parsefiles

@nodevu/parsefiles

a utility to parse Node.js's files information from distribution metadata into something more useful.

Usage

const parsefiles = require('@nodevu/parsefiles');

const version = '17.6.0';
const files = [
	'aix-ppc64',
	'headers',
	'linux-arm64',
	'linux-armv7l',
	'linux-ppc64le',
	'linux-s390x',
	'linux-x64',
	'osx-arm64-tar',
	'osx-x64-pkg',
	'osx-x64-tar',
	'src',
	'win-x64-7z',
	'win-x64-exe',
	'win-x64-msi',
	'win-x64-zip',
	'win-x86-7z',
	'win-x86-exe',
	'win-x86-msi',
	'win-x86-zip',
];

files.forEach((file) => {
	const data = parsefiles(file, version);
	console.log(data);
});

The Data

When run, @nodevu/parsefiles will return an object with the following properties:

• id (String) - the identifier (file) that was passed in. Examples: aix-ppc64, linux-x64, osx-x64-pkg, osx-arm64-tar, win-x64-zip, src, headers.
• files (Array) - an array of filenames that should exist for the release. There are often more than one.
• type (String) - indicates either the operating system, or that the files are source/headers, parsed out of the id. Examples: linux, macos, windows, aix, sunos, source, headers.
• architecture (String) - a string that represents the architecture of the files. Examples: x86, x64, arm64, armv7l, armv6l, power, z