ess / kapow

Bash package management tool

Uh, what?

Kapow is a Bash library management tool. You might be asking yourself "WHY?"; I don't have an answer for you.

Installation

Run the installer script:

chmod +x installer && ./installer

You'll want to open it and change the $PREFIX variable in case you don't like things being installed into /usr/local.

Usage

If you've ever used a package manager (apt, yum, rubygems, etc., etc.), you know how to use kapow.

Installing a new library:

kapow install [name]

Removing a library:

kapow remove [name]

Updating a libary:

TODO:  ^ this

Searching for libraries:

kapow search [name or partial name]

Including the library in your script

require '[name]'

EXAMPLES!!!??1$TEXAS

Say we have a kapow lib called 'sweet' (This assumes you have run kapow install sweet). The contents of sweet are as such:

 sweet() {
   echo "SWEEEEET"
 }

Now, we want to use the 'sweet' lib inside our own script:

  #!/usr/bin/env bash
  
  require 'sweet'
  
  sweet # echoes "SWEEEEET"

What's even more ridiculous is that after you've installed kapow, you can require libraries directly from your terminal. No joke. Try it!

TODOS

• Write an update function
• Devise and enforce some kind of metadata in a kapow lib to pull things like creator, homepage, version, etc.
• Think of an actual use case.

Disclaimer

Good science, you had better know what you're doing! You take full responsibility for your actions.