argvark

Intuitive command-line argument parsing for Node.js modules.

Install

npm install argvark

Usage

> node some-module -p --age=123 --name="John Doe"

var argv = require('argvark');

// Simple matches:
p = argv('-p');                // '-p'

// Verbose Parameters:
age = argv(/--age=(\d+)/)      // 123
name = argv(/--name="(.+?)"/)  // 'John Doe'

Use after() when the value is separated from the param by a space:

> node some-module port 8888

argv.after('port') // 8888

Use flag() when you want a Boolean value indicating the flag presence, or when you don't want to build your own pattern just to check flags. This uses !!argv(/-\w+[FLAG]/) so it supports both standard flag formats:

> node some-module -abCD
> node some-module -a -b -C -D

argv.flag('b') // true
argv.flag('D') // true

argv.flag('X') // false

Unmatched patterns evaluate to undefined

location = argv('--location')    // undefined

Making changes

Just run npm test to make sure everything is still working. Add tests for fixes etc.