babicli 0.2.9

A simple extendable CLI tool.

BABICLI — Fast & Modular Command-Line Toolkit

Developer Notes & Version History

Latest Release: 0.2.9

Architecture: Fully plugin-driven — all commands come from modules inside babicli/plugins/.

Highlights:

• Made the Launcher nicer

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Overview

babicli is a lightweight, fast, and extensible command-line toolkit.

Every command is a plugin , allowing unlimited customization without modifying the core CLI.

If you know Python, you can instantly add new commands.

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Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install babicli

Upgrade to the newest version:

pip install --upgrade babicli

Run:

babicli help

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Features

• Fast command execution
• Clean plugin system — drop a file, gain a command
• System diagnostics (doctor, diskguard)
• Network tools (netinfo)
• Chaos random generator (ranum)
• Benchmarks (bench)
• Auto plugin generator (mgenerate)
• Cache inspection + cleanup tools
• Zero dependencies except Python standard library

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Available Commands

(Commands vary depending on installed plugins)

Command	Description
bench	Run CPU and disk benchmarks
cache clear	Clear all cache files
cache show	Show the cache directory
cache size	Display cache storage usage
diskguard	Detect low disk space or filesystem issues
doctor	Diagnose common system issues
help	Show all available commands
mgenerate	Generate a boilerplate plugin
modules	List all installed plugins
netinfo	Show internal and external network information
ranum	Generate a secure chaotic 32-digit random number
sysinfo	Display OS, CPU, RAM, and storage information

Run any command:

babicli sysinfo
babicli netinfo
babicli cache size

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Usage Examples

Show system information:

babicli sysinfo

Detect low disk space:

babicli diskguard

Generate a cryptographically chaotic random number:

babicli ranum

Clear all cache:

babicli cache clear

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Creating Your Own Plugins

babicli is designed to make plugin creation extremely simple.

Option 1: Auto-Generate a Plugin (Recommended)

babicli mgenerate myplugin

Creates:

babicli/plugins/myplugin.py

With boilerplate:

defrun():
    print("Plugin myplugin loaded successfully!")

Run it:

babicli myplugin

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Option 2: Manual Creation

Create a file:

babicli/plugins/hello.py

Add:

defrun():
    print("Hello from babicli!")

Run it:

babicli hello

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Troubleshooting

babicli: command not found

Try reinstalling:

pip install --force-reinstall babicli

Or run directly:

python -m babicli help

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Plugin not detected

Check the following:

• Plugin file is in: babicli/plugins/
• Filename is lowercase
• Contains a run() function
• __init__.py exists inside the plugins folder

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Ideas for Future Plugins

• memwatch — detect RAM leaks
• powercheck — Raspberry Pi undervoltage monitor
• sdhealth — SD card corruption detector
• netdoctor — deep network diagnostics
• logguard — detect rapidly growing log files
• sshwatch — detect SSH brute-force attempts
• zombies — zombie process detector

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License

SHADOWLOCK License