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Usage

var expandArgs = require('{%= name %}');

Example

var minimist = require('minimist');
var expandArgs = require('{%= name %}');

var argv = minimist(['--set=a:b,c:d']);
//=> { _: [], set: 'a:b,c:d' }

expandArgs(argv);
//=> { _: [], set: [{ a: 'b' }, { c: 'd' }] }

Visit [expand-object][] to see the full range of options and features or to create expansion-related issues.

expand args to object values

expandArgs({set: 'a:b'})
//=> {set: {a: 'b'}}

expandArgs({set: 'a.b.c:d'})
//=> {set: {a: {b: {c: 'd'}}}}

expand args to array values

expandArgs({set: 'a:b,c:d'})
//=> {set: [{a: 'b'}, {c: 'd'}]}

expandArgs({set: 'a.b.c:d,e,f'})
//=> {set: {a: {b: {c: ['d', 'e', 'f']}}}}

Convert "object-keys"

expandArgs({'a:b': true})
//=> {a: 'b'}

Expand booleans

expandArgs({set: 'a|b'});
//=> {set: {a: true, b: true}}