@hexatool/spawn v1.0.2

Installation

npm install --save-dev @hexatool/spawn

Using yarn

yarn add @hexatool/spawn -dev

What it does

• Returns an await-able promise
• Collects stdout and stderr buffers
• Emits stdout and stderr events
• Exposes al methods of NodeJS.EventEmitter
• Automatically kills all spawn processes when parent process dies

How to use

import spawn from '@hexatool/spawn';

async function main() {
   const child = spawn('npm', ['install', '@hexatool/spawn']);
   
   child.on('stdout', data => console.log(data.toString()));
   child.on('stderr', data => console.error(data.toString()));
   
   let { code, stdout, stderr } = await child;
   
   console.log(code === 0 ? 'success' : 'error');
}

Hexatool Code Quality Standards

Publishing this package we are committing ourselves to the following code quality standards:

• Respect Semantic Versioning: No breaking changes in patch or minor versions
• No surprises in transitive dependencies: Use the bare minimum dependencies needed to meet the purpose
• One specific purpose to meet without having to carry a bunch of unnecessary other utilities
• Tests as documentation and usage examples
• Well documented ReadMe showing how to install and use
• License favoring Open Source and collaboration