dootfile

Dootfile is a simple NPM module to manage configuration files for your NodeJS CLI applications. It aims to be extremely simple and unobtrusive to use.

Installation

npm install --save dootfile

Usage

There are only two use cases to dootfile :

• If the config file exists, and is valid JSON, then its content will be returned
• Otherwise the user will be prompted to enter the values for the keys you requested, and their input will be persisted to the file

const dootfile = require('dootfile')
 
// File exists
dootfile().then(config => {
  // config now contains all the values from your config file
})
 
// File does not exist and keys were provided
dootfile(['foo', 'bar']).then(config => {
  // User has been prompted for the values of foo & bar
  // The dotfile has been created and populated with the values
  // config now contains { foo: '...', bar: '...' }
})
 
// File does not exist and no keys were provided
dootfile().then(config => {
  // The dotfile has been created empty and the process has exited
  // You should now edit the dotfile by hand and re-run your application
})

Options

dootfile([keys], [filename], [folder])

keys (array of strings)

The keys to retrieve from / write to the dotfile

filename (string)

The filename of the dootfile. Defaults to the name of your application (as stated in its package.json name field) appended by rc.json :

# for application name dootdoot
.dootdootrc.json

folder (string)

The folder containing the dootfile. Defaults to your current user's home dir.

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