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Node Task List: Interactive cli to list and run package.json scripts
https://github.com/ruyadorno/ntl

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Node Task List: Interactive cli to list and run package.json scripts

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/ruyadorno/ntl
Owner: ruyadorno
License: mit
Created: 2016-02-08T06:15:25.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-05-23T13:18:51.000Z (7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-12-06T03:05:01.609Z (7 days ago)
Topics: cli, command-line, javascript, js, nodejs, npm, workflow
Language: JavaScript
Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ntl
Size: 835 KB
Stars: 937
Watchers: 9
Forks: 35
Open Issues: 26
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# Node Task List

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Interactive cli tool that lists and run `package.json` scripts.

> An [iPipeTo](https://github.com/ruyadorno/ipt) workflow

## Table of Contents
* [Install](#arrow_down-install)
* [Usage](#mag_right-usage)
* [Features](#heart_eyes-features)
* [Customize](#books-customize)
+ [Custom runner](#custom-runner)
+ [Using task descriptions](#using-task-descriptions)
+ [Displaying task contents](#displaying-task-contents)
+ [Exclude tasks from UI](#exclude-tasks-from-ui)
+ [Exclude tasks with missing descriptions](#exclude-tasks-with-missing-descriptions)
+ [Customize cache](#customize-cache)
+ [UI Size](#ui-size)
* [Repeat the last ran task](#arrows_counterclockwise-repeat-the-last-ran-task)
* [Run multiple tasks](#m-run-multiple-tasks)
+ [Preserve selection order](#run-multiple-tasks-in-order-of-selection)
* [Run in autocomplete or fuzzy search mode](#fast_forward-run-in-autocomplete-or-fuzzy-search-mode)
* [Tips](#white_check_mark-tips)
+ [ntl as default task](#ntl-as-default-task)
+ [Exclude scripts](#exclude-scripts)
+ [Included command aliases](#included-command-aliases)
* [Help](#information_source-help)
* [License](#license)

## :arrow_down: Install

```
$ npm install -g ntl
```

## :mag_right: Usage

Navigate to any folder containing a `package.json` file (usually a Node.js project) that has configured **scripts**, then just use the ntl command:

```sh
ntl
```

You can also specify a path to a project folder containing a `package.json` file:

```sh
ntl ./my-node-project
```

demo animation

## :heart_eyes: Features

- Interactive interface that lists all `package.json` scripts
- Select any item in the interactive interface to execute that task
- Add descriptions to each task that can be shown in the UI
- Multiple interactive interfaces (menu list, autocomplete fuzzy search)
- Many options to customize the UI (exclude scripts, amount of items, etc)
- Easy to repeat last ran script (`nt` and `rerun` options)
- Run multiple tasks
- Repeat previously set of ran tasks
- Preserve order of selection
- Customize rerun cache options

## :books: Customize

### Custom runner

By default **Node Task List** tries to use [npm](https://github.com/npm/cli/) to run the configured `script` tasks. In case you want to use a custom runner (e.g: `yarn` or `pnpm`) you can configure **ntl** to use whatever runner you prefer.

That can be configured system-wide by setting the environment variable in your profile file (`.bashrc` or `.bash_profile` for macos). In case you only want to ever use **yarn** as your node task runner, you should set:

```sh
# .bashrc (linux) OR .bash_profile (macos)
export NTL_RUNNER=yarn
```

Keep in mind environment variables are flexible enough that they can also be set temporarily prior to running a command, so the following would also work:

```sh
NTL_RUNNER=yarn ntl
```

:heavy_exclamation_mark: You can also define a `runner` in a per-project basis using the `ntl` configuration of your `package.json`, e.g:

```json
{
"name": "",
"version": "1.0.0",
"ntl": {
"runner": "yarn"
}
}
```

### Using task descriptions

:memo: You can define descriptions for your tasks in your `package.json` file by defining a `ntl` section, e.g:

```json
{
"name": "",
"version": "1.0.0",
"scripts": {
"build": "make build",
"coverage": "jest --coverage",
"test": "jest"
},
"ntl": {
"descriptions": {
"build": "Builds the project",
"coverage": "Run test outputing code coverage",
"test": "Run project's tests"
}
}
}
```

These descriptions will be shown anytime you run `ntl`.

### Displaying task contents

Use the `--info` or simply `-i` option in order to display the contents of each script task, like:

```sh
$ ntl -i
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run: (Use arrow keys)
❯ generate-manual › maked-man README.md > man/man1/ntl.1
pretest › eslint cli.js rerun.js test
test › cross-env NTL_NO_RERUN_CACHE=1 tap
```

Task contents will also be shown when using the `--descriptions` option and no description is available for a given item.

### Exclude tasks from UI

You can define a list of scripts to be excluded from the interactive menu using the `--exclude` option:

```
$ ntl -e coverall tasks
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run: (Use arrow keys)
❯ test
test:watch
```

You can also use a wildcard character to exclude multiple scripts:

```
$ ntl -e "test*"
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run: (Use arrow keys)
❯ coveralls
tasks
```

### Exclude tasks with missing descriptions

You can also filter out items that doesn't have a description using the `--descriptions-only` or `-o` option.

