chatsh: Your Terminal, Supercharged with Conversation! 🚀

Tired of context-switching between your terminal and chat apps? Wish your command line was a bit more... conversational?

chatsh is an innovative interactive shell that seamlessly blends powerful command-line operations with real-time chat, all within your familiar terminal environment!

Built with Go and powered by gRPC, chatsh aims to be your go-to interface for both productive work and engaging discussions.

🎬 See it in Action!

demo.mp4

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💾 Installation

The easiest way to install chatsh is using Homebrew (macOS or Linux):

brew install ponyo877/tap/chatsh

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✨ Why chatsh?

• Conversational CLI: Imagine an ls that understands context, or a vim-like interface not just for files, but for dedicated chat rooms!
• Real-time Chat Rooms: Jump into persistent chat rooms directly from your terminal. Discuss projects, share snippets, or just hang out.
• Familiar Shell Experience: Use common commands in a new, interactive way.
• gRPC Powered: Robust and efficient client-server communication.

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🌟 Key Features

• Interactive Shell: A dynamic prompt that's more than just a command executor.
• vim-like Chat Interface: Navigate and participate in chat rooms using a familiar modal UI (vim subcommand).
• Standard CLI Commands: Access essential commands like ls, cd, cat, mkdir, pwd, rm, mv, cp, echo, grep, tail, touch within the chatsh environment.

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/ponyo877/chatsh.git
   cd chatsh

2. Run the server: Run server yourself
   (Default: chatsh-app-1083612487436.asia-northeast1.run.app:443 in ~/.chatsh.yaml)

   go run server/main.go

3. In another terminal, run the client: Build CLI

   go build -o chatsh cli/main.go

   Run interractive mode

   ./chatsh

   Or, to jump directly into a chat room:

   ./chatsh cd /home # Go to home directory
   ./chatsh touch test # Create new chat room
   ./chatsh vim test # Login new chat room

Happy Chatting & Shelling!