inquirer-file-tree-selection-prompt

Inquirer File Tree Selection Prompt

QuickDemo

Install

npm install inquirer-file-tree-selection-prompt

If you are still using CJS, please install inquirer-file-tree-selection-prompt@^1

Usage

inquirer.registerPrompt('file-tree-selection', inquirerFileTreeSelection)

inquirer.prompt({
  type: 'file-tree-selection',
  ...
})

Options

Takes type, name, message, [filter, validate, transformer, default, pageSize, onlyShowDir, onlyShowValid, hideChildrenOfValid, root, hideRoot, multiple, enableGoUpperDirector] properties.

The extra options that this plugin provides are:

• onlyShowDir: (Boolean) if true, will only show directory. Default: false.
• root: (String) it is the root of file tree. Default: process.cwd().
• onlyShowValid: (Boolean) if true, will only show valid files (if validate is provided). Default: false.
• hideChildrenOfValid: (Boolean) if true, will hide children of valid directories (if validate is provided). Default: false.
• transformer: (Function) a hook function to transform the display of directory or file name.
• multiple: (Boolean) if true, will enable to select multiple files. Default: false.
• enableGoUpperDirectory: (Boolean) Show .. in inside root dir, and the user can press space on it to go upper directory. Default: false.

When multiple is enabled, default should be string[] type, otherwise it's string type.

Typescript Support

version >= 1.0.16

1. Install @types/inquirer

2. Ensure you have registered with file-tree-selection

inquirer.registerPrompt('file-tree-selection', inquirerFileTreeSelection)

3. And you will get type support when you code in IDE

Example

ESM (version ^2)

import inquirer from 'inquirer'
import inquirerFileTreeSelection from 'inquirer-file-tree-selection-prompt'

inquirer.registerPrompt('file-tree-selection', inquirerFileTreeSelection)

inquirer
  .prompt([
    {
      type: 'file-tree-selection',
      name: 'file'
    }
  ])
  .then(answers => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(answers))
  });

CJS (version ^1 and <2)

const inquirer = require('inquirer')
const inquirerFileTreeSelection = require('inquirer-file-tree-selection-prompt')

inquirer.registerPrompt('file-tree-selection', inquirerFileTreeSelection)

inquirer
  .prompt([
    {
      type: 'file-tree-selection',
      name: 'file'
    }
  ])
  .then(answers => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(answers))
  });

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