shell-ts v1.0.0

shell-ts

Library to execute command line tasks in nodejs and typescript

Install

# with npm
npm install shell-ts

# with yarn
yarn add shell-ts

Quick use and demo

Read Typescript starter project

Create Shell script

Minimal shell script

import { Shell, ShellInterface } from "shell-ts";

export default class YoloShell extends Shell implements ShellInterface {

  public execute(): void {
    console.log('I run my yolo script')
  }
}

Shell class api

Shell.ts is the abstract class that you need to extend.

Arguments

requiredOptions

List the options that are required. If an option is missing a MissingOptionException is thrown.

protected requiredOptions: string[] = [];

Usage :

protected requiredOptions: string[] = ["id"];

// mycommand --id 3
// --- OK

// mycommand
// --- Exception

Methods

constructor

constructor({ args, options, config }: ParamsI)

• args : list of arguments of your command (string[]) see the starter

• options : options of your command (object) see the starter

• config : config of your project (object) see the starter

execute

put your script code here

getArguments

List all arguments of your command

public getArguments(): string[]

getOptions

List all options of your command

public getOptions(): OptionsI

getOption

Get an option by key

public getOption(key: string): string | undefined

getConfigs

Get all config object

public getConfigs(): ConfigI | undefined

getConfig

Get a config by key

public getConfig(key: string): string | number | boolean | ConfigI | undefined

Usages :

/* config = {
	db: {
		user: "root"
	},
	debug: true
} */

this.getConfig('debug'); // true
this.getConfig('db.user'); // "root"

isMissingOption

Check if an option is missing in your command

public isMissingOption(key: string): boolean

Usages :

// mycommand --id 3

this.isMissingOption('id'); // false
this.isMissingOption('unknow'); // true

verbose

Log message only if verbose option passed in your command

protected verbose(message: string): void

Contributing

Clone repository and run npm install.

Run tests with command npm run test

Commit your modifications with commitizen : npm run commit