Any TILs from your package managers library recently?

I want to hear about any absolute GEMS (ruby devs need not smirk) from your package manager libraries.

Today, I found THESE! (not just one!)

Randexp

fent / randexp.js

Create random strings that match a given regular expression.

randexp.js

randexp will generate a random string that matches a given RegExp Javascript object.

Usage

const RandExp = require('randexp');
// supports grouping and piping
new RandExp(/hello+ (world|to you)/).gen();
// => hellooooooooooooooooooo world

// sets and ranges and references
new RandExp(/<([a-z]\w{0,20})>foo<\1>/).gen();
// => <m5xhdg>foo<m5xhdg>

// wildcard
new RandExp(/random stuff: .+/).gen();
// => random stuff: l3m;Hf9XYbI [YPaxV>U*4-_F!WXQh9>;rH3i l!8.zoh?[utt1OWFQrE ^~8zEQm]~tK

// ignore case
new RandExp(/xxx xt

…

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I’m writing a Slack bot that reacts to a word in a message. It listens for a message and matches it with a regex, responding appropriately.

This library will allow me to write tests that match, without hard coding a message.

Ngrok

bubenshchykov / ngrok

Expose your localhost to the web. Node wrapper for ngrok.

ngrok

This project is the Node.js wrapper for the ngrok client. Version 5 of this project uses ngrok client version 3. For ngrok client version 2, check out version 4.

• Usage
  • Local install
  • Global install
  • Auth Token
  • Connect
    • Options
  • Disconnect
  • Config
    • Updating config for ngrok version 3
  • Inspector
  • API
    • List tunnels
    • Start tunnel
    • Get tunnel details
    • Stop tunnel
    • List requests
    • Replay request
    • Delete all requests
    • Request detail
  • Proxy
• How it works
• ngrok binary update
• Using with nodemon
• Contributors
• Upgrading to version 5
  • Config
  • Connect options
• Upgrading to version 4
  • TypeScript

Usage

Local install

Install the package with npm:

npm install ngrok

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Then use ngrok.connect() to start ngrok and open a tunnel.

const ngrok = require('ngrok');
(async function() {
  const url = await ngrok.connect();
})();

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Ngrok’s npm package can be run as a module! I was so amazed I wrote it up as a little hello-world guide this morning.

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So did you stumble upon any neat code this week?