inquirer_config_builder

Inquirer Config Question and Answer Builder

Create a scehma of your question later which will changed to Inquirer compatible question also if you pass the answers of inquirer to create function then it will provide you config file ready object which can directly saved to file as a config file.

Setup

• Install the module through npm i inquirer_config_builder
• require the module and pass the schema
• call the questions function the schema as param
• question function will return question from schema
• create with the answers provided by inquirer will make config ready object

Example

    const inquirer = require('inquirer');
    const InquirerConfigBuilder = require('inquirer_config_builder');
    
    var schema = {
        server: {
            port: {
                required: true,
                default: 9393
            }
        },
        default: {
            database: {
                type: 'list',
                required: true,
                choices: ['mysql'],
                default: 'mysql'
            }
        }
        ,
        database: {
            mysql: {
                hostname: {
                    required: true
                },
                username: {
                    required: true
                },
                database: {
                    required: true
                },
                password: {
                    required: true
                }
            }
        }
    }


    let questionReadyObject = InquirerConfigBuilder.questions(schema);

    //will output
    //
    // [ { required: true,
    //     default: 9393,
    //     message: 'Enter port',
    //     name: 'server.port',
    //     validate: [Function: required] },
    // { type: 'list',
    //     required: true,
    //     choices: [ 'mysql' ],
    // default: 'mysql',
    //     message: 'Enter database',
    //     name: 'default.database',
    //     validate: [Function: required] },
    // { required: true,
    //     message: 'Enter hostname',
    //     name: 'database.mysql.hostname',
    //     validate: [Function: required] },
    // { required: true,
    //     message: 'Enter username',
    //     name: 'database.mysql.username',
    //     validate: [Function: required] },
    // { required: true,
    //     message: 'Enter database',
    //     name: 'database.mysql.database',
    //     validate: [Function: required] },
    // { required: true,
    //     message: 'Enter password',
    //     name: 'database.mysql.password',
    //     validate: [Function: required] } ]
    //


    inquirer
        .prompt(questionReadyObject).then(answers => {
        "use strict";
        let configReadyObject = InquirerConfigBuilder.create(answers);
        console.log(configReadyObject);

        //Will output
        // { server: { port: 9393 },
        // default: { database: 'mysql' },
        //     database:
        //     { mysql:
        //     { hostname: '127.0.0.1',
        //         username: 'root',
        //         database: 'databasename',
        //         password: 'password' } } }

});