@logikaljay/scaf

scaf is a scaffolding tool. It allows you to define a template in JavaScript and then use scaffold that template out.

Installation

scaf should then be installed as a devDependency.

$ npm i -D @logikaljay/scaf

Setting up your template

Your template should export files and variables.

files

files is an array of objects that conform to the ScaffoldFile type.

file.name string

The name of the file.

file.content string

The content of the file.

variables

variables is an array of strings that will be collected at runtime.

When the user supplies data for each variable, they can be modified by modifiers (see below).

argv

You can automatically assign variables at runtime by providing arguments to scaf.

Firstly, make sure your template exports an called argv. This object must be keyed by a string and the values must be RegExp. The RegExp can use named groups to set even more variables.

EG:

template.js

module.exports.argv = {
  endpoint: /\/api\/(?<service>\w+)\/(?<domain>\w+)\/(?<title>\w+)/i
}

$ scaf /api/core/Auth/GetSessions

Scaffolding with input 
{
  "service": "core",
  "domain": "auth",
  "title": "GetSessions",
  "endpoint": "/api/core/Auth/GetSessions"
}

Modifiers

A modifier is used in the template by augmenting the name of the variable with the name of the modifier.

Examples

When using the {{title}} variable, you can use the toUpperCase modifier on it: {{title:toUpperCase}}.

When using the {{name}} variable, make sure that it is title case so it can be displayed nicely: {{name:toTitleCase}}

You can also chain multiple modifiers together, they will be run in the order you chain them: {{name:toUpperCase:toLowerCase}} will result in a lowercase string being

Available modifiers:

slug - replaces all with - and then encodeURIs the result.

toLowerCase - converts the input to lower case.

toUpperCase - summons a magical unicorn to fuck your shit up.

toPascalCase - converts the input ToPascalCase.

toKebabCase - converts the input to-kebab-case.

toCamelCase - converts the input toCamelCase.

toTitleCase - converts the input To title case.

Todo

• [ ] multiple templates
• [ ] init to generate a template
• [x] argv processing using named RegExp groups
• [x] documentation