### Customize cache

**ntl** uses a cache system that stores the last ran command for each project in order to make it easier for users to repeat it. Given its importance, the following environment variables are available in order to customize its location and size:

- `NTL_RERUN_CACHE_DIR`: Defines a directory to store the cache file
- `NTL_RERUN_CACHE_NAME`: Filename to use for the cache
- `NTL_RERUN_CACHE_MAX`: Number of items to store in the cache (defaults to `10`)
- `NTL_NO_RERUN_CACHE`: When defined, avoid the cache system completely

For example, if a given user wanted to store its cache in `~/.ntl/cache` location and save up to 100 items in it, they could add the following to their `.bashrc` (linux) or `.bash_profile` (macos):

```sh
export NTL_RERUN_CACHE_DIR=$HOME
export NTL_RERUN_CACHE_NAME=cache
export NTL_RERUN_CACHE_MAX=100
```

The cache can also be customized through command line options:

- `--rerun-cache-dir` Defines a directory to store the cache file
- `--rerun-cache-name`: Filename to use for the cache
- `--no-rerun-cache`: Avoids the cache system completely

### UI Size

You can increase/reduce the size of the presented UI list using the `--size` or `-s` option. In this example we just increased the size of the list to show up to 12 items at once:

```
$ ntl -s 12
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run:
❯ build
generate-manual
hello
bomdia
bonjour
test
test:dev
test:ci
test:integration
test:unit
test:e2e
start
```

The default size value is 7 items.

## :arrows_counterclockwise: Repeat the last ran task

**ntl** provides many options to make it easier to rerun the last task, either through having it selected as default option the next time you run the `ntl` command, or by using one of the following:

- **The ultra convenient way**: `nt` command shorthand :sunglasses: (You should think of `nt` as: "ok, just run the last node task", in contrast to `ntl` which should be interpreted as: "ok, give me the node task list again") in case no previous task is available, running `nt` will behave exactly as `ntl`
- Using a `--rerun` or `-r` flag, e.g: `ntl -r`
- Prepending the `NTL_RERUN` env variable, e.g: `NTL_RERUN=true ntl`

demo animation showing how to rerun a script using the nt command shorthand

## :m: Run multiple tasks

Using the `--multiple` or `-m` option, the interface becomes a checkbox-based list that allows you to select multiple tasks and run them in serial.

```sh
$ ntl -m
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run:
◯ start
◉ test
❯◉ test:ci
```

demo animation showing how to use -m to have a checkbox interface allowing for selection of multiple tasks to be ran in serial

Better yet, combine that with the **rerun** feature and you can repeat multiple tasks using the `nt` command.

### Run multiple tasks in order of selection

You can run multiple tasks in the order you pick them :sunglasses: Use the `--ordered` or `-O` option:

```sh
$ ntl -O
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run: (Press to select, to res
et)
◯ bar › Test task
◯ foo › Test task
❯2 hello › Hello world
◯ start › Start the development server
1 test › Run all tests for the project
```

## :fast_forward: Run in autocomplete or fuzzy search mode

Use `--autocomplete` or `-A` option in order to use an interface variation that allows you to type the name of the task instead of browsing through an arrow-based menu. This mode can be very helpful when managing a long list of tasks.

```sh
$ ntl -A
⬢ Node Task List
? Select a task to run: t
❯ pretest
test
start
```

demo animation showing how to use -m to have a checkbox interface allowing for selection of multiple tasks to be ran in serial

## :white_check_mark: Tips

### ntl as default task

You can define `ntl` as a dev dependency and one of the tasks of your project, specially `start` - so whenever someone runs `npm start` or `yarn start` they get the convenient **ntl** interface. Like in the following `package.json` example:

```json
{
"name": "",
"version": "1.0.0",
"scripts": {
"start": "ntl"
},
"devDependencies": {
"ntl": "^5.0.0"
}
}
```

### Exclude scripts

You can also define a task that invokes `ntl` while excluding other tasks, e.g:

```json
{
"scripts": {
"test": "jest --coverage",
"test:watch": "jest --coverage --watchAll",
"coveralls": "jest --coverage --coverageReporters=text-lcov | coveralls",
"tasks": "ntl --exclude coverall tasks"
}
}
```

### Included command aliases

- `ntl` The default command
- `nodetasklist` Longhand version in case users have conflicting `ntl` commands
- `npm-tasklist` Legacy longhand version
- `nt` Rerun last script shortcut
- `nodetask` Rerun last script longhand

## :information_source: Help

Still feel like you could use some `--help` ?

```sh
Usage:
ntl [] Build an interactive interface and run any script
nt [] Rerun last executed script

Options:
-a, --all Includes pre and post scripts on the list [boolean]
-A, --autocomplete Starts in autocomplete mode [boolean]
-D, --debug Prints to stderr any internal error [boolean]
-d, --descriptions Displays the descriptions of each script [boolean]
-o, --descriptions-only Limits output to scripts with a description [boolean]
-h, --help Shows this help message [boolean]
-i, --info Displays the contents of each script [boolean]
-e, --exclude Excludes specific scripts [array]
-m, --multiple Allows the selection of multiple items [boolean]
-O, --ordered Selects multiple items in order [boolean]
-s, --size Amount of lines to display at once [number]
--rerun-cache-dir Defines the rerun task cache location [string]
--rerun-cache-name Defines the rerun task cache filename [string]
--no-rerun-cache Never write to or read from cache [boolean]
-v, --version Show version number [boolean]
-r, --rerun Rerun last executed script [boolean]

Visit https://github.com/ruyadorno/ntl for more info
```

## License