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# npmextra
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do more with npm.
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npmextra is a hub for a series of js tools that help writing, documenting and maintaining npm modules.
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## Availabililty
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[![npm ](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-npm.svg )](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npmextra)
[![git ](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-git.svg )](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmextra)
[![git ](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-mirror.svg )](https://github.com/pushrocks/npmextra)
[![docs ](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-docs.svg )](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/npmextra/)
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## Status for master
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[![build status ](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmextra/badges/master/build.svg )](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmextra/commits/master)
[![coverage report ](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmextra/badges/master/coverage.svg )](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmextra/commits/master)
[![Dependency Status ](https://david-dm.org/pushrocks/npmextra.svg )](https://david-dm.org/pushrocks/npmextra)
[![bitHound Dependencies ](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmextra/badges/dependencies.svg )](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmextra/master/dependencies/npm)
[![bitHound Code ](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmextra/badges/code.svg )](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmextra)
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[![TypeScript ](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-2.x-blue.svg )](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/)
[![node ](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%206.x.x-blue.svg )](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/)
[![JavaScript Style Guide ](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg )](http://standardjs.com/)
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## Usage
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The main purpose of npmextra is to configure different tools using one npmextra.json. This way complex setups avoid additional complexity caused by too many configuration files.
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npmextra.json
```json
{
"sometool": {
"defaultKey1": "awesomeValueFromConfig"
}
}
```
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```typescript
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import * as npmextra from 'npmextra'
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npmextra.dataFor({
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toolName:'sometool',
defaultSettings: { // gets merged with whatever is in the configfile
defaultKey1: 'defaultValue1', // so this will get overwritten with "awesomeValueFromConfig"
defaultKey2: 'defaultValue2' // this one will pass through unaltered
},
cwd?: string // lets you specifiy a custom current working directory to look for the npmextra.json
})
```
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[![npm ](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-header.svg )](https://push.rocks)