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
2. Ruy Adorno @ruyadorno http://ruyadorno.com ! "
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.
4. The Command-line interface • Lack/loss of context awareness
5. Inquirer.js • A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces
7. Initial implementations
8. grunt-menu
9. git-bc
10. ntl
11. • All very specific • Not really modular or reusable
12. Unix Pipes Commands can be composed together using Unix standard output and input
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
14. Go get it Install it using npm:
15. Demo time
16. Using pipes to send selected value to next command
17. Using the multiple choices option
18. Using file as input data
19. Using the copy to clipboard feature
20. One more thing...
21. Workflow Gallery A showcase of great ideas for aliases/functions
23. That's it! Thank you very much,
 for more info visit: https://github.com/ ruyadorno/ipt http://ruyadorno.com ! "