Glimt

1.1.0 verified Fri May 01 auth: no javascript maintenance

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.

Common errors

error glimt: command not found ↓

cause 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.

error Cannot find module 'glimt' ↓

cause Attempted to require glimt locally instead of using CLI.

fix

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

error Unexpected token in .glimtrc ↓

cause The .glimtrc file is not valid JSON.

fix

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

Warnings

gotcha Replacement 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.

gotcha Glimt must be installed globally; local install is not supported. ↓

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

gotcha The .glimtrc file is required and must have a valid JSON structure. ↓

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

Install

npm install glimt

yarn add glimt

pnpm add glimt

Imports

glimt (CLI)
```
npm install -g glimt
```
Glimt is designed as a global CLI tool, not a module. No programmatic import.

Quickstart

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"