freyja 1.1.6

Python Library that builds a complete CLI given one or more functions using introspection

Freyja ⚡

Freyja is a no-dependency, zero-configuration CLI tool to build command-line interfaces purely from python classes.

Summary

Transform your Python classes into powerful command-line applications in seconds!

Freyja uses your class to generate a powerful CLI:

• Methods become commands with automatic usage, help and validation.
• Type annotations and docstrings are used to enhance CLI functionality.
• Inner classes can be used to organize commands into groups.

⚠️ Important: All constructor parameters MUST have default values for CLI generation to work. Parameters without defaults will cause CLI creation to fail.

🎉 What's New in v1.1.5

Enhanced Features

• 🔄 ExecutionSpinner: Beautiful progress indicators with command context tracking
• 🎨 Theme Adjustments: Dynamic theme customization with multiple adjustment strategies
• 📊 Dependency Analysis: New tools for analyzing project dependencies
• 🛡️ Improved Error Handling: Better validation and clearer error messages
• ⚡ Performance Improvements: Faster command discovery and execution

Table of Contents

• 🎉 What's New
• 🚀 Why Freyja?
• ⚡ Quick Start
• 🏗️ Class-based CLI
  • Direct Methods Pattern
  • Inner Classes Pattern
  • 🔄 ExecutionSpinner
• ✨ Key Features
• 📚 Documentation
• 🛠️ Development
• ⚙️ Requirements

🚀 Why Freyja?

Build CLIs in under 5 minutes! No configuration files, no complex setup, no learning curve. Just add type annotations to your class methods and Freyja does the rest.

pip install freyja
# That's it! No dependencies, no configuration needed.

Before Freyja:

python script.py --config-file /path/to/config --database-host localhost --database-port 5432 --username admin --password secret --table-name users --action create --data '{"name": "Alice", "email": "[e-mail]"}'

After Freyja:

python script.py database create-user --name Alice --email [e-mail]
# Global config handled automatically, clean syntax, built-in help

⚡ Quick Start

Step 1: Install Freyja

pip install freyja

Step 2: Create a class with typed methods

from freyja import FreyjaCLI


class Greeter:
    """Simple greeting application."""

    def __init__(self, default_name: str = "World", verbose: bool = False):
        """Initialize greeter with default name."""
        self.default_name = default_name
        self.verbose = verbose

    def greet(self, name: str = None, excited: bool = False) -> None:
        """Greet someone by name."""
        actual_name = name or self.default_name
        greeting = f"Hello, {actual_name}!"
        if excited:
            greeting += " 🎉"
        print(greeting)

Step 3: Add 3 lines of Freyja code

if __name__ == '__main__':
    cli = FreyjaCLI(Greeter, title="My CLI")
    cli.run()

Step 4: Use your new CLI!

python script.py greet --name Alice --excited
# Output: Hello, Alice! 🎉

python script.py --help
# Automatic help generation with beautiful formatting

# With verbose mode (shows execution spinner in v1.1.5+)
python script.py --verbose greet --name Bob
# Output: Executing greet [greet:name:Bob]
#         Hello, Bob!

🏗️ Class-based CLI

Freyja transforms your Python classes into powerful CLI applications. Supports flexible patterns for organizing your commands:

Direct Methods Pattern

Simple and clean - each method becomes a command:

# calculator.py
from freyja import FreyjaCLI


class Calculator:
    """Advanced calculator with memory and history."""

    def __init__(self, precision: int = 2, memory_enabled: bool = True):
        """Initialize calculator with global settings."""
        self.precision = precision
        self.memory = 0 if memory_enabled else None

    def add(self, a: float, b: float, store_result: bool = False) -> None:
        """Add two numbers together."""
        result = round(a + b, self.precision)
        print(f"{a} + {b} = {result}")
        
        if store_result and self.memory is not None:
            self.memory = result
            print(f"Result stored in memory: {result}")

    def multiply(self, a: float, b: float) -> None:
        """Multiply two numbers."""
        result = round(a * b, self.precision)
        print(f"{a} × {b} = {result}")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    cli = FreyjaCLI(Calculator, title="Advanced Calculator")
    cli.run()

Usage:

python calculator.py --precision 4 add 3.14159 --b 2.71828 --store-result
# Output: 3.14159 + 2.71828 = 5.8599
#         Result stored in memory: 5.8599

Inner Classes Pattern

Organize complex applications with hierarchical command structure using space-separated commands:

# project_manager.py
from freyja import FreyjaCLI
from pathlib import Path


class ProjectManager:
    """Complete project management suite with organized command structure."""

    def __init__(self, config_file: str = "config.json", debug: bool = False):
        """Initialize with global settings."""
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.debug = debug

    class Database:
        """Database operations and management."""

        def __init__(self, connection_string: str = "sqlite:///projects.db", timeout: int = 30):
            """Initialize database connection."""
            self.connection_string = connection_string
            self.timeout = timeout

        def migrate(self, version: str = "latest", dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
            """Run database migrations."""
            action = "Would run" if dry_run else "Running"
            print(f"{action} migration to version: {version}")
            print(f"Connection: {self.connection_string}")

        def backup(self, output_path: Path, compress: bool = True) -> None:
            """Create database backup."""
            compression = "compressed" if compress else "uncompressed"
            print(f"Creating {compression} backup at: {output_path}")

    class Projects:
        """Project creation and management operations."""

