kevva / kevva/exec-buffer

Concatenating file names with parameters

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Description

@kevva Nice library, thank you.

Trying to run jpegmini with it. The syntax I need:

```
jpegmini -f=input_file -o=outputfile
```

I tried:

- `['-f', execBuffer.input, '-o', execBuffer.output]`
- `['-f=', execBuffer.input, '-o=', execBuffer.output]`
- `['-f="', execBuffer.input, '" -o="', execBuffer.output, '"']`
- `['"-f=', execBuffer.input, '" "-o=', execBuffer.output, '"']`

None of the above works with jpegmini.

Given that execBuffer.input and execBuffer.output are Symbols, I can't just use `args: ['-f=' + execBuffer.input, '-o=' + execBuffer.output]`

How about adding `execBuffer.inputFile()` and `execBuffer.outputFile()` that would return strings (e.g. using random uuid) that would later be replaced with actual filenames in all parameters?

Or maybe you have some better idea how to address it... I can do PR.

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Research direction

Start by reading the execBuffer API around the input and output symbols and how arguments are passed to jpegmini. Verify the proposed filename substitution behavior against the shown -f=input_file and -o=outputfile syntax; done means parameterized input and output filenames work without manual string concatenation.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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