siphon-cli 1.0.5

A tool to efficiently extract and compress Git repository contents for LLMs.

Siphon

Efficiently extract, compress, and cache Git repository contexts for seamless integration with Large Language Models (LLMs).

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Examples
• Arguments
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

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Features

• Efficient Extraction: Extracts and compresses repository contents while respecting .gitignore rules.
• Customizable Filtering: Include or exclude files and directories with ease.
• Multiple Output Formats: Supports text, tarball, and markdown formats optimized for LLM contexts.
• Caching and Chunking: Pre-cache large repositories for faster querying.
• Token Count Estimations: Get token counts for specific LLMs like GPT-3 and Claude.
• Clipboard and Stdout Support: Streamline workflows with seamless copying options.
• Modularity: Extend functionality with community-driven extensions.
• Interactive Mode: Granular file selection through an interactive interface.

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Installation

Install Siphon using pip:

pip install siphon-cli

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Usage

Navigate to your Git repository and run:

si -o context.txt

This command extracts the repository content into context.txt.

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Examples

• Include Specific File Types:

  si -i '*.py' -o python_files.txt
  

• Exclude Directories:

  si -e 'tests/*' -o code_without_tests.txt
  

• Interactive Mode:

  si --interactive -o selected_files.txt
  

• Copy Output to Clipboard:

  si --clipboard
  

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Arguments

• path: Path to the Git repository (default: current directory).
• -i, --include: Include file patterns (e.g., *.py, src/).
• -e, --exclude: Exclude file patterns (e.g., tests/, *.md).
• -o, --output: Output file name (default: output.txt).
• -f, --format: Output format (text, tar, markdown).
• -c, --cache: Enable caching (future feature placeholder).
• --tokenizer: Tokenizer for token count estimation (gpt3, claude).
• --interactive: Interactive mode for file selection.
• --clipboard: Copy output to clipboard.
• --stdout: Print output to stdout.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
   

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -am 'Add a new feature'
   

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name
   

5. Open a Pull Request.

Please read our Contributing Guidelines for more details.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Contact

• Email: [e-mail]
• GitHub: atxtechbro
• Project Link: https://github.com/atxtechbro/siphon

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