Shapeshifter

Description

Shapeshifter is a command-line tool written in Rust that allows you to quickly switch between saved directory paths, making navigation in the terminal more efficient.

Demo

shapeshifter.mp4

Features

• Quick Navigation: Save directory paths as markers and switch between them with a single command.
• Simple CLI Interface: Easy-to-use commands for managing and navigating between saved paths.

Table of Contents

• Prerequesites
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

Prerequesites

Before installing Shapeshifter, ensure you have the following dependencies installed on your system:

• Rust
• fzf
• find command (typically available on Unix-like systems)

Installing rust

• install Rust from rustup.rs

Installing fzf and find

On Linux:

Debian based distros:

sudo apt-get install fzf findutils

Arch:

yay -S fzf findutils

On macOS (using Homebrew):

brew install fzf findutils

Installation

To use Shapeshifter, you'll need Rust installed on your system. If you haven't already, you can install Rust from rustup.rs.

1. Clone the repository:

git clone git@github.com:Marlon-Sbardelatti/shapeshifter.git
cd shapeshifter

2. Build the project using Cargo (Rust's package manager):

cargo build --release

3. Copy the Shapeshifter executable to /usr/local/bin:

sudo cp target/release/shapeshifter /usr/local/bin

4. Copy the funcition to your .bashrc:

• OBS: We won't directly use the shapeshifter command; instead, we'll create a bash function that acts as an alias, and this function will call our Rust binary. That's why we need this function

shs(){
    if [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
        output=$(shapeshifter $1)

    read -ra words <<< "$output"
    last_word="${words[-1]}"

    if [[ $last_word != "99" ]]; then
        cd "$output"
    else 
        echo "$output"
    fi


else
    if [ "$1" = "l" ]; then
        shapeshifter l
    elif [[ "$1" = "r" ]]; then
        shapeshifter r 
    elif [[ "$1" = "c" ]]; then
        shapeshifter c 
    elif [[ "$1" = "s" ]]; then
        shapeshifter s 
    elif [[ "$1" = "h" ]]; then
        shapeshifter h 
    else
        cd $(shapeshifter change)
    fi
    fi

}

5. Source .bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

Usage

To use Shapeshifter, you can use the following commands:

Commands

Command	Description
shs	Display all saved paths using fzf for selection. Change to selected directory.
shs "number"	Change to the directory corresponding to the number provided.
shs list or shs l	List all saved paths.
shs save or shs s	Save the current directory path.
shs remove or shs r	Remove a saved path by selecting its number.
shs clear or shs c	Delete all saved paths.
shs help or shs h	Display help for all commands.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/awesome-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some awesome feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/awesome-feature).
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

Feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback.

• Email: hetzwga@gmail.com
• GitHub: Marlon-Sbardelatti