dynamic-alias 1.1.3

Dynamic Alias is a powerful CLI application that allows users to create 'aliases with superpowers'. It transforms complex command-line interactions into simple, autocompletable shortcuts, leveraging dynamic data sources and structured configurations.

Dynamic Alias (dya)

A declarative CLI builder that transforms complex command-line workflows into simple, memorable aliases with smart autocompletion.

Why Dynamic Alias?

Modern infrastructure professionals juggle dozens of CLI tools daily—AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, databases, and more. Each tool has its own syntax, flags, and resource identifiers. Dynamic Alias lets you define once, use everywhere:

# Instead of remembering:
aws ssm start-session --target i-0abc123def456 --region us-east-1

# Just type:
dya ssm prod-web-server

Quick Start

# Install
pip install dynamic-alias

# Create ~/.dya.yaml
echo "
config:
  history-size: 100

---
type: command
name: Hello World
alias: hello
command: echo 'Hello from Dynamic Alias!'
" > ~/.dya.yaml

# Run
dya hello

Documentation

Topic	Description
Getting Started	Installation, first config, running
Configuration	YAML structure, config block, styles
Static Dicts	Defining static data sources
Dynamic Dicts	Fetching data from external commands, caching, TTL
Commands	Aliases, subcommands, arguments
Helper System	Auto/custom helper types, array aliases
Features	Strict mode, timeout, history
Interactive Mode	Shell, autocomplete, history navigation

Examples

Real-world configurations for cloud providers:

Example	Description
AWS	SSO login, SSM sessions, RDS PostgreSQL, ElastiCache
GCP	gcloud auth, Compute SSH, Cloud SQL, Memorystore
Azure	az login, VM SSH, PostgreSQL, Redis Cache
OCI	oci session, Compute SSH, Autonomous DB, Redis
Custom CLI	Building your own branded CLI

Use Cases

Infrastructure Professionals

DBAs, SREs, DBREs, and DevOps engineers who work with multiple tools and dozens of resources daily. Stop memorizing instance IDs—let Dynamic Alias remember them for you.

Companies Building Internal CLIs

Create a declarative, customizable CLI for your organization. Define your company's resources in YAML and distribute a branded tool to your teams.

Roadmap

Recently Added

• Cache Encryption - Automatic encryption using machine identifier (Windows GUID, Linux/macOS machine-id)

Upcoming

• OS Package Publishing - Debian (.deb), RPM, Windows installer
• Homebrew Publication - macOS/Linux via Homebrew

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.