base-reporter

Base application smart plugin for caching data and adding and running custom report functions.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install base-reporter --save

Usage

var reporter = require('base-reporter');

API

reporter

Exposes smart plugin for adding a reporter instance to a base application.

Params

• config {Object}: Configuration object.
• returns {Function}: Plugin function to use with app.use

Example

app.use(reporter());

.reporter.middleware

Creates a middleware function that can be used with application middleware methods.

Params

• fn {String|Function}: Pass a property string or function that will create a middleware function. Defaults to files.
• returns {Function}: Function that can be used as a middleware function.

Example

// Default middleware will cache all files on the `reporter.files` array (can be accessed in report functions):
app.preWrite(/./, app.reporter.middleware());
 
// Pass a custom property string to cache files on another property:
app.preWrite(/./, app.reporter.middleware('templates'));
 
// Pass a custom function that creates the middleware function. The function will take the reporter instance:
app.preWrite(/./, app.reporter.middleware(function(reporter) {
  var counter = 0;
  return function(file, next) {
    reporter.union('files', file);
    reporter.set('counter', ++counter);
    next():
  };
}));

.reporter.add

Add a report function to the reporter with the given name. Function may take the reporter instance and options as parameters.

Params

• name {String}: Name of the reporter
• fn {Function}: report function to run when .reporter.report(name) is called.
• returns {Object} this: to enable chaining

Example

app.reporter.add('basic', function(reporter, options) {
  console.log(this.files);
});

.reporter.report

Run a registered report function with the given options.

Params

• name {String}: Name of the report to run.
• returns {Object} this: to enable chaining

Example

app.reporter.report('basic', {foo: 'bar'});
//=> file1.js,file2.js,file3.js

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Building docs

Generate readme and API documentation with verb:

$ npm install verb && npm run docs

Or, if verb is installed globally:

$ verb

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm install -d && npm test

Author

Brian Woodward

• github/doowb
• twitter/doowb

License

Copyright © 2016, Brian Woodward. Released under the MIT license.

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