heredoc

multiline strings for javascript

 

usage

this technique takes advantage of Function.prototype.toString()

``js
var heredoc = require('heredoc')
var str = heredoc(function () {/*
within this comment block,
any text
will
be
treated
as
pre-formatted
multiline text
(kinda like html

)
    */})
    console.log(str)
`
You can also strip leading indentation:
`js
var text = heredoc.strip(function() {/*
      
        
indented strings are fine.

        
the preceding spaces will be shrinked.

      
    */})
`
will result in:
`

  
indented strings are fine.

  
the preceding spaces will be shrinked.

`
AMD
heredoc defines itself as an AMD module for use in AMD environments.
installation
    $ npm install heredoc
testing
Install all dependencies:
`bash
$ npm install
$ npm test        # run tests in node
$ npm run test-browser       # start a server to run tests in browser
$ open http://localhost:5000/test/runner.html
``
contributors
  - jden 
  - Jason Kuhrt 
  - Guy Bedford 
  - Jake Chen 
kudos
thanks to @izs - I first saw this technique when reading through npm source. I find it to be much neater than lots of manual string concatenation.
license

ISC