zuniq ✨

uniq Implementation in TypeScript 👾

A powerful, TypeScript-based reimplementation of the UNIX uniq command-line tool.

Inspired by John Crickett's Coding Challenges, this project is a perfect weekend hackathon for sharpening your TypeScript powers. 🧠💻

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📜 What Is uniq?

The uniq utility reads the specified input_file comparing adjacent lines, and writes a copy of each unique input line to the output_file. If input_file is a single dash (‘-’) or absent, the standard input is read. If output_file is absent, standard output is used for output. The second and succeeding copies of identical adjacent input lines are not written. Repeated lines in the input will not be detected if they are not adjacent, so it may be necessary to sort the files first.

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🚀 Features

• TypeScript-Powered: Robust, typed, and clean code for reliability.
• Lightweight: Just what you need, no unnecessary fluff. 🪶
• CLI-Friendly: Works seamlessly in your terminal. 🖥️

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⚡️ Quick Start

1️⃣ Build 🛠️

Compile the code with a single command:

npm run build

2️⃣ Test 🧪

Run the tests to ensure everything is functioning perfectly:

npm run test

3️⃣ Run 'zuniq'

Build and run the package.

npm run build
node dist/index.js test_data/test.txt -c

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🙌🏽 Shoutout

Special thanks to John Crickett's Coding Challenges for the inspiration behind this tool. 👏

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Let’s make the UNIX world a little more TypeScript-y! ⚡