yargs-unparser
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Package description
The yargs-unparser npm package is used to reverse the process of parsing arguments. It takes an argv object, like the one yargs or minimist would generate, and turns it back into a string of command-line arguments. This can be useful for debugging, logging, or recreating command lines for subprocesses.
Unparsing arguments
This feature allows you to take an argument object and convert it back into an array of command-line arguments.
const yargsUnparser = require('yargs-unparser');
const argv = { _: ['run'], 'file': 'test.js', 'verbose': true };
const unparsedArgs = yargsUnparser(argv);
console.log(unparsedArgs); // Output: ['run', '--file=test.js', '--verbose']Minimist is a library for parsing command-line arguments. Unlike yargs-unparser, it does not unparse arguments but is commonly used for the initial parsing step that yargs-unparser would reverse.
Commander is a complete solution for node.js command-line interfaces. It is similar to yargs in that it helps with parsing arguments, but it does not have a built-in feature to unparse them like yargs-unparser.
Arg is a simple argument parsing library with a focus on performance. It does not have the unparse functionality but serves a similar initial purpose of parsing command-line arguments.
Readme
Converts back a yargs argv object to its original array form.
Probably the unparser word doesn't even exist, but it sounds nice and goes well with yargs-parser.
The code originally lived in MOXY's GitHub but was later moved here for discoverability.
$ npm install yargs-unparser
const parse = require('yargs-parser');
const unparse = require('yargs-unparser');
const argv = parse(['--no-boolean', '--number', '4', '--string', 'foo'], {
boolean: ['boolean'],
number: ['number'],
string: ['string'],
});
// { boolean: false, number: 4, string: 'foo', _: [] }
const unparsedArgv = unparse(argv);
// ['--no-boolean', '--number', '4', '--string', 'foo'];
The second argument of unparse accepts an options object:
alias: The aliases so that duplicate options aren't generateddefault: The default values so that the options with default values are omittedcommand: The command first argument so that command names and positional arguments are handled correctlycommand optionsconst yargs = require('yargs');
const unparse = require('yargs-unparser');
const argv = yargs
.command('my-command <positional>', 'My awesome command', (yargs) =>
yargs
.option('boolean', { type: 'boolean' })
.option('number', { type: 'number' })
.option('string', { type: 'string' })
)
.parse(['my-command', 'hello', '--no-boolean', '--number', '4', '--string', 'foo']);
// { positional: 'hello', boolean: false, number: 4, string: 'foo', _: ['my-command'] }
const unparsedArgv = unparse(argv, {
command: 'my-command <positional>',
});
// ['my-command', 'hello', '--no-boolean', '--number', '4', '--string', 'foo'];
The returned array can be parsed again by yargs-parser using the default configuration. If you used custom configuration that you want yargs-unparser to be aware, please fill an issue.
If you coerce in weird ways, things might not work correctly.
$ npm test
$ npm test -- --watch during development
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FAQs
Converts back a yargs argv object to its original array form
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