v4.2.0 beta

- fixes for 550 folder issue
- updated excludes option format

src/parse.ts

@@ -90,24 +90,14 @@ export function optionalInt(argumentName: string, rawValue: string): number | un
     throw new Error(`${argumentName}: invalid parameter - you provided "${rawValue}". Try a whole number (no decimals) instead like 1234`);
 }
 
-export function optionalStringArray(argumentName: string, rawValue: string): string[] | undefined {
+export function optionalStringArray(argumentName: string, rawValue: string[]): string[] | undefined {
+    if (typeof rawValue === "string") {
+        throw new Error(`${argumentName}: invalid parameter - you provided "${rawValue}". This option expects an list in the EXACT format described in the readme`);
+    }
+
     if (rawValue.length === 0) {
         return undefined;
     }
 
-    const valueTrim = rawValue.trim();
-
-    if (valueTrim.startsWith("[")) {
-        // remove [ and ] - then convert to array
-        return rawValue.replace(/[\[\]]/g, "").trim().split(", ").filter(str => str !== "");
-    }
-
-    // split value by space and comma
-    const valueAsArrayDouble = rawValue.split(" - ").map(str => str.trim()).filter(str => str !== "");
-
-    if (valueAsArrayDouble.length) {
-        return valueAsArrayDouble;
-    }
-
-    throw new Error(`${argumentName}: invalid parameter - you provided "${rawValue}". This option excepts an array in the format [val1, val2] or val1\/n - val2`);
+    return rawValue;
 }