htmodules

Assemble an .htaccess file from a base file and an arbitrary number of modules

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This library will parse a base .htaccess file and attempt to find "blocks" surrounded by # BEGIN ${blockName} and # END ${blockName} comments. These blocks can be replaced or appended via separate files ("module files"). These must be in the same directory as the base file and follow the naming format %blockName%.htaccess (replacing %blockName% with the module name / block name that corresponds to the blockName in the comments).

An example of how the files are combined as well as a list of caveats can be found in the documentation of the underlying @gebruederheitz/plaintextlego package.

Installation

npm install @gebruederheitz/htmodules

CLI Usage

# Will try to find the nearest .htaccess from the current directory upwards
$> npx htmodules

# Passing a custom base file that will be modified
$> npx htmodules ./apache-dir.conf

# or

$> ./node_modules/bin/htmodules

You can use this from the node scripts in your package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build:htaccess": "htmodules",
    "build:apacheconf": "htmodules /var/www/mysite/public/apache-dir.conf"
  }
}

Code Usage

// ES module import
import { HtModules } from '@gebruederheitz/htmodules';
// or, for CJS use (e.g. older node)
const { HtModules } = require('@gebruederheitz/htmodules');

// Automatically find the nearest .htaccess upwards and modules in the same
// directory and apply the modules to the base file
new HtModules();

// or provide a specific base file to work on
new HtModules(path.resolve('./apache-dir.conf'));