CLI Course Manager

A simple command-line interface (CLI) tool for managing programming courses. Built with Node.js using Commander.js and Inquirer.js.

📦 Installation

You can install this package globally from npm:

npm install -g @hossam954074/cli_project

Or run it directly with npx:

npx @hossam954074/cli_project

🚀 Usage

Available Commands

The CLI provides the following commands to manage your course collection:

Add a Course

cli_project add
# or use the alias
cli_project a

This command will prompt you to enter:

• Programming language (default: JavaScript)
• Course title (default: js)
• Course price (default: 100)
• Course discount (default: 0)

List All Courses

cli_project list
# or use the alias
cli_project l

Displays all saved courses in a nice table format.

Delete a Course

cli_project delete
# or use the alias
cli_project d

Prompts you to enter the index of the course you want to delete.

Help

cli_project --help

Shows all available commands and their descriptions.

Version

cli_project --version

Shows the current version of the CLI tool.

📋 Example Workflow

# Add a new course
$ cli_project add
? What is your favorite programming language? Python
? What is course title? Advanced Python Programming
? What is course price? 150
? What is course discount? 10
Course was added

# List all courses
$ cli_project list
┌─────────┬──────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────┬────────────────────┐
│ (index) │ PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE │        COURSE_TITLE         │  COURSE_PRICE   │  COURSE_DISCOUNT   │
├─────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│    0    │       'Python'       │ 'Advanced Python Programming' │      '150'      │        '10'        │
└─────────┴──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────┴────────────────────┘

# Delete a course
$ cli_project delete
? Enter the index of the course to delete: 0
Course deleted successfully.

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14 or higher)
• npm

Dependencies

• commander - For building command-line interfaces
• inquirer - For interactive command-line prompts

Project Structure

cli_project/
├── index.js          # Main CLI entry point
├── inquirer.js       # Interactive prompts logic
├── manage_file.js    # File operations (save, list, delete)
├── data.json         # Course data storage
├── package.json      # Project configuration
└── README.md         # Documentation

Local Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Link the package locally:

   npm link

4. Now you can use cli_project command locally

📄 Data Storage

Course data is stored in a local data.json file in JSON format. Each course contains:

• PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE: The programming language
• COURSE_TITLE: The title of the course
• COURSE_PRICE: The price of the course
• COURSE_DISCOUNT: Any discount applied

🔄 Version History

• 1.0.1 - Current version with scoped package name
• 1.0.0 - Initial release

📝 License

ISC

👤 Author

@hossam954074

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📞 Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please create an issue on the repository.

Happy course managing! 🎓