ntasp

Personal Dev Memory - Lightweight alternative to git stash with global snippet vault

What is ntasp?

ntasp is a CLI tool for developers who want to:

• Save code snippets without git
• Compare saved versions with current files
• Work across multiple projects
• Keep a personal code vault

Think of it as "git stash" but global and project-independent.

Features

• Save any file to a global vault
• List all saved snippets with timestamps
• Show full content of saved snippets
• Restore snippets to working directory
• Apply snippets to existing files (overwrite)
• Delete unwanted snippets
• Diff saved version vs current file (opens in IDE like Git changes)

Installation

npm install
npm link

Or run directly:

npx . <command>

Usage

Save a file

ntasp save app.js

List all snippets

ntasp list

Show snippet content

ntasp show 1

Restore snippet

ntasp restore 1
ntasp restore 1 app-backup.js

Apply snippet to existing file

ntasp apply 1
ntasp apply 1 app.js

Note: apply overwrites existing files, while restore creates new files.

Compare with current file

Opens diff view directly in IDE (like Git changes):

ntasp diff 1
ntasp diff 1 app.js

Supported IDEs (auto-detected):

• VS Code
• IntelliJ IDEA
• WebStorm
• Sublime Text

Force console output:

ntasp diff 1 --console

Note: By default, diff will try to open your IDE. If no IDE is detected, it will fallback to console output.

Delete snippet

ntasp delete 1

How it works

All snippets are stored in:

~/.ntasp-vault/
  index.json
  1.json
  2.json
  ...

Data Structure

index.json

{
  "lastId": 3,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "app.js",
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Snippet file (e.g., 1.json)

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "app.js",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "content": "console.log('hello');"
}

Why ntasp?

• No git required - Works anywhere
• Global - Access from any project
• IDE Integration - Diff view opens directly in your editor
• Simple - File-based, no database
• Fast - Instant save and restore
• Cross-platform - Mac, Linux, Windows

Roadmap

Current (v1.0)

• [x] save
• [x] list
• [x] show
• [x] restore
• [x] apply
• [x] delete
• [x] diff
• [x] IDE integration (VS Code, IntelliJ, WebStorm, Sublime)

Future (v1.1+)

• [ ] Full-text search
• [ ] Tag system
• [ ] Edit snippet
• [ ] Rename snippet
• [ ] Notes/descriptions
• [ ] Encryption mode
• [ ] Cloud sync
• [ ] Export/import
• [ ] Random string IDs
• [ ] Git branch awareness
• [ ] History/versions

Technical Stack

• Node.js
• chalk (colors)
• diff (comparison)

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14.0.0

License

MIT