pype-cli 0.3.3

A command-line tool for command-line tools

pype

A command-line tool for command-line tools

DISCLAIMER: This project is in alpha stage and interfaces can still change a lot.

In a nutshell

pype-cli is a CLI-configurable command-line tool to manage sets of other command-line tools. It simplifies the creation, orchestration and access of Python scripts that you require for your development work, process automation, etc.

Quickstart

• Install pype-cli via pip3 install --user pype-cli
• Run pype pype.config shell-install and open a new shell to activate shell completion
• Create a new plugin in your home folder: pype pype.config plugin-register --create --name my-plugin --path ~/
• Create a sample pype for your plugin: pype my-plugin --create-pype my-pype
• Run your pype: pype my-plugin my-pype

You'll find more information on the commands in the sections below.

Usage

pype-cli builds upon plugins and pypes. A pype is a single Python script whereas a plugin is basically a Python module that extens pype-cli with a collection of pypes.

pype-cli ships with one built-in plugin called pype.config that is used to configure pype-cli. All of the required information will be stored to a local JSON-configuration file that defaults to ~/.pype-config.json. To configure a custom configuration file use the environment variable PYPE_CONFIGURATION_FILE, e.g. in your ~/.bashrc file set export PYPE_CONFIGURATION_FILE=/path/to/myconfig.json.

Basic operations

• List all available pypes: pype -l
• Open pype-cli's configuration file: pype -o
• Refer to pype ... -h for further information on the command-line

Install pype autocompletion and aliases

pype-cli's main benefit is that is is extendable with custom plugins and that it will allow you to immediatelly browse and use newly created and existing plugins/pypes by using the <TAB> key and by configuring short aliases. To enable the functionality it is required to install a source-script to your shell's rc-file that will be executed everytime you open a shell.

• Run pype pype.config shell-install
• Run pype pype.config shell-uninstall to remove if necessary

If you want to use one-tab completion (instead of two tab presses) you can add the following section to your .bashrc file (unfortunatly I did not find a solution for zshell yet):

bind 'set show-all-if-ambiguous on'
bind 'set completion-ignore-case on'

Un-/register plugins

• Register an existing plugin: pype pype.config plugin-register -n myplugin -p ~/pype_plugins (myplugin is a Python module with at least an __init__.py file and ~/pype_plugins a folder where the plugin is stored)
• On-the-fly create and register a new plugin: pype pype.config plugin-register -c -n myplugin -p ~/pype_plugins
• Unregister (but not delete) a plugin: pype pype.config plugin-unregister -n myplugin

Create, open and delete pypes

To create a new pype you need to decide to which plugin you want to add the pype, e.g., myplugin.

• Create a new pype from a template: pype myplugin -c mypype
• Create a new pype from a template with less boilerplate: pype myplugin --minimal -c mypype or pype myplugin -mc mypype
• Create a new pype from minimal template and open immediately: pype myplugin --minimal --edit -c mypype or pype myplugin -mec mypype
• Open a pype in your default editor: pype myplugin -o mypype
• Delete a pype: pype myplugin -d mypype

Un-/register aliases

If you have selected a pype from a plugin you can set aliases for it. Afterwards you need to start a new shell session or source your rc-file to activate the aliases. New aliases are stored in the configuration file.

• Register an alias: pype -r mm myplugin mypype → alias mm="pype myplugin mypype"
• Register an alias with options: pype -r mm myplugin mypype -o opt1 -v → alias mm="pype myplugin mypype -o opt1 -v"
• Unregister an alias: pype -u mm

Shared code for plugins

If your plugin contains shared code over all pypes you can simply put it into a subpackage of your plugin or into a file prefixed with __, e.g., __commons__.py. pype-cli will only scan / consider top-level Python scripts without underscores as pypes.

Development

• Run ./make venv to create a new virtual environment
• Run pipenv shell to activate a local shell with the required configurations
• Run pype to operate locale development version (it will react to code changes)

License and attribution

This software is licensed under Apache License 2.0.

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