refactor(lib)!: create and expose a single Template object for users to interact with

benches/process.rs

@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 use criterion::{Criterion, criterion_group, criterion_main};
 use std::hint::black_box;
-use string_pipeline::process;
+use string_pipeline::Template;
 
 fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     c.bench_function("process_simple", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            process(
-                black_box("/home/user/.cargo/bin"),
-                // output: "bin"
-                black_box("{split:/:-1}"),
-            )
-            .unwrap()
+            Template::parse(black_box("{split:/:-1}"))
+                .unwrap()
+                .format(black_box("/home/user/.cargo/bin"))
+                .unwrap()
         })
     });
 
     c.bench_function("process_complex", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            process(
-                black_box(" 18,   4.92, Unknown"),
-                // output: "NUM: 18 - NUM: 4.92"
-                black_box("{split:,:0..2|trim|prepend:num\\: |join: - |upper}"),
-            )
+            Template::parse(black_box(
+                "{split:,:0..2|trim|prepend:num\\: |join: - |upper}",
+            ))
+            .unwrap()
+            .format(black_box("18,   4.92, Unknown"))
             .unwrap()
         })
     });

src/lib.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,70 @@
 //! # string_pipeline
 //!
 //! A flexible, template-driven string transformation pipeline for Rust.
+//!
+//! This library provides a way to define a sequence of string operations using a concise template syntax,
+//! allowing for dynamic string manipulation based on user-defined templates.
+//!
+//! # Quick start
+//! ```rust
+//! use string_pipeline::Template;
+//!
+//! // Define a template with operations
+//! let template = Template::parse("{split:,:0..2|join: and }").unwrap();
+//!
+//! // Format a string using the template
+//! let result = template.format("a,b,c,d").unwrap();
+//!
+//! assert_eq!(result, "a and b");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! A more in-depth view of the template syntax can be found in the [Template::parse](Template::parse) method documentation.
+//!
+//! # More examples
+//! Get the second item in a comma-separated list:
+//! ```rust
+//! use string_pipeline::Template;
+//!
+//! let template = Template::parse("{split:,:1}").unwrap();
+//!
+//! let result = template.format("a,b,c").unwrap();
+//!
+//! assert_eq!(result, "b");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Replace all spaces with underscores and uppercase:
+//! ```rust
+//! use string_pipeline::Template;
+//!
+//! let template = Template::parse("{replace:s/ /_/g|upper}").unwrap();
+//!
+//! let result = template.format("foo bar baz").unwrap();
+//!
+//! assert_eq!(result, "FOO_BAR_BAZ");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Trim, split and append a suffix to each resulting item:
+//! ```rust
+//! use string_pipeline::Template;
+//!
+//! let template = Template::parse("{split:,:..|trim|append:!}").unwrap();
+//!
+//! let result = template.format(" a, b,c , d , e ").unwrap();
+//!
+//! assert_eq!(result, "a!,b!,c!,d!,e!");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Strip ANSI escape codes:
+//! ```rust
+//! use string_pipeline::Template;
+//!
+//! let template = Template::parse("{strip_ansi}").unwrap();
+//!
+//! let result = template.format("\x1b[31mHello\x1b[0m").unwrap();
+//!
+//! assert_eq!(result, "Hello");
+//! ```
 
 mod pipeline;
 
-pub use pipeline::apply_ops;
-pub use pipeline::parse_template;
-pub use pipeline::process;
-pub use pipeline::{RangeSpec, StringOp, Value};
+pub use pipeline::Template;

src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::io::{self, Read};
-use string_pipeline::process;
+use string_pipeline::Template;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 struct Cli {
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ fn main() {
         },
     };
 
-    match process(&input, &cli.template) {
+    let template = Template::parse(&cli.template).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error parsing template: {}", e);
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    });
+
+    match template.format(&input) {
         Ok(result) => println!("{}", result),
         Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
+            eprintln!("Error formatting input: {}", e);
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
     }

src/pipeline/mod.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ use regex::Regex;
 mod parser;
 use strip_ansi_escapes::strip;
 
+pub use crate::pipeline::template::Template;
+mod template;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum Value {
+enum Value {
     Str(String),
     List(Vec<String>),
 }
@@ -55,10 +58,6 @@ pub enum RangeSpec {
     Range(Option<isize>, Option<isize>, bool), // (start, end, inclusive)
 }
 
-pub fn parse_template(template: &str) -> Result<(Vec<StringOp>, bool), String> {
-    parser::parse_template(template)
-}
-
 fn resolve_index(idx: isize, len: usize) -> usize {
     if len == 0 {
         return 0;
@@ -380,21 +379,20 @@ pub fn apply_ops(input: &str, ops: &[StringOp], debug: bool) -> Result<String, S
     })
 }
 
-pub fn process(input: &str, template: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let (ops, debug) = parse_template(template)?;
-    apply_ops(input, &ops, debug)
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::*;
+    use super::Template;
+
+    fn process(input: &str, template: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+        let tmpl = Template::parse(template)?;
+        tmpl.format(input)
+    }
 
     // Single Operation Tests - Organized by Operation Type
     mod single_operations {
-        use super::*;
 
         mod positive_tests {
-            use super::*;
+            use super::super::process;
 
             // Split operation tests
             #[test]
@@ -979,7 +977,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         mod negative_tests {
-            use super::*;
+            use super::super::process;
 
             // Split operation negative tests
             #[test]
@@ -1111,11 +1109,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     // Two-Step Pipeline Tests
     mod two_step_pipelines {
-        use super::*;
-
         mod positive_tests {
-            use super::*;
-
+            use super::super::process;
             // Split + Join combinations
             #[test]
             fn test_split_join_different_separators() {
@@ -1379,7 +1374,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         mod negative_tests {
-            use super::*;
+            use super::super::process;
 
             // Invalid pipeline combinations
             #[test]
@@ -1430,10 +1425,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     // Multi-Step Pipeline Tests
     mod multi_step_pipelines {
-        use super::*;
-
         mod positive_tests {
-            use super::*;
+            use super::super::process;
 
             // Split + Transform + Join patterns
             #[test]
@@ -2135,7 +2128,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         mod negative_tests {
-            use super::*;
+            use super::super::process;
 
             // Invalid three-step combinations
             #[test]