glimt

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Glimt is a Node.js CLI utility for transpiling comments in large codebases, allowing developers to avoid rewriting repetitive comments. Version 1.1.0 is the latest stable release, but the project appears to be in maintenance or low-activity phase. It requires global installation and uses a .glimtrc configuration file to specify comment lines to replace. The library also offers module and line clearing features. It differentiates itself by focusing on comment replacement rather than full code transformation, but has limited functionality with a constraint of 13 characters for replacement.

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Code

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glimt (CLI)

✓ npm install -g glimt

Glimt is designed as a global CLI tool, not a module. No programmatic import.

Installs Glimt globally, sets up a .glimtrc config, and runs the CLI to replace a comment in a file.

npm install -g glimt echo '{"firstComment": [5, "// Look for me at line 5"]}' > .glimtrc glimt -o myfile.js "ReplacementText"

glimt --version

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Known issues

gotchaReplacement text longer than 13 characters may corrupt the line after the replacement.

fix

Keep replacement strings under 14 characters, or add a fallback comment on the next line.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaGlimt must be installed globally; local install is not supported.

fix

Use 'npm install -g glimt' instead of 'npm install glimt'.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe .glimtrc file is required and must have a valid JSON structure.

fix

Ensure .glimtrc exists and contains a proper JSON object with 'firstComment' key.

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

glimt: command not found

Glimt is not installed globally or not in PATH.

fix

Run 'npm install -g glimt' and ensure the global npm bin directory is in PATH.

Cannot find module 'glimt'

Attempted to require glimt locally instead of using CLI.

fix

Use glimt as a CLI tool: run 'glimt [options] [file]' in terminal.

Unexpected token in .glimtrc

The .glimtrc file is not valid JSON.

fix

Check .glimtrc syntax: must be like {"firstComment": [5, "// comment text"]}.

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1.1.0latest on npm

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/ev1stensberg/glimt ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/glimt ↗