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A context-aware CLI for Canvas LMS (Studium)

Project description

Studium CLI (studium-cli)

A context-aware, high-performance command-line tool for Canvas LMS. While designed with Uppsala University (Studium) as the default, it works with any Canvas instance.

Features

  • 🚀 Performance: Parallel API fetching and persistent HTTP sessions.
  • 🧭 Interactive Browser: Navigate courses, modules, and assignments with Vim-style (hjkl) keys.
  • 📅 Assignments: Beautiful tables with countdown timers and overdue highlighting.
  • 📂 Downloads: Download module files and assignment attachments directly from the CLI.
  • 🔔 Notifications: Desktop notifications for new assignments and announcements.
  • 🖥️ Integrations: Ready-to-use status bar strings for Sketchybar, Polybar, and Waybar.

Installation

1. Install UV

UV is required to run and install this tool. See the UV documentation.

curl -sSfL https://astral-sh.uv.io/install.sh | sh

2. Install the CLI

Install directly from PyPI:

uv tool install studium-cli

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/mackrus/studium.git
cd studium
uv tool install .

Setup

  1. Get an API Token: Log in to your Canvas instance, go to Account > Settings > Approved Integrations, and click + New Access Token.
  2. Configure the CLI:
# Set your token
studium config set-token <YOUR_TOKEN>

# (Optional) Set your Canvas URL if not Uppsala University
studium config set-url https://canvas.your-school.edu
  1. Verify Connection:
studium config status

Usage

Interactive Navigation

The easiest way to explore your courses:

studium browse

(Use arrows or hjkl to navigate, q or Esc to exit)

Main Commands

Command Description
studium courses List all active courses.
studium assignments List upcoming assignments with due dates.
studium announcements Show recent announcements across all courses.
studium modules <ID> List modules and items for a specific course.
studium download <ID> Download a file by its Canvas ID.
studium sync Sync data and send desktop notifications.
studium browser Open courses or assignments in your default web browser.
studium update Check for and install the latest version.

Extensions

Status Bars (Sketchybar, Polybar, Waybar)

The CLI can output formatted strings for status bars using studium assignments --format sketchybar.

Sketchybar (macOS)

Integration scripts are available in the contrib/sketchybar/ directory.

Linux Bars

Add a custom module that executes studium assignments --format sketchybar (outputs e.g., 󰑫 3).

Development

# Run locally
uv run studium <command>

# Run tests
uv run pytest

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