xmonkey-lidy

xmonkey-lidy is a command-line and Python library tool for identifying open-source licenses in text files using Sørensen-Dice proximity matching and pattern-based matching. It supports SPDX license detection with debug options to help investigate how matches were made.

Features

• Identify open-source licenses in files using Sørensen-Dice similarity or pattern matching.
• Validate files against specific SPDX licenses.
• Download and update the SPDX license data.
• Generate detailed debug information showing matched and excluded patterns.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip3 (Python package installer)

Installing with pip3

You can install the tool directly using pip3:

pip3 install xmonkey-lidy

Once installed, the xmonkey-lidy command-line tool will be available globally.

Alternatively, if you're using a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip3 install xmonkey-lidy

Installing from Source

1. Clone the repository or download the package:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/xmonkey-lidy.git
   cd xmonkey-lidy

2. Install the package:

   pip3 install .

Usage (CLI)

The following are the commands available in xmonkey-lidy:

1. Download or Update SPDX License Data

xmonkey-lidy update --data-dir <path_to_store_data> --publisher <publisher_name>

Example:

xmonkey-lidy update --data-dir ./data --publisher "MyCustomPublisher"

2. Identify License

xmonkey-lidy identify <path_to_file>

Example:

xmonkey-lidy identify ./path/to/LICENSE.txt

3. Validate License

xmonkey-lidy validate <path_to_file> <SPDX_license>

Example:

xmonkey-lidy validate ./path/to/LICENSE.txt Apache-2.0

4. Produce SPDX License Text

xmonkey-lidy produce <SPDX_license>

Example:

xmonkey-lidy produce MIT

Usage in Other Libraries (Dependency)

You can use xmonkey-lidy as a dependency in other Python projects by including it in your requirements.txt or setup.py file.

1. Using xmonkey-lidy in requirements.txt

Add the following line to your requirements.txt file:

xmonkey-lidy

Then, install the dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

2. Using xmonkey-lidy in setup.py

In your setup.py, you can add xmonkey-lidy as a dependency:

from setuptools import setup, find_packages

setup(
    name='your_project_name',
    version='1.0',
    packages=find_packages(),
    install_requires=[
        'xmonkey-lidy'
    ],
)

3. Importing xmonkey-lidy in Your Code

Once installed, you can use xmonkey-lidy programmatically by importing the necessary classes in your Python project. For example:

from xmonkey_lidy.matcher import LicenseMatcher

# Initialize the LicenseMatcher
matcher = LicenseMatcher()

# Identify the license of a file
result = matcher.identify_license('./path/to/LICENSE.txt')

# Print the result
print(result)

In this example, you can interact with the LicenseMatcher class directly and perform license identification, validation, and more within your own code.

Example of License Validation

from xmonkey_lidy.matcher import LicenseMatcher

# Initialize the LicenseMatcher
matcher = LicenseMatcher()

# Validate a file against a specific SPDX license
validation_result = matcher.validate_patterns('./path/to/LICENSE.txt', 'Apache-2.0')

# Print validation result
print(validation_result)

By importing and using xmonkey-lidy, you can integrate license identification and validation capabilities directly into your Python projects.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.