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bin+lib snipt-cli

Command-line interface for the Snipt application

2 releases

new 0.1.1 May 8, 2025
0.1.0 May 8, 2025

#1716 in Development tools


Used in snipt

MIT license

295KB
6K SLoC

Snipt CLI

This crate provides the command-line interface for snipt, a text snippet expansion tool. It handles user commands for managing snippets, controlling the daemon, and launching the UI.

Features

  • Command-Line Interface: Parse and execute user commands for managing snippets
  • Interactive UI: Launch the TUI (Terminal User Interface) for snippet management
  • Daemon Control: Start, stop, and check the status of the snipt daemon
  • API Server Management: Control the HTTP API server for the Electron UI

CLI Commands

  • snipt: Launch the interactive TUI where you can manage all snippets and settings
  • snipt add: Add a new text snippet
  • snipt delete: Delete a text snippet
  • snipt update: Update an existing snippet
  • snipt new: Add a new snippet interactively
  • snipt start: Start the daemon and API server
  • snipt stop: Stop the snipt daemon
  • snipt status: Check daemon status
  • snipt list: Display all snippets in a TUI
  • snipt serve: Start just the API server
  • snipt port: Show the API server port
  • snipt api-status: Check API server health
  • snipt api-diagnose: Diagnose API server issues

Architecture

This crate integrates with other snipt components:

  • snipt-core: Core functionality for snippet management
  • snipt-daemon: Daemon process that listens for keyboard events
  • snipt-server: HTTP API server for the Electron UI
  • snipt-ui: Terminal user interface components

Development

Use cargo run to start the CLI in development mode. For usage examples, run cargo run -- --help.

Dependencies

~16–48MB
~782K SLoC