html_view_cli

Crates.iohtml_view_cli
lib.rshtml_view_cli
version0.1.0
created_at2025-12-17 19:57:25.256017+00
updated_at2025-12-17 19:57:25.256017+00
descriptionA command-line interface for rendering HTML content using the HTMLView library.
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repositoryhttps://github.com/jmg049/HTMLView
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Jack Geraghty (jmg049)

documentation

https://github.com/jmg049/HTMLView

README

html_view_cli

Command-line interface for the html_view HTML viewer.

Installation

Install both the viewer app and the CLI tool:

# From the workspace root
cargo install --path html_view_app
cargo install --path html_view_cli

Both will be installed to ~/.cargo/bin/ (ensure this is in your PATH).

Usage

html_view_cli [SUBCOMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Subcommands

html - Display inline HTML

html_view_cli html "<h1>Hello, World!</h1>"
html_view_cli html "<h1>Title</h1><p>Content</p>" --width 800 --height 600

file - Display a local HTML file

html_view_cli file index.html
html_view_cli file ./build/index.html --title "My App"

dir - Display an HTML application directory

html_view_cli dir ./dist
html_view_cli dir ./build --entry main.html

The --entry option specifies which HTML file to load (defaults to index.html).

url - Display a remote URL

html_view_cli url https://example.com
html_view_cli url https://docs.rs/html_view --width 1200

Global Options

All subcommands support these options:

  • --width <pixels> - Set window width (default: 1024)
  • --height <pixels> - Set window height (default: 768)
  • --title <string> - Set window title
  • --devtools - Enable developer tools for debugging
  • --timeout <seconds> - Auto-close window after N seconds

Examples

Quick HTML preview:

html_view_cli html "<h1>Quick Test</h1>"

View documentation:

cargo doc --no-deps
html_view_cli file target/doc/my_crate/index.html

Preview a static site:

# Build your static site
npm run build

# View it
html_view_cli dir ./dist

Debug a web page:

html_view_cli file debug.html --devtools

Temporary notification:

html_view_cli html "<h1>Build Complete!</h1>" \
  --timeout 5 \
  --width 400 \
  --height 200

Custom window:

html_view_cli html "<h1>Custom</h1>" \
  --width 800 \
  --height 600 \
  --title "My Custom Window"

Pipe HTML from another command:

cat template.html | html_view_cli html "$(cat -)"

View with styling:

html_view_cli html '
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    body { font-family: Arial; padding: 40px; }
    h1 { color: #4A90E2; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Styled Content</h1>
  <p>This is a styled HTML page.</p>
</body>
</html>
'

Tips

  1. Environment Files: Save commonly used HTML snippets and load them:

    html_view_cli html "$(cat my-template.html)"

  2. Integration with Build Tools: Add to your build scripts:

    # In package.json or Makefile
cargo build && html_view_cli html "<h1>Build Success!</h1>" --timeout 3

  3. Data Visualization: Generate HTML reports and view them:

    ./my-analyzer --format html > report.html
html_view_cli file report.html

  4. Testing: Quickly test HTML without opening a browser:

    html_view_cli html "<button onclick='alert(\"test\")'>Click</button>" --devtools

Requirements

The html_view_app binary must be installed and available. The CLI will look for it in:

  1. ~/.cargo/bin/html_view_app (preferred location)
  2. HTML_VIEW_APP_PATH environment variable
  3. Same directory as html_view_cli
  4. Development target directories

If you get a "binary not found" error, ensure html_view_app is installed:

cargo install --path html_view_app

Platform Support

  • Linux: Requires WebKitGTK (libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev)
  • macOS: Uses system WKWebView (no additional dependencies)
  • Windows: Uses WebView2 (included in Windows 11)

License

MIT OR Apache-2.0

Commit count: 0

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