@kimzuni/templify-cli

@kimzuni/templify-cli

CLI for the @kimzuni/templify a flexible template string processor.

It supports customizable template delimiters, spacing rules, fallback values, and etc.

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Installation

npm install -g @kimzuni/templify-cli

Example

templify "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" key1=hello key2=world
# hello, world!

# or (alias)
tply "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" key1=hello key2=world
# hello, world!

templify -h # or --help

templify -v # or --version

Options

All options except Template are optional.

Subcommand

The subcommand must be provided as the first argument. Otherwise, it is treated as a template string or render data.

• Choices: render, keys, placeholders, fields, groups
• Default: render

See the @kimzuni/templify Example for subcommands behavior.

Template

The template string to render. A template is required and can be provided in several ways.

Template resolution order:

1. piped or redirected input
2. inline template option: -t, --template
3. template file option: -T, --template-file
4. positional argument: TEMPLATE
   • If a template has already been resolved, the value is treated as KEY=VALUE render data.
5. wait for input from stdin (TTY only)

echo template string | templify

templify < template-file.txt

templify << EOF
template string
EOF

templify <<< "template string"

templify "template string"

templify -t "template string" # or --template

templify -T template-file.txt # or --template-file

templify
# Press Ctrl+d to signal end-of-file (EOF).

KEY=VALUE(Render Data)

render-only option

Key-value pairs used as render data. This data forms the rendering context for the template.

Merge order (later sources override earlier ones):

1. environment variables option: -e, --from-env
2. data file option: -D, --data-file
3. positional argument: [KEY=VALUE...]

echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify
# Hello, { USER }!

echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify XXX=USER_1
# Hello, { USER }!

echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify USER=USER_1
# Hello, USER_1!

echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify -e
# Hello, kimzuni!

echo "USER=USER_1" > test.env
echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify -e -D test.env
# Hello, USER_1!

echo '{ "USER": "USER_2" }' > test.json
echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify -e -D test.json
# Hello, USER_2!

echo "Hello, { USER }!" | templify -e -D test.json USER=Guest
# Hello, Guest!

--no-stdin

Disable reading from standard input.

echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify key1=hello key2=world
# hello, world!

echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify key1=hello key2=world --no-stdin
# key1=hello

--no-validate

Disable validation of option usage and conflict checks.

# Conflict between stdin and -T(--template-file) option
echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify -T file.txt key1=hello key2=world
# Error: ...

echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify -T file.txt key1=hello key2=world --no-validate
# hello, world!

# --compact is non-render option
echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify key1=hello key2=world --compact
# Error: ...

echo "{ key1 }, { key2 }!" | templify key1=hello key2=world --compact --no-validate
# hello, world!

--compact

non-render option

Output compact JSON without indentation or newlines.

templify groups "{ key } / {key1} / { key} / {key1}"
# {
#   key: [ "{ key }", "{ key}" ],
#   key1: [ "{key1}" ],
# }

templify groups "{ key } / {key1} / { key} / {key1}" --compact
# {"key":["{ key }","{ key}"],"key1":["{key1}"]}

--key-pattern

Select a predefined key pattern for placeholders.

<name> must be one of the values defined in KEY_PATTERNS.

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --key-pattern default
# [ "key1" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --key-pattern deep
# [ "key1", "key2[0].key3" ]

--depth

While --depth is a render-only option in the @kimzuni/templify, the CLI treats it as a common option.

Controls how deeply nested values are resolved, and is also used by the CLI to infer key patterns for nested placeholders.

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys
# [ "key1" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --depth 1
# [ "key1" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --depth 1 --key-pattern deep
# [ "key1", "key2[0].key3" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --depth -1 # --key-pattern deep
# [ "key1", "key2[0].key3" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --depth -1 --key-pattern default
# [ "key1" ]

echo "{ key1 } / { key2[0].key3 }" | templify keys --depth -1 --key "\\w+"
# [ "key1" ]

templify Options

The following options are forwarded to the @kimzuni/templify Options.

Short	Long
-k	--key
-o	--open
-c	--close
-	--spacing-size
-	--spacing-strict
-f	--fallback
-	--depth