That means I have to have a package.json next to my-script-file.js, and install dependencies. It also doesn't have access to $(unix-command), I'd have to run exec() in my script file, and then worry about sanitizing those commands.
zx has a bunch of defaults and modules out of the box, so it conveniently lets me make my scripts portable and easier to write without having to worry about a bunch of the boilerplate and legwork I would need if I did node ./my-script-file.js. It's the same argument I guess of using any library over writing it from scratch yourself instead. Convenience. It also comes with the same drawbacks of using libraries, mostly trust issues.
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Sorry I don't get it, but how is that different from executing
node ./my-script-file.js?That means I have to have a
package.jsonnext tomy-script-file.js, and install dependencies. It also doesn't have access to$(unix-command), I'd have to runexec()in my script file, and then worry about sanitizing those commands.zxhas a bunch of defaults and modules out of the box, so it conveniently lets me make my scripts portable and easier to write without having to worry about a bunch of the boilerplate and legwork I would need if I didnode ./my-script-file.js. It's the same argument I guess of using any library over writing it from scratch yourself instead. Convenience. It also comes with the same drawbacks of using libraries, mostly trust issues.