        def __init__(self, workspace: str = "./projects", auto_save: bool = True):
            """Initialize project operations."""
            self.workspace = workspace
            self.auto_save = auto_save

        def create(self, name: str, template: str = "basic", description: str = "") -> None:
            """Create a new project from template."""
            print(f"Creating project '{name}' using '{template}' template")
            print(f"Workspace: {self.workspace}")
            print(f"Description: {description}")
            print(f"Auto-save: {'enabled' if self.auto_save else 'disabled'}")

        def deploy(self, project_name: str, environment: str = "staging", force: bool = False) -> None:
            """Deploy project to specified environment."""
            action = "Force deploying" if force else "Deploying"
            print(f"{action} {project_name} to {environment}")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    cli = FreyjaCLI(ProjectManager, title="Project Management Suite")
    cli.run()

Usage with Hierarchical Commands:

# Global + Sub-global + Command arguments (hierarchical structure)
python project_manager.py --config-file prod.json --debug \
  database migrate --timeout 60 --version 2.1.0 --dry-run

# Create new project with custom workspace  
python project_manager.py projects create --workspace /prod/projects --auto-save \
  --name "web-app" --template "react" --description "Production web application"

# Deploy with force flag
python project_manager.py projects deploy --project-name web-app --environment production --force

# Beautiful help shows all commands organized by group
python project_manager.py --help

⚠️ Important: Freyja uses ONLY hierarchical space-separated commands. Flat dash-separated syntax (e.g., database--migrate or system__completion__install) is NOT supported.

🔄 ExecutionSpinner (NEW)

Freyja v1.1.5+ includes an enhanced execution feedback system that provides visual progress indicators:

from freyja import FreyjaCLI
from freyja.utils.spinner import ExecutionSpinner, CommandContext
import time


class DataProcessor:
    """Data processing with progress feedback."""
    
    def __init__(self, verbose: bool = False):
        """Initialize with verbose mode support."""
        self.verbose = verbose
    
    def process_large_file(self, input_file: str, chunk_size: int = 1024) -> None:
        """Process a large file with progress indication."""
        # ExecutionSpinner is automatically integrated when verbose=True
        print(f"Processing {input_file} in {chunk_size}-byte chunks")
        
        # Simulate processing
        for i in range(5):
            time.sleep(0.5)
            print(f"  Processed chunk {i+1}/5")
        
        print("✓ Processing complete!")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    cli = FreyjaCLI(DataProcessor, title="Data Processor")
    cli.run()

Usage with ExecutionSpinner:

# Verbose mode shows execution context
python processor.py --verbose process-large-file input.csv --chunk-size 2048
# Output: Executing process-large-file [positional:0:input.csv, process-large-file:chunk_size:2048]
#         Processing input.csv in 2048-byte chunks
#         ...

# Normal mode (no spinner for quick operations)
python processor.py process-large-file input.csv

Key ExecutionSpinner Features:

• Automatic Integration: Works with any Freyja CLI when verbose=True
• Command Context: Shows namespace, command, and all arguments
• Thread-Safe: Handles concurrent operations properly
• Custom Status: Can augment status during execution
• Clean Output: Proper cleanup on success or failure

✨ Key Features

🚀 Zero Configuration - Works out of the box with just type annotations ⚡ Lightning Fast - No runtime dependencies, minimal overhead 🎯 Type Safe - Automatic validation from your type hints 🔄 ExecutionSpinner - Beautiful progress indicators with command context (v1.1.5+) 🛡️ Guard Clauses - Built-in parameter validation with declarative guards 📚 Auto Documentation - Help text generated from your docstrings 🎨 Beautiful Output - Professional themes with dynamic adjustment capabilities 🔧 Flexible Architecture - Direct methods or inner class patterns 📦 No Dependencies - Uses only Python standard library 🌈 Shell Completion - Bash, Zsh, Fish, and PowerShell support 📊 Dependency Analysis - Built-in tools for analyzing project dependencies (v1.1.5+) ✅ Production Ready - Battle-tested in enterprise applications

📚 Documentation

📖 Complete Documentation Hub - Everything you need to master Freyja

Quick Links

• 🚀 Getting Started - Installation and first steps
• 👤 User Guide - Comprehensive guides for class-based CLI patterns
• ⚙️ Features - Type annotations, themes, completion, ExecutionSpinner, and more
• 📋 Examples & Best Practices - Real-world examples and patterns
• 🔄 Migration Guide - Upgrading from older versions
• ❓ FAQ - Frequently asked questions
• 🔧 API Reference - Complete API documentation

New in v1.1.5 Documentation

• ExecutionSpinner Guide - Progress indication system
• Theme System - Dynamic theme customization
• Dependency Analysis - Project dependency tools

🛠️ Development

See Development Environment Setup for detailed instructions.

📖 Development Guide - Comprehensive guide for contributors

Development Commands

poetry install                    # Install dependencies
./bin/dev-tools test run          # Run tests with coverage
./bin/dev-tools build lint        # Run all linters and formatters
./bin/dev-tools build compile     # Build package
./bin/dev-tools build publish     # Publish to PyPI (maintainers)
./bin/dev-tools build tag-version # Create version tags

⚙️ Requirements

• Python 3.13.5+ (recommended) or Python 3.8+
• Zero runtime dependencies - uses only Python standard library
• Type annotations required - for automatic CLI generation
• Constructor defaults required - all constructor parameters must have default values
• Docstrings recommended - for automatic help text generation

Command Syntax Rules

✅ CORRECT - Hierarchical Commands:

my_cli database migrate             # Hierarchical with spaces
my_cli system completion install    # Multi-level hierarchy
my_cli projects create              # Clean and intuitive

❌ INCORRECT - Forbidden Syntax:

my_cli database--migrate            # Double-dash syntax NOT supported
my_cli system__completion__install  # Dunder syntax NOT supported
my_cli data-ops--process           # Mixed syntax NOT supported

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pip install freyja
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