Code Like a Cowboy

Simple NPM package to create code snippets in different languages

⚠️ This package is in very early development! DO NOT USE

Current support

• .go: GoLang
• .js|ts: JavaScript/TypeScript (NodeJS)
• .php: PHP
• .py: Python
• .rb: Ruby
• .rs: Rust
• .sh: Bash

Sample fiddles

┌──(root㉿cowboy)-[~/cowboy]
└─# cowboy fiddle.all
GoLang (go1.18.2): Hello World!
Node (v18.2.0): Hello World!
PHP (8.1.5): Hello World!
Python (v3.10.4): Hello World!
Ruby (3.0.3): Hello World!
Rust (v0.1.0): Hello World!
Bash (5.1.16(1)-release): Hello World!
Node (v18.2.0): Hello World!

Getting started

Launch docker environment

./restart.sh

How to link/unlink

Make the command global

Link

cd /path/to/this/repo
npm link

Unlink

npm unlink cowboy

Commands

• cowboy <command>: Run a command (or create)
• cowboy list: List all available commands
• cowboy open <command>: Open the command in code editor
• cowboy new <command>: Create a new command
• cowboy clone <public-repo-url>: Clone a public repository
• cowboy fiddle(.[all, *]): Sample fiddle based on language extension (optional)
• cowboy tinker(.[py,sh]): Tinker based on the language extension (optional)

Notes

Some rough notes while shaping the project

Roadmap

• Dockerize (partially implemented)
• Protect against potential vulnerabilities
• Add tests for core modules
• ...

Wishlist

• Git integration: Enable easy integration with open source git repos. For example) cowboy clone [email protected]:org/repo.git
• Cross-platform OS support, consider core overrides per OS
• Convert core/local packages to pull requests for main repo. For example) cowboy publish <command>
• Integration with https://github.com/charmbracelet/charm
• ...