delucis / load-nextstep-plist

:open_file_folder: Read and parse a NeXTSTEP property list file

load-nextstep-plist

Read and parse a NeXTSTEP property list file

Loads property list files that follow the NeXTSTEP “plain text” format. Also works with other file formats that use the same syntax, such as the .glyphs files used for the Glyphs font editor.

Install

npm install --save load-nextstep-plist

Usage

const LOAD_PLIST = require('load-nextstep-plist')

LOAD_PLIST('test.plist')
	.then(data => {
		console.log(data)
		// => { foo: 'bar' }
	})

API

loadNextstepPlist(filepath)

Returns a promise for the parsed property list file.

loadNextstepPlist.sync(filepath)

Returns the parsed property list file.

const LOAD_PLIST = require('load-nextstep-plist')

console.log(LOAD_PLIST.sync('test.plist'))
// => { foo: 'bar' }

See also

• write-nextstep-plist - Stringify and write a NeXTSTEP property list atomically

Acknowledgements

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

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

License

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