inquirer-file-selector

An file selector prompt implementation for Inquirer.js.

Installation

npm install inquirer-file-selector

Usage

import fileSelector from 'inquirer-file-selector'

const filePath = await fileSelector({
  message: 'Select a file:',
  ...
})

Options

Option	Type	Required	Description
message	string	✔	The message to display in the prompt.
basePath	string		The path to the directory where it will be started. Default: process.cwd()
type	'file'︱'directory'︱'file+directory'		The type of elements that are valid selection options. Default: 'file'
pageSize	number		The maximum number of items to display in the list. Default: 10
loop	boolean		If true, the list will loop from the last item to the first item and vice versa. Default: false
filter	(file: FileStats) => boolean		A function to filter files and directories. If not provided, all files and directories will be included by default.
showExcluded	boolean		If true, the list will include files and directories that are excluded by the filter function. Default: false
disabledLabel	string		The label to display when a file is disabled. Default: (not allowed)
allowCancel	boolean		If true, the prompt will allow the user to cancel the selection. Default: false
cancelText	string		The message to display when the user cancels the selection. Default: Canceled.
emptyText	string		The message that will be displayed when the directory is empty. Default: Directory is empty.
theme	See Theming		The theme to use for the file selector.

Theming

You can theme a prompt by passing a theme object option. The theme object only need to includes the keys you wish to modify, we'll fallback on the defaults for the rest.

type FileSelectorTheme = {
  prefix: {
    idle: string
    done: string
    canceled: string
  }
  icon: {
    linePrefix: (isLast: boolean) => string
  }
  style: {
    disabled: (text: string) => string
    active: (text: string) => string
    cancelText: (text: string) => string
    emptyText: (text: string) => string
    directory: (text: string) => string
    file: (text: string) => string
    currentDir: (text: string) => string
    message: (text: string, status: 'idle' | 'done' | 'canceled') => string
    help: (text: string) => string
    key: (text: string) => string
  }
}

Note

To see the default theme used by the prompt, look at the fileSelectorTheme constant and the FileSelectorTheme type.

Examples

For examples look in the examples/ directory. You can execute the examples using node.

cd examples/
node <example-name>.js

Note

Before running the examples, make sure you have installed the dependencies with npm install and compiled the project with npm run build.

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am "feat: my new feature"
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request :D

Note

The commit message should follow the Conventional Commits specification.

Copyright & License

© 2024 Brian Fernandez

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the file LICENSE for details.