TypeScript solution with no libraries:
interface IParams {
[key: string]: string
}
function parseCliParams(): IParams {
const args: IParams = {};
const rawArgs = process.argv.slice(2, process.argv.length);
rawArgs.forEach((arg: string, index) => {
// Long arguments with '--' flags:
if (arg.slice(0, 2).includes('--')) {
const longArgKey = arg.slice(2, arg.length);
const longArgValue = rawArgs[index + 1]; // Next value, e.g.: --connection connection_name
args[longArgKey] = longArgValue;
}
// Shot arguments with '-' flags:
else if (arg.slice(0, 1).includes('-')) {
const longArgKey = arg.slice(1, arg.length);
const longArgValue = rawArgs[index + 1]; // Next value, e.g.: -c connection_name
args[longArgKey] = longArgValue;
}
});
return args;
}
const params = parseCliParams();
console.log('params: ', params);
Input: ts-node index.js -p param --parameter parameter
Output: { p: 'param ', parameter: 'parameter' }