html-minifier-next 6.2.9 → 6.2.10

package/README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Use `npx html-minifier-next --help` to check all available options:
 | `--input-dir <dir>`, `-I <dir>` | Specify an input directory | `--input-dir=src` |
 | `--ignore-dir <patterns>`, `-X <patterns>` | Exclude directories—relative to input directory—from processing (comma-separated, overrides config file setting) | `--ignore-dir=libs`, `--ignore-dir=libs,vendor,node_modules` |
 | `--output-dir <dir>`, `-O <dir>` | Specify an output directory | `--output-dir=dist` |
-| `--output <file>`, `-o <file>` | Specify output file (reads from file arguments or STDIN) | File to file: `npx html-minifier-next input.html -o output.html`<br>Pipe to file: `cat input.html \| npx html-minifier-next -o output.html`<br>File to STDOUT: `npx html-minifier-next input.html` |
+| `--input <file>`, `-i <file>` | Specify input file (alternative to positional argument; pair with `--output` for file output) | `npx html-minifier-next -i input.html -o output.html` |
+| `--output <file>`, `-o <file>` | Specify output file (reads from `--input` file argument or STDIN; outputs to STDOUT if not specified) | File to file: `npx html-minifier-next input.html -o output.html`<br>File to file (explicit): `npx html-minifier-next -i input.html -o output.html`<br>Pipe to file: `cat input.html \| npx html-minifier-next -o output.html`<br>File to STDOUT: `npx html-minifier-next input.html` |
 | `--file-ext <extensions>`, `-f <extensions>` | Specify file extension(s) to process (comma-separated, overrides config file setting); defaults to `html,htm,shtml,shtm`; use `*` for all files | `--file-ext=html,php`, `--file-ext='*'` |
 | `--preset <name>`, `-p <name>` | Use a preset configuration (conservative or comprehensive) | `--preset=conservative` |
 | `--config-file <file>`, `-c <file>` | Use a configuration file | `--config-file=html-minifier.json` |
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ Options can be used in config files (camelCase) or via CLI flags (kebab-case wit
 
 ### Sorting attributes and style classes
 
-Minifier options like `sortAttributes` and `sortClassNames` won’t impact the plain‑text size of the output. However, using these options for more consistent ordering improves the compression ratio for Gzip and Brotli used over HTTP.
+Minifier options like `sortAttributes` and `sortClassNames` won’t impact the plain-text size of the output. However, using these options for more consistent ordering improves the compression ratio for Gzip and Brotli used over HTTP.
 
 ### CSS minification
 

package/cli.js

@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ mainOptionKeys.forEach(function (key) {
     program.option(cliFlag, description, parser);
   }
 });
-program.option('-o --output <file>', 'Specify output file (reads from file arguments or STDIN; outputs to STDOUT if not specified)');
+program.option('-i --input <file>', 'Specify input file (alternative to positional argument; pair with `--output` for output)');
+program.option('-o --output <file>', 'Specify output file (reads from `--input` file argument or STDIN; outputs to STDOUT if not specified)');
 program.option('-v --verbose', 'Show detailed processing information');
 program.option('-d --dry', 'Dry run: Process and report statistics without writing output');
 program.addHelpText('after', '\nBoolean options support a `--no-<flag>` form to disable them, overriding a preset or config file (e.g., `--preset=comprehensive --no-collapse-whitespace`).');
@@ -318,7 +319,11 @@ program.helpOption('-h, --help', 'Display help for command');
     }
   }
 
-  // Defer reading files—multi-file mode will process per-file later
+  // If `--input` was specified, treat it as a positional file argument
+  if (programOptions.input) {
+    capturedFiles.unshift(programOptions.input);
+    filesProvided = true;
+  }
 
   // Handle zero config mode (standalone in-place minification of the current folder)
   if (programOptions.zero) {
@@ -735,7 +740,7 @@ program.helpOption('-h, --help', 'Display help for command');
 
   if (inputDir || outputDir) {
     if (!inputDir) {
-      fatal('The option `output-dir` needs to be used with the option `input-dir`—if you are working with a single file, use `-o`');
+      fatal('The option `output-dir` needs to be used with the option `input-dir`—if you are working with a single file, use `--input`/`--output`');
     } else if (!outputDir) {
       fatal('You need to specify where to write the output files with the option `--output-dir`');
     }
@@ -780,7 +785,7 @@ program.helpOption('-h, --help', 'Display help for command');
       try {
         const stat = await fs.promises.stat(inputDir);
         if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
-          fatal(inputDir + ' is not a directory');
+          fatal(`${inputDir} is not a directory—to minify a single file, use \`--input\`/\`--output\`: html-minifier-next [options] -i ${inputDir} -o <output-file>`);
         }
       } catch (err) {
         fatal('Cannot read directory ' + inputDir + '\n' + err.message);

package/package.json

@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./dist/types/htmlminifier.d.ts",
-  "version": "6.2.9"
+  "version": "6.2.10"
 }