🧩 Replace `minimist` with `util.parseArgs`

[silverwind]

Discuss anything related to Knip

Stable since Node.js v20: https://nodejs.org/api/util.html#utilparseargsconfig

[webpro]

Would love to but

• Knip supports Node.js v18
• minimist !== util.parseArgs

Perhaps in next major.

[silverwind]

minimist !== util.parseArgs

If your arg parsing is not too fancy, it should not be too hard of a easy migration.

Perhaps in next major.

Node 18 is already EOL, so time to bump imho :)

[webpro]

Knip itself uses parseArgs, minimist is what all the plugins and package manager resolvers use.

[webpro]

Node 18 is already EOL, so time to bump imho :)

Not each and every project/company has the luxury at all times.

[webpro]

Note to self or anyone who likes to work on this; diff include:

• minimist has multi-aliasing (parseArgs only short: string)
• minimist gives explit parsed['--'] for everything behind double-dash
• minimist is lax & greedy, parseArgs will need some pre/post-processing

Probably justifies major bump as it might break unknown cases out there.