n',
  stderr: '',
  code: 0,
  ok: true
})

Options object

Available options:

  • silent: Do not echo any output to console, defaults to false

  • and any option available to Node.js' child_process.execSync

When the stdio option of child_process.execSync is provided, it overrides silent


Benchmarks

Logs for benchmarks may be viewed here and specs are here

Generally speaking, on Linux shelljs.exec (this module) is 20 times faster and on Windows 5 times faster than shelljs' exec method.

However, shelljs supported commands, where available, are much faster than both. Use this module where no equivalent shelljs supported command is available.

These tables compare average command execution times based on 1000 test runs:

Linux (Travis CI) Node v6

Linux benchmarks

Windows (GIT bash) Node v6.10.0

Windows benchmarks


Limitations

  • No support for chaining (unlike shelljs)

  • Synchronous execution only


Author says

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:37-39

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Package last updated on 19 Sep 2017

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