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CLI app helper
--version
--help
$ npm install meow
$ ./foo-app.js unicorns --rainbow
#!/usr/bin/env node
'use strict';
const meow = require('meow');
const foo = require('.');
const cli = meow(`
Usage
$ foo <input>
Options
--rainbow, -r Include a rainbow
Examples
$ foo unicorns --rainbow
🌈 unicorns 🌈
`, {
flags: {
rainbow: {
type: 'boolean',
alias: 'r'
}
}
});
/*
{
input: ['unicorns'],
flags: {rainbow: true},
...
}
*/
foo(cli.input[0], cli.flags);
Returns an Object
with:
input
(Array) - Non-flag argumentsflags
(Object) - Flags converted to camelCasepkg
(Object) - The package.json
objecthelp
(string) - The help text used with --help
showHelp([code=2])
(Function) - Show the help text and exit with code
showVersion()
(Function) - Show the version text and exitType: Object
Array
string
Can either be a string/array that is the help
or an options object.
Type: Object
Define argument flags.
The key is the flag name and the value is an object with any of:
type
: Type of value. (Possible values: string
boolean
)alias
: Usually used to define a short flag alias.default
: Default value when the flag is not specified.Example:
flags: {
unicorn: {
type: 'string',
alias: 'u',
default: 'rainbow'
}
}
Type: string
boolean
Default: The package.json "description"
property
Description to show above the help text.
Set it to false
to disable it altogether.
Type: string
boolean
The help text you want shown.
The input is reindented and starting/ending newlines are trimmed which means you can use a template literal without having to care about using the correct amount of indent.
The description will be shown above your help text automatically.
Type: string
boolean
Default: The package.json "version"
property
Set a custom version output.
Type: boolean
Default: true
Automatically show the help text when the --help
flag is present. Useful to set this value to false
when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own help text.
Type: boolean
Default: true
Automatically show the version text when the --version
flag is present. Useful to set this value to false
when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own version text.
Type: Object
Default: Closest package.json upwards
package.json as an Object
.
You most likely don't need this option.
Type: Array
Default: process.argv.slice(2)
Custom arguments object.
Type: boolean
Default: false
Infer the argument type.
By default, the argument 5
in $ foo 5
becomes a string. Enabling this would infer it as a number.
Meow will make unhandled rejected promises fail loudly instead of the default silent fail. Meaning you don't have to manually .catch()
promises used in your CLI.
See chalk
if you want to colorize the terminal output.
See get-stdin
if you want to accept input from stdin.
See conf
if you need to persist some data.
See update-notifier
if you want update notifications.
MIT © Sindre Sorhus