Working with JavaScript Automation
Learn how to automate tasks with JavaScript
JavaScript Automation Example
Here's a simple script that automates file operations:
// A simple example of file processing automation
const processData = (data) => {
// Split the data by lines
const lines = data.split('\n');
// Filter out empty lines
const nonEmptyLines = lines.filter(line => line.trim() !== '');
// Extract values from each line
const processedData = nonEmptyLines.map(line => {
const [key, value] = line.split(':');
return {
key: key.trim(),
value: value.trim()
};
});
console.log('Processed data:', processedData);
return processedData;
};
// Sample data
const sampleData =
`name: John Doe
email: john@example.com
role: DevOps Engineer
skills: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform`;
// Process the sample data
const result = processData(sampleData);
console.log('Number of entries:', result.length);
Try modifying the sample data or the processing function to see how the results change!
How It Works
This script demonstrates a simple data processing workflow:
- The
processData
function takes a string input - It splits the string by line breaks
- It filters out any empty lines
- It parses each line as a key-value pair
- It returns an array of objects with key and value properties
This pattern is commonly used for processing configuration files, log files, or any text-based data that follows a structured format.