Prompt the user for a series of answers.
$ npm install prompt-for var prompt = require('prompt-for'); var schema = { name: 'string', siblings: 'number', birthday: 'date', deceased: 'boolean', secret: 'password' }; prompt(schema, function(err, answers){ assert(answers.name == 'Ian'); assert(answers.siblings == 2); assert(answers.birthday.getTime() == 1343260800000); assert(answers.deceased == false); assert(answers.secret == '1234'); });And if you're being lazy...
prompt(['name', 'website'], function(err, answers){ assert(answers.name == 'Ian'); assert(answers.website == 'ianstormtaylor.com'); });Or even...
prompt('name', function(err, answers){ assert(answers.name == 'Ian'); });Define or overwrite default values...
- Default
booleanvalue is false - Default
datevalue is now
var prompt = require('prompt-for'); var schema = { name: {type:'string', default:'Ian'}, siblings: {type:'number', default:42}, birthday: {type:'date', default:'yesterday'}, deceased: {type:'boolean', default:true}, secret: {type:'password', default:'1234'} }; prompt(schema, function(err, answers){ assert(answers.name == 'Ian'); // ... });Disable required for string and number...
By default, empty or incorrect answers when asked a string or a number, will be asked again. Set required to false allows you to skip the question.
var prompt = require('prompt-for'); var schema = { name: {type:'string', required:false}, siblings: {type:'number', required:false} }; prompt(schema, function(err, answers){ assert(answers.name == null); assert(answers.number == null); });Prompt the user with the given schema and optional options, then callback with fn(err, answers). Options default to:
{ color: null, pad: true, prefix: '', separator: ': ' } MIT