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diff --git a/node_modules/arg/README.md b/node_modules/arg/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6501df5 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/arg/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,317 @@ +# Arg + +`arg` is an unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser. + +## Installation + +```bash +npm install arg +``` + +## Usage + +`arg()` takes either 1 or 2 arguments: + +1. Command line specification object (see below) +2. Parse options (_Optional_, defaults to `{permissive: false, argv: process.argv.slice(2), stopAtPositional: false}`) + +It returns an object with any values present on the command-line (missing options are thus +missing from the resulting object). Arg performs no validation/requirement checking - we +leave that up to the application. + +All parameters that aren't consumed by options (commonly referred to as "extra" parameters) +are added to `result._`, which is _always_ an array (even if no extra parameters are passed, +in which case an empty array is returned). + +```javascript +const arg = require('arg'); + +// `options` is an optional parameter +const args = arg( + spec, + (options = { permissive: false, argv: process.argv.slice(2) }) +); +``` + +For example: + +```console +$ node ./hello.js --verbose -vvv --port=1234 -n 'My name' foo bar --tag qux --tag=qix -- --foobar +``` + +```javascript +// hello.js +const arg = require('arg'); + +const args = arg({ + // Types + '--help': Boolean, + '--version': Boolean, + '--verbose': arg.COUNT, // Counts the number of times --verbose is passed + '--port': Number, // --port <number> or --port=<number> + '--name': String, // --name <string> or --name=<string> + '--tag': [String], // --tag <string> or --tag=<string> + + // Aliases + '-v': '--verbose', + '-n': '--name', // -n <string>; result is stored in --name + '--label': '--name' // --label <string> or --label=<string>; + // result is stored in --name +}); + +console.log(args); +/* +{ + _: ["foo", "bar", "--foobar"], + '--port': 1234, + '--verbose': 4, + '--name': "My name", + '--tag': ["qux", "qix"] +} +*/ +``` + +The values for each key=>value pair is either a type (function or [function]) or a string (indicating an alias). + +- In the case of a function, the string value of the argument's value is passed to it, + and the return value is used as the ultimate value. + +- In the case of an array, the only element _must_ be a type function. Array types indicate + that the argument may be passed multiple times, and as such the resulting value in the returned + object is an array with all of the values that were passed using the specified flag. + +- In the case of a string, an alias is established. If a flag is passed that matches the _key_, + then the _value_ is substituted in its place. + +Type functions are passed three arguments: + +1. The parameter value (always a string) +2. The parameter name (e.g. `--label`) +3. The previous value for the destination (useful for reduce-like operations or for supporting `-v` multiple times, etc.) + +This means the built-in `String`, `Number`, and `Boolean` type constructors "just work" as type functions. + +Note that `Boolean` and `[Boolean]` have special treatment - an option argument is _not_ consumed or passed, but instead `true` is +returned. These options are called "flags". + +For custom handlers that wish to behave as flags, you may pass the function through `arg.flag()`: + +```javascript +const arg = require('arg'); + +const argv = [ + '--foo', + 'bar', + '-ff', + 'baz', + '--foo', + '--foo', + 'qux', + '-fff', + 'qix' +]; + +function myHandler(value, argName, previousValue) { + /* `value` is always `true` */ + return 'na ' + (previousValue || 'batman!'); +} + +const args = arg( + { + '--foo': arg.flag(myHandler), + '-f': '--foo' + }, + { + argv + } +); + +console.log(args); +/* +{ + _: ['bar', 'baz', 'qux', 'qix'], + '--foo': 'na na na na na na na na batman!' +} +*/ +``` + +As well, `arg` supplies a helper argument handler called `arg.COUNT`, which equivalent to a `[Boolean]` argument's `.length` +property - effectively counting the number of times the boolean flag, denoted by the key, is passed on the command line.. +For example, this is how you could implement `ssh`'s multiple levels of verbosity (`-vvvv` being the most verbose). + +```javascript +const arg = require('arg'); + +const argv = ['-AAAA', '-BBBB']; + +const args = arg( + { + '-A': arg.COUNT, + '-B': [Boolean] + }, + { + argv + } +); + +console.log(args); +/* +{ + _: [], + '-A': 4, + '-B': [true, true, true, true] +} +*/ +``` + +### Options + +If a second parameter is specified and is an object, it specifies parsing options to modify the behavior of `arg()`. + +#### `argv` + +If you have already sliced or generated a number of raw arguments to be parsed (as opposed to letting `arg` +slice them from `process.argv`) you may specify them in the `argv` option. + +For example: + +```javascript +const args = arg( + { + '--foo': String + }, + { + argv: ['hello', '--foo', 'world'] + } +); +``` + +results in: + +```javascript +const args = { + _: ['hello'], + '--foo': 'world' +}; +``` + +#### `permissive` + +When `permissive` set to `true`, `arg` will push any unknown arguments +onto the "extra" argument array (`result._`) instead of throwing an error about +an unknown flag. + +For example: + +```javascript +const arg = require('arg'); + +const argv = [ + '--foo', + 'hello', + '--qux', + 'qix', + '--bar', + '12345', + 'hello again' +]; + +const args = arg( + { + '--foo': String, + '--bar': Number + }, + { + argv, + permissive: true + } +); +``` + +results in: + +```javascript +const args = { + _: ['--qux', 'qix', 'hello again'], + '--foo': 'hello', + '--bar': 12345 +}; +``` + +#### `stopAtPositional` + +When `stopAtPositional` is set to `true`, `arg` will halt parsing at the first +positional argument. + +For example: + +```javascript +const arg = require('arg'); + +const argv = ['--foo', 'hello', '--bar']; + +const args = arg( + { + '--foo': Boolean, + '--bar': Boolean + }, + { + argv, + stopAtPositional: true + } +); +``` + +results in: + +```javascript +const args = { + _: ['hello', '--bar'], + '--foo': true +}; +``` + +### Errors + +Some errors that `arg` throws provide a `.code` property in order to aid in recovering from user error, or to +differentiate between user error and developer error (bug). + +##### ARG_UNKNOWN_OPTION + +If an unknown option (not defined in the spec object) is passed, an error with code `ARG_UNKNOWN_OPTION` will be thrown: + +```js +// cli.js +try { + require('arg')({ '--hi': String }); +} catch (err) { + if (err.code === 'ARG_UNKNOWN_OPTION') { + console.log(err.message); + } else { + throw err; + } +} +``` + +```shell +node cli.js --extraneous true +Unknown or unexpected option: --extraneous +``` + +# FAQ + +A few questions and answers that have been asked before: + +### How do I require an argument with `arg`? + +Do the assertion yourself, such as: + +```javascript +const args = arg({ '--name': String }); + +if (!args['--name']) throw new Error('missing required argument: --name'); +``` + +# License + +Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE.md). |