helper_scripts.

This repository is a record of personal notes and scripts that helps me being productive in my day to day job.

Tools/Plugins/Extensions that I work with:

• Homebrew as package manager.
  • Brew Packages
    • jq(CLI Json Parser)
    • watch(refreshes/re-executes the same commands. Say if you looking for creation of a new file in directory, change of logs etc.)
    • htop(process manager similar to top)
    • tree(shows the nested directory structures in CLI.)
    • z(helps navigate to most frequently used directories. So no more remembering and re-typing cd /abc/def/geh/dafuq)
    • fortune | cowsay | lolcat for some quotes of the day and some fun.
    • lf, git, neofetch, wine, winetricks, gcc, cmatrix, thefuck, fzf, coreutils, ncdu
    • Beautify git diffs with diff-so-fancy
      • Old value for core.pager (less -FMRiX). In case you need to revert.
• Xcode xcode-select --install
• Enable Maximize functionality for windows on Mac.
  • https://blog.macsales.com/44494-tech-101-mac-window-management-keyboard-shortcuts/
• Sublime Text 3.
  • Plugins
    • Local History.(Have lost my un-saved work a couple of times. Its really annoying.)
    • Pretty Json.
    • Various Themes(like Solarized Dark etc.)
    • How to use Macros in Sublime text?
• Iterm2 as the terminal.
• ZSH as the Shell.brew install zsh.
  • Oh-my-zsh for managing zsh configs. Github here.
  • powerlevel10k theme.https://gist.github.com/kevin-smets/8568070
  • Customize Powerlevel10k https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#extremely-customizable
  • Enable word jumps and word deletion, aka natural text selection
    • iterm-> preferences-> profiles -> keys -> Left Option key to Esc+( Option + F= next word, Option+B = Last word, Option + backspace = delete last word.)

    export ZSH="/Users/hsethi/.oh-my-zsh"
    ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
    source /usr/local/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
    source /usr/local/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
    

  • https://gist.github.com/dogrocker/1efb8fd9427779c827058f873b94df95
  • https://medium.com/@0n3z3r0n3/oh-my-zsh-configuration-guide-for-macos-terminal-3ee6003b09d5
  • https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions
  • Could try Fish shell too. Try using Tmux?
• Aliases for frequently used github commands.
• f.lux for brightness control and yellow light @ night.
• Divvy as the windows manager on Mac.
• Alfred as replacement for mac's Spotlight for local search of files and things.
• Evernote as the note taking app. Could also try notion.so.
• Google Docs for Work tracker and 1-1s.
• Database client can use?
  • DBeaver(currently using.)
  • Jetbrain's DataGrip.
• IDE
  • JetBrain's Goland(Go)
  • IntelliJ(Java)
    • Plugins
      • Presentation Assistant
      • saveActions(for auto-format and organize imports on save.)
      • String Manipulations - For Efficient converting of strings b/w various forms/cases.
      • Grep Console - Might help finding the needle in the haystack.
    • Fix Option-f|b|d keywords to work transparently in Jetbrains terminal as iterm.

    if [[ "$TERMINAL_EMULATOR" == "JetBrains-JediTerm" ]]; then
      bindkey "∫" backward-word # Option-b
      bindkey "ƒ" forward-word # Option-f
      bindkey "∂" delete-word # Option-d
    fi

    • Enable Auto-Import Intellij to fix un-ambiguious imports and organize on the fly.
• API Testing
  • REST
    • Postman
  • gRPC
    • grpcurl
    • grpcui
• stern
  • Colorful logs for k8s.
• k9s
  • A light weight frontend for K8s commands.
• vscode other projects.
  • Using IntelliJ Idea keybindings in Vscode. UUID-To-Binary

uuid-to-binary() {
for uuid in "$@";
do
        binary=$(echo "$uuid" | sed -e 's/-/ /g' | xxd -r -p | base64)
        echo "UUID is : $uuid, base64 binary encoded : $binary"
done
}

binary-to-uuid() {
for binaryuuid in "$@";
do
        uuid=$(echo "$binaryuuid" | base64 --decode | xxd -p | awk '{print substr($1,1,8) "-" substr($1,9,4) "-" substr($1,13,4) "-" substr($1,17,4) "-" substr($1,21) }' )
        echo "BINARY UUID is : $binaryuuid, Decoded UUID: $uuid"
done
}

How to setup development environment on a newer machine? Automated scripts?

• Preferences amongst different apps, like IDE key bindings, fonts, color preferences etc?