🌀 blue-options

🌀 blue_options implements an options argument for Bash.

here is an example use of an options in the vancouver-watching 🌈 ingest command:

 > vanwatch help
vanwatch ingest \
	area=<vancouver>,~batch,count=<-1>,dryrun,gif,model=<model-id>,~process,publish,~upload \
	-|<object-name> \
	[<args>]
 . ingest <area> -> <object-name>.

this command takes in an options, an object, and args. an options is a string representation of a dictionary, such as,

area=<vancouver>,~batch,count=<-1>,dryrun,gif,model=<model-id>,~process,publish,~upload

which is equivalent, in json notation, to,

{
    "area": "vancouver",
    "batch": false,
    "count": -1,
    "dryrun": true,
    "gif": true,
    "model": "<model-id>",
    "process": false,
    "publish": true,
    "upload": false,
}

for more refer to 🔻 giza.

installation

pip install blue_options

add this line to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc,

source $(python -m blue_options locate)/.bash/blue_options.sh

usage

let your function receive an options argument, then parse it with abcli_options and abcli_options_int.

function func() {
    local options=$1

    local var=$(abcli_options "$options" var default)
    local key=$(abcli_options_int "$options" key 0)

    [[ "$key" == 1 ]] &&
        echo "var=$var"
}

example 1

from reddit

How can I automate these tree commands I frequently need to type out? I would like to run:

git add .
git commit -m "Initial "commit"
git push

I got bored of typing them out each time. Can I make an alias or something like "gc" (for git commit). The commit message is always the same "Initial commit".

first, install blue-options. this will also install blueness.

pip install blue_options

then, copy example1.sh to your machine and add this line to the end of your bash_profile,

source <path/to/example1.sh>

now, you have access to the @git super command. here is how it works.

1. @git help shows usage instructions (see below).
2. @git commit runs the three commands. you can customize the message by running @git commit <message>. you can also avoid the push by running @git commit <message> ~push.
3. for any <task> other than commit, @git <task> <args> runs git <task> <args>.

 > @git help
 @git commit [<message>] \
	~push
 . git commit with <message> and push.
@git <command>
 . git <command>.

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