iPipeTo - An interactive cli workflow

ipt (pronounced iPipeTo) introduces the missing cli interactive workflow. It takes any kind of list as an input and uses that list to build an interactive interface to let you select an element from it.

A record of this talk is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EeuvAFSq9Ho

Find more: https://github.com/ruyadorno/ipt

Presented 13 July 2016 at the js-montreal meetup

Transcript

1. iPipeTo
   An interactive cli workflow
   https://github.com/ruyadorno/ipt
   

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2. Ruy Adorno
   @ruyadorno
   http://ruyadorno.com
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3. The Command-line interface
   • Command-line interfaces are often preferred by
   more advanced computer users, as they often
   provide a more concise and powerful means to
   control a program or operating system.
   • Programs with command-line interfaces are
   generally easier to automate via scripting.
   
   

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4. The Command-line interface
   • Lack/loss of context awareness
   
   

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5. Inquirer.js
   • A collection of common
   interactive command line
   user interfaces
   

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7. Initial
   implementations
   

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8. grunt-menu
   

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9. git-bc
   

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10. ntl
    

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11. • All very specific
    • Not really modular or reusable
    
    

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12. Unix Pipes
    Commands can be composed together using
    Unix standard output and input
    

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13. Introducing: iPipeTo
    • Takes a list of items from the standard input
    • Builds an interactive menu using Inquirer.js
    • Allows for user to manually filter items
    • Outputs selected item(s) to the standard output
    

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14. Go get it
    Install it using npm:
    

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15. Demo time
    

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16. Using pipes to send selected
    value to next command
    

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17. Using the multiple choices option
    

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18. Using file as input data
    

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19. Using the copy to clipboard feature
    

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20. One more thing...
    

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21. Workflow Gallery
    A showcase of great ideas for aliases/functions
    

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23. That's it!
    Thank you very much,

    for more info visit:
    https://github.com/
    ruyadorno/ipt
    http://ruyadorno.com
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