sellorm / monotony

Generate and store monotonically increasing integers, like build numbers.

Monotony

Generate and store monotonically increasing integers.

Sometimes you need a number that increases, like for instance a build number. However, if you're outside of a build system, you might not have easy access a number like that.

Monotony will allow you to create and recall an arbitrary amount of numbers, storing the current number as it goes.

Monotony requires Python3.

Usage

Create a new number and retrieve the first number in the sequence:

./monotony -n my_awwesome_number

1

Repeatedly running the same command will display the next number in the sequence each time.

./monotony -n my_awwesome_number

2

./monotony -n my_awwesome_number

3

You can create as many of these sequences as you like:

./monotony -n another_number ; ./monotony -n another_number

1
2

Since the current number is recorded in a config file (~/.monotony.ini), you can come back weeks later and continue the sequence exactly where you left off.

To reset a number, use -r:

./monotony -r my_awesome_number

This removes the number from monotony completely.

To see a list of currently tracked numbers:

./monotony -l

another_number : 2
example : 1

License

Monotony is released under an MIT license. See LICENSE.md for more information.