power-cli.js

// require utility tools and child_process exec to execute CLI commands
const util = require("util");
const exec = util.promisify(require("child_process").exec);

// define a async function execute commands
async function executeCommands(CommandLineString) {
  const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(CommandLineString);
  console.log("Standard output:", stdout);
  console.log("Standard error:", stderr);
}

// create command line string
function getCommandLIneString(binaries) {
  return binaries
    .map(binary => {
      return `brew cask install ${binary} &&`;
    })
    .join()
    .replace(/,/g, " ")
    .slice(0, -3);
}

// run the prompt and handle the answer
multiSelectPrompt
  .run()
  .then(binaries => {
    console.log("Selected binaries:", binaries);
    console.log("Installing them all");
    executeCommands(getCommandLIneString(binaries));
  })
  .catch(console.error);