├── .editorconfig ├── .gitattributes ├── .github └── workflows │ └── main.yml ├── .gitignore ├── .npmrc ├── cli.js ├── fixture.js ├── license ├── package.json ├── readme.md └── test.js /.editorconfig: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | root = true 2 | 3 | [*] 4 | indent_style = tab 5 | end_of_line = lf 6 | charset = utf-8 7 | trim_trailing_whitespace = true 8 | insert_final_newline = true 9 | 10 | [*.yml] 11 | indent_style = space 12 | indent_size = 2 13 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.gitattributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | * text=auto eol=lf 2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/workflows/main.yml: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | name: CI 2 | on: 3 | - push 4 | - pull_request 5 | jobs: 6 | test: 7 | name: Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} 8 | runs-on: ubuntu-latest 9 | strategy: 10 | fail-fast: false 11 | matrix: 12 | node-version: 13 | - 16 14 | steps: 15 | - uses: actions/checkout@v2 16 | - uses: actions/setup-node@v2 17 | with: 18 | node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }} 19 | - run: npm install 20 | - run: npm test 21 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.gitignore: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | node_modules 2 | yarn.lock 3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.npmrc: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | package-lock=false 2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /cli.js: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | #!/usr/bin/env node 2 | import process from 'node:process'; 3 | import fs from 'node:fs'; 4 | import {spawn} from 'node:child_process'; 5 | import meow from 'meow'; 6 | import tempy from 'tempy'; 7 | 8 | const file = tempy.file(); 9 | const argv = process.argv.slice(2); 10 | 11 | meow(` 12 | Usage 13 | echo | tmpin [] 14 | 15 | Example 16 | git diff | tmpin atom 17 | 18 | Note that the first arguments to will be set to the temp file 19 | `, { 20 | importMeta: import.meta, 21 | }); 22 | 23 | process.stdin.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(file)); 24 | 25 | spawn(argv.shift(), (argv.unshift(file), argv), {stdio: 'inherit'}) 26 | .on('exit', () => { 27 | process.exit(); 28 | }); 29 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /fixture.js: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | #!/usr/bin/env node 2 | import process from 'node:process'; 3 | import fs from 'node:fs'; 4 | 5 | process.stdout.write(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[2], 'utf8')); 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /license: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | MIT License 2 | 3 | Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus (https://sindresorhus.com) 4 | 5 | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 6 | 7 | The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 8 | 9 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /package.json: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | { 2 | "name": "tmpin", 3 | "version": "3.0.0", 4 | "description": "Add stdin support to any CLI app that accepts file input", 5 | "license": "MIT", 6 | "repository": "sindresorhus/tmpin", 7 | "funding": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus", 8 | "author": { 9 | "name": "Sindre Sorhus", 10 | "email": "sindresorhus@gmail.com", 11 | "url": "https://sindresorhus.com" 12 | }, 13 | "type": "module", 14 | "bin": "cli.js", 15 | "engines": { 16 | "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0" 17 | }, 18 | "scripts": { 19 | "test": "xo && ava" 20 | }, 21 | "files": [ 22 | "cli.js" 23 | ], 24 | "keywords": [ 25 | "cli-app", 26 | "cli", 27 | "stdio", 28 | "stdin", 29 | "tmp", 30 | "temp", 31 | "shell", 32 | "pipe", 33 | "app", 34 | "file", 35 | "path", 36 | "process", 37 | "substitution" 38 | ], 39 | "dependencies": { 40 | "meow": "^10.1.1", 41 | "tempy": "^1.0.1" 42 | }, 43 | "devDependencies": { 44 | "ava": "^3.15.0", 45 | "execa": "^5.1.1", 46 | "xo": "^0.44.0" 47 | } 48 | } 49 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /readme.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # tmpin 2 | 3 | > Add stdin support to any CLI app that accepts file input 4 | 5 | It pipes stdin to a temp file and spawns the chosen app with the temp file path as the first argument. 6 | 7 | Similar to [process substitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_substitution) in ZSH/Bash, but cross-platform and without its [limitation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_substitution#Limitations). 8 | 9 | ## Install 10 | 11 | ``` 12 | $ npm install --global tmpin 13 | ``` 14 | 15 | ## Usage 16 | 17 | ``` 18 | $ tmpin --help 19 | 20 | Usage 21 | echo | tmpin [] 22 | 23 | Example 24 | git diff | tmpin atom 25 | 26 | Note that the first argument to will be set to the temp file 27 | ``` 28 | 29 | ## Tip 30 | 31 | Create an alias in your `.zshrc`/`.bashrc`: 32 | 33 | ```sh 34 | alias atom='tmpin atom' 35 | 36 | # Or more specific 37 | alias gda='git diff | tmpin atom' 38 | ``` 39 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /test.js: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | import test from 'ava'; 2 | import execa from 'execa'; 3 | 4 | test('main', async t => { 5 | const fixture = 'unicorn'; 6 | const {stdout} = await execa('./cli.js', ['./fixture.js'], {input: fixture}); 7 | t.is(stdout, fixture); 8 | }); 9 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------