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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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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npmpage)
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[](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmpage)
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[](https://github.com/pushrocks/npmpage)
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[](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/npmpage/)
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## Status for master
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[](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmpage/commits/master)
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[](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/npmpage/commits/master)
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[](https://david-dm.org/pushrocks/npmpage)
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[](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmpage/master/dependencies/npm)
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[](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/npmpage)
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[](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/)
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[](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/)
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[](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 avaoid complexity through many configuration files.
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npmextra.json
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```json
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{
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    "sometool": {
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        "defaultKey1": "awesomeValueFromConfig"
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    }
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}
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```
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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',
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    defaultSettings: { // gets merged with whatever is in the configfile
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        defaultKey1: 'defaultValue1', // so this will get overwritten with "awesomeValueFromConfig"
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        defaultKey2: 'defaultValue2' // this one will pass through unaltered
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    },
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    cwd?: string // lets you specifiy a custom current working directory to look for the npmextra.json
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})
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```
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[](https://push.rocks)
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