toml

What is toml?

The 'toml' npm package is a library for parsing and stringifying TOML (Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language) data. TOML is a configuration file format that is easy to read due to its simplicity and human-readable syntax. This package allows you to convert TOML data to JavaScript objects and vice versa.

What are toml's main functionalities?

Parsing TOML to JavaScript Object

This feature allows you to parse a TOML string into a JavaScript object. The example demonstrates parsing a TOML string containing an 'owner' table with 'name' and 'dob' fields.

const toml = require('toml');
const tomlString = `
[owner]
name = "Tom Preston-Werner"
dob = 1979-05-27T07:32:00Z
`;
const parsedData = toml.parse(tomlString);
console.log(parsedData);

Stringifying JavaScript Object to TOML

This feature allows you to convert a JavaScript object into a TOML string. The example demonstrates stringifying a JavaScript object with an 'owner' property into a TOML formatted string.

const toml = require('toml');
const jsObject = {
  owner: {
    name: "Tom Preston-Werner",
    dob: new Date('1979-05-27T07:32:00Z')
  }
};
const tomlString = toml.stringify(jsObject);
console.log(tomlString);

Other packages similar to toml

toml-js

The 'toml-js' package is another library for parsing and stringifying TOML data. It offers similar functionality to the 'toml' package but may have different performance characteristics and API design.

tomlify-j0.4

The 'tomlify-j0.4' package focuses on converting JavaScript objects to TOML strings. It is useful if you primarily need to generate TOML data from JavaScript objects.

toml-node

The 'toml-node' package provides TOML parsing and stringifying capabilities. It is another alternative to the 'toml' package with its own implementation and features.

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