question-cache

library0.7.0jsnpmunverified

question-cache is a wrapper around inquirer for creating and reusing prompts in CLI applications, with support for caching answers and conditional questions. Version 0.7.0 is the latest stable release, though development appears to have slowed. Unlike raw inquirer, it provides a fluent API via .set() and .ask(), answer caching, and lifecycle hooks (ask/answer events). It depends on data-store for caching and uses inquirer2 by default.

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · QUESTION-CACHE

question-cache

devopsjavascriptv0.7.0

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

No compatibility data collected yet for this library.

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Questions

✓ var Questions = require('question-cache'); new Questions();

✗ const Questions = require('question-cache');

Package is CJS-only. Use require().

default

✓ var questions = require('question-cache')();

✗ import questions from 'question-cache';

ESM import is not supported; use require().

set

✓ var q = require('question-cache')(); q.set('name', 'What is your name?');

✗ q.addQuestion('name', 'What is your name?');

addQuestion exists but set is preferred for chaining.

Basic setup and usage: create a Questions instance, set questions, and ask them with a callback.

var Questions = require('question-cache'); var q = new Questions(); q.set('name', 'What is your name?'); q.set('age', 'How old are you?'); q.ask(function(err, answers) { if (err) console.error(err); console.log(answers); });

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThe package uses inquirer2 which is a fork; inquirer itself is more actively maintained.

fix

Consider using inquirer directly if you need active maintenance.

affects: >=0.7.0

gotchaWhen using .ask() without a callback, returned promise may not be supported; check version.

fix

Always provide a callback to .ask() for reliable execution.

affects: >=0.7.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: questions.ask is not a function

Misimporting or not instantiating correctly, e.g., using require('question-cache') instead of require('question-cache')()

fix

Use var questions = require('question-cache')(); or var Questions = require('question-cache'); new Questions();

Upgrade

Version history

0.7.0latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

data-storerequiredUsed for persistence of cached answers across sessions

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/jonschlinkert/question-cache ↗

packagequestion-cache ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/jonschlinkert/question-cache ↗