Extend a JSON file with additional properties, API and CLI.
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Usage
API
Install
Install with npm
$ npm i extend-file --save
var extendFile = ; ;// adds `{foo: "bar"} to package.json
CLI
Install
Install globally with npm
$ npm i -g extend-file
Pass the file to extend as the first argument.
$ expand-file package.json [data] ^
data
Specify the data to use for extending the file.
$ expand-file package.json [data] ^
Data may be specified using one of the following flags:
-d
or--data
: specify a string to expand with expand-object-f
or--file
: specify a JSON or YAML file to use for data
Pass an object
Use the object expansion syntax supported by expand-object:
$ expand-file package.json -d "a.b.c:foo,bar,baz"#=> "a":{"b":{"c":["foo","bar","baz"]}}}
Any issues related to --data
expansion should be created on the expand-objectrepo.
Specify a JSON or YAML file
Use the contents of another file to extend the first file.
$ expand-file package.json -f foo.yml
JSON and YAML are supported.
Related projects
expand-object: Expand a string into a JavaScript object using a simple notation. Use the CLI or… more
Running tests
Install dev dependencies:
$ npm i -d && npm test
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.
This file was generated by verb-cli on August 01, 2015.