I have this node script that parse a .YAML and output a field named version
node node/getAssetsVersion.js
=> "2.1.2"
I'm trying to get that stdout into a varible and use it in a NPM Script
This is what I'm trying to do in my package.json:
"scripts": {
"build": "cross-env VERSION=\"$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js)\" \"node-sass --include-path scss src/main.scss dist/$VERSION/main.css\""
}
Thanks!
Instead of this:
VERSION=\"$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js)\"
you may need to use:
VERSION=\"$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js | cut -d'\"' -f2)\"
if the output of your program is this as you wrote in the question:
=> "2.1.2"
If it's just this:
"2.1.2"
then the above will still work but you can use a simpler command:
VERSION=$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js)
with no quotes.
But in the later part the $VERSION will likely not get substituted as you expect.
Since you tagged you question with bash I would recommend writing a Bash script:
#!/bin/bash
VERSION=$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js | cut -d'\"' -f2)
node-sass --include-path scss src/main.scss dist/$VERSION/main.css
or:
#!/bin/bash
VERSION=$(node node/getAssetsVersion.js)
node-sass --include-path scss src/main.scss dist/$VERSION/main.css
depending on what is the output of getAssetsVersion.js and put this in package.json:
"scripts": {
"build": "bash your-bash-script-name"
}
I would avoid any quotes that are escaped more than once.
