Yargs is a node.js package that helps you build interactive command line tools, by parsing arguments and generating an elegant user interface. Use this tag for questions relating to the Yargs node.js library.
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passing string with spaces to node cli-parser
var minimist = require("minimist")
const a = minimist(`executable --param "a b"`.split(' '))
console.log(a)
https://runkit.com/embed/57837xcuv5v0
actual output:
Object {_: ["executable", "b\""], param: "\"a"}
expected output:
Object {_:…
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Yargs Module: Not enough arguments provided. Expected 1 but recieved 0
I am following a tutorial to learn nodeJS. We are creating commands using the Yargs module in a file named app.js. So far everything has worked perfectly until the tutorial requested I change some code at the end of my app.js file. Then I started to…
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How to fix "SyntaxError: Expected "#", "\n", "\r" or [ \t] but "[" found." which is retrieved by yargs module?
I'm currently doing continuous deployment with bitbucket pipelines. I've put in a pipe the "npm test" command because I use mocha to do unit tests on my node project.
When I run "npm test" on my local shell to test my routes, each of them works. But…
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Terminal does not show yargs' handler value
I am learning node.js and I have first problem. After I have installed yargs and I am trying to create yargs command but it does not show in the terminal. When I type node app.js mycommand in terminal it only returns me the array of args, not my…
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command is not adding using yarg npm package
I am trying to add a command using yarg, but when I run my code my command is not added.
Here is what I am trying:
const yargs = require('yargs')
//create add command
yargs.command({
command: 'add',
describe: 'to add note',
handler:…
Saurabh Kanswal
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How do I unit test that an application using yargs provides the proper responses in multiple locales/languages?
I am working on a command line application that uses yargs to process options passed to that application and operates in a variety of languages.
Testing fails when using non English locales because the expected results for the test are hard coded in…
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Passing key value arguments from npm
So I'm struggling with passing command line option arguments from npm to a node script. I can pass options themselves, but not as key value pairs.
For my package.json I have:
"scripts": {
"test": ". ./.env; node app.js --"
},
(my understanding…
Huckleberry Carignan
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How to detect if script is being called directly or via node with yargs?
I am writing a CLI utility in NodeJS using yargs.
Yargs has an .usage() function that I use as follows:
yargs.usage("\nUsage: node $0 --input=path/to/input/file --output=path/to/output/file")
When I run node cli.js --help, it displays the…
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Yargs .check() for specific conditions
I currently have yargs working in an app that can run with no arguments, or EITHER or BOTH of the following:
a '-o' option with exactly one argument
a '-f' option with no arguments
These work, but nothing stops the user entering extra options or…
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how to get my parameters using yargs
I start my koa app with yarn:
yarn start --some=123
The content of package.json is:
"start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=develop nodemon --watch src --exec npm run start:babel -L",
My file structure：
package.json
src
-- main.js
-- config.js
--…
xinlei si
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Separating/combining gulp task sources using yargs and gulp-if
Lets say I want to include all js files in a source folder concatenated in a specific order (using gulp-concat). However, I want to only include certain files if there is a production flag.
For example, in production I need these…
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yargs - require function is used in a way in which dependencies cannot be statically extracted
I am attempting to develop a module for a project I am working on. After splitting some core code into a separate directory and attempting to include the module with import Noxel from 'noxel' I am presented with a slew of…
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Running script from Heroku CLI
I have a script that I want to run through the Heroku CLI. It's just a simple script to create a user in a postgressql database with Sequelize.
This is the script:
const argv = require('yargs').argv;
const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
const…
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customizing positional command arguments with yargs
I am trying to use yargs for a command line application and I have run into a problem with my positional arguments.
I have:
require('yargs')
.command(
'my-command ',
'This command does someting'
(y) => {
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How to call global env variable for gulp protractor
This is gulpfile:
gulp.task(
'protractor', function () {
var configObj = {
configFile: config.test + 'protractor.conf.js'
};
configObj['args'] =[];//to be able to add multiple parameters
if…
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