A simple module to parse CLI arguments, flags and options for Deno.
- Simple to use
- Easy configuration
- Arguments validation (todo)
- Auto-generated manual (todo)
NOTE: expect it to break before 1.0.0
release.
import { cmdr } from "https://deno.land/x/cmdr/mod.ts";
type Options = { name: string; help: boolean };
const { usage, match } cmdr<Options>("hello-world <NAME> -h, --help");
if (match.help) {
console.info(usage.string);
Deno.exit(0);
}
console.info(`Hello, ${match.name ? match.name : 'you there'}!`);
Check more exaples here.
// main.ts
import { cmdr } from "https://deno.land/x/cmdr/mod.ts";
const { usage, match } = cmdr<Options>(
"hello-world <NAME>... -q, --question=<QUESTION> -v, --version -h, --help",
)(Deno.args);
if (match.help) {
console.info(usage.string);
Deno.exit(0)
}
if (match.version) {
console.log("Version: 0.0.0");
Deno.exit(0);
}
if (match.name.length === 0) {
console.error("Please, specify at least one <NAME>")
Deno.exit(1);
}
const namesCombined = match.name.join(", ").replace(
`, ${match.name[match.name.length - 1]}`,
` and ${match.name[match.name.length - 1]}`,
);
console.log(`Hello, ${namesCombined}!`);
if (match.question) {
console.log(`Here's a question: ${match.question}`)
}
$ deno run ./main.ts -q "what do you want for dinner?" John Alice Joe
# Hello, John, Alice and Joe!
# Here's a question: what do you want for dinner?
$ deno compile --unstable --lite -o hello_world ./main.ts
# ...
$ ./hello_world -q "what do you want for dinner?" John Alice Joe
# Hello, John, Alice and Joe!
# Here's a question: what do you want for dinner?
All contributions are very welcome!
If you find any bug or have a feature request, please open a new issue.
For code or documentation contributions, fork this repository, do your thing, and submit a Pull Request.
This project is released under the MIT License.