Strip-Credentials
Short Description
Remove the credentials from your files before upload your projects to avoid leaking but also keeping including full source.
commands
| command | description |
|---|---|
| npx stripc | Read the files from "./sc.config". search the credentials after the comentaries and replace them by placeholders |
| npx stripc --init | Generate a void "./sc.config" file. Only usefull to create the file if you don't remember the file's name |
| npx stripc recover | Recover the original files from "./withCredentials" folder that mimics original file structure |
| npx stripc recover delete | Also removed the "./withCredentials" folder |
Download
npm install strip-credentials -g
How to use
1 - Add a commentary just right before the credentials as shown
const myPrivateEmail = /* REPLACE EMAIL BETWEEN ''*/'manolo@example.com',
const database = {
mySecretPassword: /* REPLACE PASSWORD BETWEEN ""*/"mypass",
}
2 - List your file inside "./sc.config"
connectToDatabase.js
cpp/server.cpp
3 - Run the command
npx stripc
4 - Open the files to make sure the credentials are removed.
5 - Add Commit and Push
6 - Recover the files to keep developing and remove withCredentials folder (you can omite delete function if you don't care about the folder being there)
npx stripc r d