tuemensa

tuemensa is a simple command-line tool designed to retrieve the current meal plan for the canteens at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. The meal data is sourced from Studierendenwerk Tübingen - Hohenheim.

Installation

To install the tool directly from crates.io, use the command:

cargo install tuemensa

Alternatively, you can clone this repository and run the following command from the project root to build it:

cargo build -r

Usage

Available options:

• -m, --morgenstelle Display the meal plan for Mensa Morgenstelle
• -w, --wilhemstrasse Display the meal plan for Mensa Wilhelmstraße
• -p, --prinzkarl Display the meal plan for Mensa Prinz Karl
• --plaintext Output the meal plan in plain text format
• -o, --oneline Use very short format (oneline)
• -d, --days <DAYS> Specify the number of days ahead to display (valid inputs 0-7) [default: 0]
• -v, --vegetarian Display only the vegetarian menu options
• -h, --help Print help information
• -V, --version Print version information

Examples

To display the current meal plan for both Mensa Morgenstelle and Wilhelmstraße:

tuemensa -w -m

Example screenshot:

To view the meal plan for the following day:

tuemensa -w -d 1

For a compact view, which is useful for integration into desktop widgets, you can use the oneline option:

tuemensa -w -o

Example screenshot:

For KDE users, this functionality can be achieved with the Plasma 5 Applet Command Output.