sudotype ⚡

An interactive, high-performance terminal-based typing trainer designed to help developers and systems administrators master terminal commands, syntax, options, and shell scripts. It's a hacker-themed typing coach (similar to Monkeytype but built natively for CLI workflows).

🚀 Key Features

• Zero-Latency Captured Input: Runs in low-level terminal Raw Mode (process.stdin.setRawMode) capturing keypresses with instant response time and no input lag.
• Premium Retro CLI Aesthetics: Built using clean, custom ANSI escape sequences for full coloring (Green for success, White on Red for typos, Dim Grey for untyped chars).
• Real-time Live Telemetry HUD: Displays Net WPM, Raw WPM, Accuracy (%), and a dynamically refreshing elapsed time counter.
• Inline Shell Comment Hints: Visually aligns UNIX-style shell comments on the right side (# Hint) explaining exactly what each target command does.
• Dynamic Progress Bar: Renders a clean progress bar showing graphical completion using unicode block chars (████████▒▒▒).
• Instant Hot-run Dev Setup: Integrated with tsx to run TypeScript files instantly without waiting for compile runs during iteration.

🛠️ Tech Stack & Architecture

• Language: Strictly Typed TypeScript (configured for clean ESM imports & isolatedModules / verbatimModuleSyntax).
• Runtime: Node.js (v18+) or Bun.
• Package Manager: pnpm.
• Renderer: Pure ANSI screen buffer drawer (no heavy external component packages or visual stutters).

⚙️ Quick Start Guide

1. Installation via Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

Install sudotype natively on your system using Homebrew by tapping the official tap:

brew tap aegis-dev/tap
brew install sudotype

To build and install the latest master development branch directly from source:

brew install --HEAD aegis-dev/tap/sudotype

2. Global Installation (via npm / pnpm)

Install it globally using your preferred Node.js package manager:

# Using pnpm
pnpm add -g sudotype

# Using npm
npm install -g sudotype

To run it on-the-fly without a global installation:

npx sudotype

3. CLI Arguments & Options

sudotype supports standard Unix query flags. These run safely and exit with status code 0 without invoking raw terminal events or TUI drawing:

# Display the current version
sudotype --version   # or -v

# Display the usage and help menu
sudotype --help      # or -h

4. Local Development & Contributing

If you want to contribute or build/test it locally:

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

   git clone https://github.com/AegisX-dev/sudotype.git
   cd sudotype
   pnpm install

2. Run the hot-reloading development runner:

   pnpm run dev

3. Compile the production bundle:

   pnpm run build

4. Install your local modified package globally for testing:

   pnpm add -g .

🎮 Interactive Controls

• Ctrl+C: Safely quits the trainer and restores your native terminal settings (reveals system cursor).
• Ctrl+R: Resets your typing state instantly and loads the next random terminal command.
• Backspace: Allows editing and correcting typos instantly.