llama-file-sync

llama-file-sync is a CLI tool that allows for configuration-based synchronisation of files and folders. Useful for developing cross-projects or cross-repositories. Powered by NodeJS.

Contents

• Getting Started
• Usage
• Configuration
• Change Log
• API Usage
• Uninstalling
• Contribuing
• License

Getting Started

llama-file-sync is powered by NodeJS and distributed by NPM. They are distributed together and complement each other well. Follow the installation from the NodeJS website if you do not have these installed:

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Once NodeJS and NPM have been installed, llama-file-sync can be installed from the command line as per usual with NPM packages:

npm install -g llama-file-sync

Usage

To use llama-file-sync, a configuration file is required. This is described at Configuration.

Usage on the command line is as follows:

llama-file-sync <path/to/config>

Configuration

This file should be a NodeJS module, which must module.exports an object. It is described as follows:

module.exports = {
  src: string | string[],
  dest: string,
  strategy: 'preserve' | 'oneWaySync',
  cleanDest?: boolean
}

src may be a string, or an array of strings, which are paths of files or folders to be watched. In the case of folders, every file and folder underneath the folder will be watched recursively. Any changes to these files will be synchronized to the dest. If paths are relative, they will be resolved from the current working directory where llama-file-sync is executed.

dest must be a single string, which is the path of a folder which will receive updates from the src. If paths are relative, they will be resolved from the current working directory where llama-file-sync is executed.

strategy must either be preserve or oneWaySync. This property affects how updates to watched files in src are propagated to dest.

• preserve reports only additions and updates to files and folders from src to dest. Any deletions will not be propagated.
• oneWaySync reports all changes (additions, updates and deletions) from files and folders from src to dest.

cleanDest is optional, and defaults to false. If set to true, the dest folder will be cleared of all files and folders, before starting synchronisation.

Change Log

See the Change Log document for more information on changes.

API Usage

llama-file-sync can be used programmatically, as part of a NodeJS program.

See the API Usage document for more information on changes.

Uninstalling

To uninstall llama-file-sync, run the command:

npm unistall -g llama-file-sync

Upon completion of the command, llama-file-sync will be uninstalled from the machine.

Contributing

See the Contributing document for more information on contributing.

License

See the License document for more information on licensing.