Build a Basic CLI with Nodejs and Commander
Commander.js is a very popular module that lets you create your own CLI program.
Create a app.js file and add the below boilerplate code.
// import commander
const program = require("commander");
// set the version number ( You can run node app --version )
program.version("1.0.0").description("Client Management System");
// Create a add command
program
.command("add <firstname> <lastname> <phone> <email>")
.alias("a")
.description("Add a customer")
.action((firstname, lastname, phone, email) => {
console.log({ firstname, lastname, phone, email });
});
// Create a find command
program
.command("find <name>")
.alias("f")
.description("Find a customer")
.action(name => {
console.log(`Customer found ${name}`);
});
// Create a List command
program
.command("list")
.alias("l")
.description("List all customers")
.action(() => {
console.log("List of customers");
});
program.parse(process.argv);Run node app --version
Run the add command
node commands.js add John Doe 0868907335 john.doe@gmail.com
{
firstname: 'John',
lastname: 'Doe',
phone: '0868907335',
email: 'john.doe@gmail.com'
}