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jplay

v0.1.0

Published

Generate a quick js file and npm repo for testing.

Downloads

9

Readme

Easily generate a playground directory for quick node.js prototyping on MacOS.

Installation

Might put it on NPM at some point. For now just clone & link. yarn global add jplay can obviously be replaced with npm i jplay -g.

You should be able to just copy and paste the below into your shell.

yarn global add jplay

Usage

Without options

Creates a directory on your Desktop, with NPM ready to go. Opens the directory in Finder and opens the file in your preferred editor.

jplay
# File written @ /Users/<user>/Desktop/playground/playground.js

With options

Optional arguments for filename and path to create the directory. (The last element of your path option will be the directory to create)

jplay --path ~/your/path --file yourfilename.js
# File written @ /Users/<user>/your/path/yourfilename.js