write-nextstep-plist

Stringify and write a NeXTSTEP property list atomically

Converts a Javascript object into a property list string in the NeXTSTEP “plain text” format and writes it to disk. Creates directories for you as needed.

N.B. The NeXTSTEP format is different from both the XML and JSON plist formats.

Install

$ npm install --save write-nextstep-plist

Usage

const WRITE_PLIST = require('write-nextstep-plist')

WRITE_PLIST('demo.plist', {demo: true}).then(() => {
	console.log('done')
})

API

writeNextstepPlist(filepath, data, [options])

Returns a Promise.

writeNextstepPlist.sync(filepath, data, [options])

const WRITE_PLIST = require('write-nextstep-plist')

WRITE_PLIST.sync('demo.plist', {demo: true})
console.log('done')

options

Type: Object

mode

Type: number
Default: 0o666

Mode used when writing the file.

See also

• load-nextstep-plist - Read and parse a NeXTSTEP property list file

Acknowledgements

Stringifying is accomplished using Chee’s nextstep-plist module.

This module is modelled on Sindre Sorhus’s write-json-file.

License

This software is free to use, modify, and redistribute under a GNU General Public License.