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js-file-extractor

Re-structure your data and convert it into a javascript object in a blink!

using this tool you can convert your external string into a javascript object and store it in a text file.

Installation

npm install js-file-extractor

Usage

consider having a text file that supports this structure inside example.txt:

key1: value1
nested Obj:
  key2: value2
  another Nested Obj:
      key3: value3
      key4: value4

const extractor = require("js-file-extractor");
extractor.generete("example.txt");

with passing the example file as a parameter to the generate method, example file will be converted into a javascript object and will be stored inside new-data.txt in the root folder

root/
├── app.js
├── example.txt
├── new-data.txt

here is how our file looks after the proccess:

data = { 
key1: "value1",
nestedObj:{
  key2: "value2",
  another Nested Obj:{
      key3: "value3",
      key4: "value4"
} 
}  
}

Example

data.txt:

Name: John
Family: Doe
Address:
  City: New York
  Country: United States
  Contact:
      Phone: 123456789
      Email: johnDoe@example.com

const extractor = require("js-file-extractor");
const data = extractor.generete("data.txt");
// log the object on the console:
console.log(data);