another-sender 0.1.5

CLI to send command files over UDP, SPI, and more.

📡 another-sender

another-sender is a command-line tool for sending command files over UDP (SPI and I2C coming soon). Designed for embedded development, hardware testing, and automation workflows.

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✨ Features

• 📂 Command file folder selection
• 🧠 Configurable parser types: text, hex, json
• 🔧 Adjustable delay between lines
• 🌐 UDP communication support (SPI/I2C extensible)
• 💾 Persistent configuration via command.meta.json and udp_config.json
• 🧼 Clean CLI interface with interactive menus

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🚀 Installation

pip install another-sender

Or for development:

git clone https://github.com/minipcb/another-sender.git
cd another-sender
pip install -e .

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🛠 Usage

Launch the CLI:

another-sender

Or check the version:

another-sender --version

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🧩 Menu Options

• A – Send all files in the selected folder
• T – Set delay (in seconds) between sending each line
• C – Change active command folder (commands/)
• M – Change communication mode (UDP, SPI, I2C)
• P – Change parser type (text, hex, json)
• Select a file number to send a specific file
• Q – Quit

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🧾 Command File Format

Command files are plain text and support:

• Blank lines and # comments (ignored)
• Commands interpreted based on parser type

Example (text)

# type: text
PING
RESET
START

Example (hex)

01 FF A0 0D
02 00 3B

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🔄 Persistent Config

Stored in:

• command.meta.json
  • Communication mode
  • Parser type
  • Command folder
• udp_config.json
  • IP address and port
  • Delay setting

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📁 Folder Structure

commands/
├── default/
│   ├── INIT_SYSTEM.txt
│   ├── CMD_ALL.txt

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📌 Roadmap

• UDP Support
• Multi-parser logic
• Config metadata file
• SPI and I2C backend integration
• Rich-based TUI
• Batch mode (--send <file>)

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📃 License

MIT License © 2025 Nolan Manteufel