code-snippet-manager README

It allows users to quickly retrieve and insert commonly used code snippets into their current projects, saving time and effort.

Problem we are solving

Sometimes situations arise when we have to reuse code in a different project, and would have been better if they were saved somewhere and can be accessed easily. This CLI tool aims to do exactly that.

Description and Usage

Usage:

my-snippets [command]

Installation

Download the my-snippets executable file and export the path in your PATH variable

From the directory the my-snippets is saved run the following cmd
```
pwd
```
Run the command export PATH=$PATH:/full/path/to/your/directory to add the directory to the PATH variable.
```
export PATH=$PATH:/full/path/to/your/directory
```
Verify that the directory has been added to the PATH variable by running
```
echo PATH
```

Usage

A CLI snippet manager that allows you to manage your code snippets from the command line

Usage:

my-snippets [flags]

my-snippets [command]

Available Commands:

add Add a new code snippet

completion Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell

get get existing code snippet

help Help about any command

list list all existing code snippet

rm Remove code snippet

Flags:

-h, --help help for my-snippets

Use my-snippets [command] --help for more information about a command.

Timeline

Initially we thought to build a VS code extension tool which if enabled can create code snippets very quickly. We used Javascript yo template to generate a VS code extension. Although we were able to obtain the text which is selected in VS code and set it into clipboard, we were unable to add it as a VS code snippet.

So we tried a Golang CLI approach by using BoltDB to store the snippets locally.