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CLI tool to generate code from ChatGPT that pretty-prints the output by language

Installation

cargo install a-gpt

# or to enable clipboard functionality:
# cargo install a-gpt --features clipboard

export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-WEz... # from https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys

For local development:

make release
sudo make install

If the clipboard feature is enabled and you are running Ubuntu/Debian, you may need to install the following packages:

sudo apt install xorg-dev libxcb-composite0-dev xclip

Usage

You will need an OpenAI API key, and to set the environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY.

Invoke the a command followed by a prompt. If the first word in the prompt is a programming language or file-format the pretty-printer recognizes, it will syntax highlight the output.

a python script that fetches a url
a rust program that showcases its various features
a yaml manifest describing a kubernetes deployment

Invoking the command with no arguments will read from stdin, accepting input interactively or from a pipe. You can choose to include or not include the word "a" at the beginning your input string.

echo "python script that fetches a url" | a
echo "a python script that fetches a url" | a

If installed with the clipboard feature enabled, the output will be copied to the clipboard.