pype-cli 0.0.4

A command-line tool for command-line tools

pype

A command-line tool for command-line tools

Development usage

• Run ./make shell to open a pipenv shell with the required shell configuration
• Run pype to operate locale development version (it will react to code changes)

To-Do's

This project is currently a proof of concept.

• Allow aliasing of pype chains
• Document how to install pype system-wide
• Extend documentation of template pype
• Validate config.json before using it
• Auto-install bash/zsh completion
• Find another name since pype is unavailable in PyPi ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Improve config file resolving to envvar->homefile->currdir->default
• Add option to add/delete plugins via pype
• Add option to create a new pype via pype
• Add option to open a pype in default browser
• Internalize default pypes such as 'version'
• Create a docker image to test installation on a mint system
• Auto-complete custom pypes using Click
• Allow separation of subcommand options and pype-internal options (e.g. -h option)
• Move example pypes to dedicated folder and make path configurable
• Find a way to re-use module and script documentation for CLI documentation
• Introduce verbosity option
• Introduce a logging framework
• Add auto-listing of configured pypes
• Allow configuring custom pypes via configuration file
• Introduce configuration file
• Check how to backward-support shell scripts
• Setup with python3 best-practices boilerplate

Important resources

• https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/7.x/
• http://click.palletsprojects.com/en/7.x/commands/
• https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/7.x/bashcomplete/
• https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/7.x/api/#click.Context