General Updates

[tommy-mitchell]

Refactor / Updates

• Target Node.js 16 (refactor!: convert to TypeScript, target Node.js 16 #7)
  • Node.js 14 is EOL
• Rewrite in TypeScript (refactor!: convert to TypeScript, target Node.js 16 #7)
  • follow https://github.com/tommy-mitchell/cli-template
• Use a clearer demo gif
  • ex: https://github.com/tommy-mitchell/bin-path-cli/blob/main/media/demo.gif
• Update dependencies (refactor: update dependencies (meow, listr2) #8)
  • both listr2 and meow have had major updates
  • The tests might need updating due to renderer changes in listr2
• Better CLI tests (feat: stream task output, add new options #11)
  • Either set max concurrency, or use esmock

New Features

• Support running NPM scripts
  • (Support running NPM scripts #2)
• Allow setting environment variables via a flag (feat: set environment variables via a flag, custom task names #9)
  • (Allow setting environment variables via a flag #4)
• Allow naming tasks (feat: set environment variables via a flag, custom task names #9)
  • (Allow naming tasks #6)
• Explore streaming task output (feat: stream task output, add new options #11)
  • Can this support input as well?
  • Add a "passthrough" renderer listr2/listr2#669 (comment)
• Add --opt as an alias for --all-optional (feat: stream task output, add new options #11)
• Add an option to collapse the output of completed tasks (feat: stream task output, add new options #11)

Once these are finished, v1.0.0 can be released.