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Programming language: JavaScript
License: MIT License
Tags: Command Line Apps     Browser     Pipe     Bcat     Cat    
Latest version: v1.1.8

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node-bcat

Pipe to the browser utility, Very useful for log tail fun :)

node-bcat features auto scrolling (with enable/disable), ansi to html coloring (--ansi) and behavior and color customization.

This module uses RC to manage its configuration, so in addition to command line arguments you may save your favorite configuration in .bcatrc.

example

> npm install -g bcat

> cat somefile | bcat

// redirect error stream also
> node index.js 2>&1 | bcat

Want to see something moving too?

test.js:

setInterval(function () {
    console.log(1)
}, 1000)

then

> node test.js | bcat

screenshot

usage

 --port                   set a port for this bcat execution
 --contentType            content type header, must be lower case      [default: "text/html"]
 --backgroundColor        (only in text/html)                          [default: "#000000"]
 --foregroundColor        (only in text/html)                          [default: "#ffffff"]
 --tabLength              length of a tab in spaces                    [default: 4]
 --tabReplace             tab replacement                              [default: "    "
 --disableTabReplace      disable tab replacement                      [default: false]
 --newlineReplace         new line replacement                         [default: "<br />"
 --disableNewlineReplace  disable new line replacement                 [default: false]
 --ansi                   show colorful ansi (implies text/html)       [default: true]
 --ansiOptions            override replacement of ansi black color
 --scrollDownInterval     interval to execute javascript scroll down   [default: 1000 (ms)]
 --serverTimeout          http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_server_timeout  [default: 0 (no timeout)]
  • An available port between 8080 - 8181 will be automatically picked if --port is not specified
  • ansi feature is on by default

be a good cat

related

catchart - pipe data into charts in your browser

scat - pipes javascript into your browser

hcat - pipes html into your browser

bpipe - bidirectional piping between unix and the browser

browser-run - The easiest way of running code in a browser environment

Inspired by a ruby bcat implementation