file-header

A CLI tool for generating file header from a configuration file and an EJS template.

Installation

install the package

npm i -g file-header

Edit the config file ( Optional )

Data to be presented on a file header is stored in a config file which is located at ~/.file-headers/template_data.js

The default content of this file will be as follows.

module.exports = {
  user: process.env.USER,
  email: process.env.USER + '@' + process.env.HOST,
  date: new Date(),
};
 

We can customize it as required. For example, change it to

module.exports = {
  user: 'Jake sully'
  email: '[e-mail]'
  github: 'https://github.com/jakesully'
  date: new Date(),
};

Edit the EJS tempalte of the default file-header ( Optional )

The default file header template can be found at ~/.file-headers/default It is just EJS template. We can customize it to any extend.

If we require different template for each file type , create a file ~/.file-headers/<extention>

• For javscript, create a custom template at ~/.file-headers/js and customize it.
• If we want a custom header for '*.spec.js' file, create ~/.file-headers/spec.js and customize it

Usage

Commandline

file-header <filename.ext>

which will print the file header to your console.

Use with Vim editor

Add the below line to your vim config file

command! Header :execute '0r!file-header %'

Now, type :Header to add file header to your current buffer.