transfer.js

transfer.js

Node.js CLI tool for easy file sharing with transfer.sh

Install

The easiest way to get transfer.js is with npm or yarn:

$ npm install -g transfer.js
$ yarn global add transfer.js

CLI Usage

Example

$ transfer-js hello.txt --copy

Will return a link to the resource and copy it to your clipboard.

Options

Option	Description
-m, --max-days	Maximum number of days the file will stay on transfer.sh.
-M, --max-downloads	Maximum number of downloads allowed.
-D, --download	Download the file from the given URL.
-n, --file-name	Name to use for the upload.
-c, --copy	Copy the file URL or path to the clipboard.
-N, --no-progress	Don't show the progress bar.
-o, --output	Output path of the downloaded file.

Module usage

Example

const Transfer = require('transfer.js');

// Upload
new Transfer('./Hello.txt')
  .upload().progress((prog) => {
    console.log((prog.current / prog.total * 100).toFixed(1) + '%');
  }).then(console.log).catch(console.error);

// Download
new Transfer('https://transfer.sh/4bcD3/Hello.txt')
  .download().progress((prog) => {
    console.log((prog.current / prog.total * 100).toFixed(1) + '%');
  }).then(console.log).catch(console.error);

Documentation

The documentation is available here.

Dependencies

• cli-progress: Easy to use Progress-Bar for Command-Line/Terminal Applications
• clipboardy: Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)
• got: Simplified HTTP requests
• mime-types: The ultimate javascript content-type utility.
• minimist: parse argument options
• progress-promise: Promise subclass with mechanism to report progress before resolving

Dev Dependencies

• @reconbot/jsdoc-theme: A JSDoc Theme / Template
• chai: BDD/TDD assertion library for node.js and the browser. Test framework agnostic.
• chai-as-promised: Extends Chai with assertions about promises.
• codecov: Uploading report to Codecov: https://codecov.io
• eslint: An AST-based pattern checker for JavaScript.
• jsdoc: An API documentation generator for JavaScript.
• mocha: simple, flexible, fun test framework
• nyc: the Istanbul command line interface

TODO

• Add more options to the executable
• Use a better argument parser
• Allow custom transfer domains
• Add more download tests
• Add executable tests

Credits

Based on transfer-sh by roccomuso.