TerminalAlert 1.2.0

Command Completion Alerts—Stay Notified, Stay Productive!

TerminalAlert

Command Completion Alerts—Stay Notified, Stay Productive!

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Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Features

• Installation

• Usage

• Examples

• Roadmap

• Why did I build this?

• Contributing

• Wait a minute, who are you?

• License

• Changelog

Introduction

TerminalAlert is a command-line application that keeps you informed about the completion of your terminal commands.

Once a command completes, TerminalAlert sends a desktop notification indicating whether it succeeded or failed.

Perfect for multitaskers, this tool helps you stay productive without having to monitor the terminal constantly.

Features

• Command Completion Alerts: Receive desktop notifications when your terminal commands finish executing.

• Detailed Command Summary: After execution, the terminal displays:

  • Output: Standard output (if any).

  • Error: Standard error (if any).

  • Execution time: The time taken in seconds.

• Success & Failure Indicators: Notifications clearly indicate whether the command succeeded or encountered errors.

• Cross-Platform Support: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Note

Some applications may output error messages to stderr even when they execute successfully. For example:

terminalalert "git clone https://github.com/Jemeni11/TerminalAlert.git TADupl"

May produce the following:

Output: None

Error: Cloning into ‘TADupl’…

Execution time: 4.45 seconds

This behavior depends on how the specific application writes to stdout and stderr.

Warning

This tool is only partially complete on Windows. When it sends notifications, it will NOT display TerminalAlert as the notification title. The title will likely display ‘Python’ or a similar default. The same goes for the icon next to the title. If you mute TerminalAlert notifications on Windows, you will be unable to enable them again. This is a known Windows bug with a fix in progress.

Installation

From PyPI (Using PIP)

pip install TerminalAlert

Usage

TerminalAlert is easy to use. Simply pass the command you want to execute as an argument, and you’ll receive a desktop notification upon its completion.

TerminalAlert does not save any of your commands.

usage: terminalalert [-h] [-u] command

Command Completion Alerts—Stay Notified, Stay Productive!

positional arguments:
  command       The command to run.

options:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
  -u, --update  Check if a new version is available.

Examples

Hello World

terminalalert "echo 'Hello World!'"

Clone a repo

terminalalert "git clone https://github.com/Jemeni11/TerminalAlert.git"

Check for an update

terminalalert -u

Roadmap

• [✓] Initial MVP with desktop notifications

• [ ] Fix Windows specific issues

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

Why did I build this?

I was cloning a big git repo while coding. I didn’t want to monitor it 24/7, so I minimized the terminal and continued coding. To my surprise, when I checked after 10 minutes, the process had failed. My network connection was unreliable that day (let’s not name the ISP). I retried multiple times, and it failed multiple times. This experience inspired me to create a tool that could notify me when a terminal command completes.

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag “enhancement”. Don’t forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project

2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)

3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')

4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)

5. Open a Pull Request

Wait a minute, who are you?

TerminalAlert was built by Emmanuel Jemeni, a Frontend Developer with a passion for Python.

You can find me on various platforms:

• LinkedIn

• GitHub

• Twitter

If you’d like, you can support me on GitHub Sponsors or Buy Me A Coffee.

License

MIT License.

Changelog

Changelog