# 📋 ClipStack
> **The ultimate cross-platform clipboard manager for developers** 🚀
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**ClipStack** is a powerful, terminal-first clipboard manager that helps developers never lose their copied content again. Built with Python and designed for productivity, it provides instant access to your clipboard history with lightning-fast search and seamless cross-platform support.
## ✨ Features
- 🔄 **Real-time clipboard tracking** - Never lose copied content
- 🚀 **Lightning-fast fuzzy search** - Find anything in your history instantly
- 💾 **Smart storage** - JSON-based storage with duplicate prevention
- 🎨 **Beautiful terminal UI** - Rich, colorful output with timestamps
- 🔧 **Developer-friendly** - Simple CLI with intuitive commands
- 🌍 **Cross-platform** - Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows
- 📱 **TUI mode** - Interactive terminal interface for power users
- 📤 **Import/Export** - Backup and restore your clipboard history
- 🧪 **Fully tested** - Comprehensive test coverage with pytest
## 🎯 Why ClipStack?
- **Fast**: Built with performance in mind using optimized search algorithms
- **Reliable**: Robust error handling and data persistence
- **Extensible**: Modular architecture for easy customization
- **Beautiful**: Rich terminal output that makes your terminal look professional
- **Cross-platform**: Works seamlessly across all major operating systems
## 🚀 Quick Start
### Installation
```bash
# Install from PyPI (recommended)
pip install clipstack
# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/clipstack.git
cd clipstack
pip install -e .
```
### Basic Usage
```bash
# Save current clipboard content
clipstack add
# View your clipboard history
clipstack list
# Search for specific content
clipstack search "python code"
# Restore the last copied item
clipstack pop
# Restore a specific item by index
clipstack restore 5
# Clear your history
clipstack clear
```
## 📖 Full Command Reference
| Command | Description | Example |
|---------|-------------|---------|
| `add` | Save current clipboard content | `clipstack add` |
| `list` | Display clipboard history | `clipstack list` |
| `peek` | Show last copied item | `clipstack peek` |
| `pop` | Restore last item to clipboard | `clipstack pop` |
| `restore <index>` | Restore specific item | `clipstack restore 3` |
| `search <query>` | Fuzzy search history | `clipstack search "api key"` |
| `clear` | Clear entire history | `clipstack clear` |
| `export <file>` | Export to JSON/CSV | `clipstack export backup.json` |
| `import <file>` | Import from JSON/CSV | `clipstack import backup.json` |
| `tui` | Interactive terminal UI | `clipstack tui` |
## 🎨 Screenshots
### Main Interface
```
📋 ClipStack - Your Clipboard History
┌─ Index ── Timestamp ──────────────── Preview ──────────────────────────────┐
│ 0 │ 2024-01-15 14:30:22 │ import requests; response = requests.get(url) │
│ 1 │ 2024-01-15 14:25:15 │ https://api.github.com/users/username │
│ 2 │ 2024-01-15 14:20:08 │ git commit -m "feat: add new feature" │
│ 3 │ 2024-01-15 14:15:42 │ docker run -it ubuntu:latest │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Search Results
```
🔍 Search Results for "python"
┌─ Index ── Timestamp ──────────────── Preview ──────────────────────────────┐
│ 0 │ 2024-01-15 14:30:22 │ import requests; response = requests.get(url) │
│ 5 │ 2024-01-15 13:45:10 │ def hello_world(): print("Hello, Python!") │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## 🛠️ Configuration
ClipStack stores its configuration and history in:
- **History**: `~/.clipstack.json`
- **Config**: `~/.clipstack/config.toml`
### Customization Options
```toml
# ~/.clipstack/config.toml
[storage]
max_history = 200
storage_type = "json" # or "sqlite" (future)
[display]
max_preview_length = 80
show_timestamps = true
color_scheme = "auto"
[clipboard]
auto_track = true
track_interval = 1.0
```
## 🧪 Development
### Setting up the development environment
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/clipstack.git
cd clipstack
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
# Install in development mode
pip install -e .
# Run tests
pytest
# Run linting
black .
flake8 .
```
### Project Structure
```
clipstack/
├── clipstack/ # Main package
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── cli.py # CLI interface
│ ├── clipboard.py # Clipboard operations
│ ├── storage.py # Data persistence
│ ├── search.py # Search functionality
│ └── tui.py # Terminal UI
├── tests/ # Test suite
├── docs/ # Documentation
├── requirements.txt # Production dependencies
├── requirements-dev.txt # Development dependencies
├── setup.py # Package configuration
├── pyproject.toml # Modern Python packaging
└── README.md # This file
```
## 🤝 Contributing
We love contributions! Here's how you can help:
1. **Fork** the repository
2. **Create** a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. **Commit** your changes (`git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature'`)
4. **Push** to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. **Open** a Pull Request
### Development Guidelines
- Follow [PEP 8](https://pep8.org/) style guidelines
- Write tests for new functionality
- Update documentation as needed
- Use conventional commit messages
### Areas for Contribution
- 🚀 Performance improvements
- 🎨 UI/UX enhancements
- 🔧 Additional storage backends
- 📱 Mobile/desktop integrations
- 🌍 Internationalization
- 📊 Analytics and insights
## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## 🙏 Acknowledgments
- [Typer](https://typer.tiangolo.com/) - Modern CLI framework
- [Rich](https://rich.readthedocs.io/) - Beautiful terminal output
- [pyperclip](https://pypi.org/project/pyperclip/) - Cross-platform clipboard
- [rapidfuzz](https://github.com/maxbachmann/rapidfuzz) - Fast fuzzy search
- [Textual](https://textual.textualize.io/) - Terminal UI framework
## 📊 Project Status
- ✅ **Core functionality** - Complete
- ✅ **Cross-platform support** - Complete
- ✅ **Testing** - Complete
- ✅ **Documentation** - Complete
- 🔄 **Performance optimization** - Ongoing
- 🔄 **Additional features** - In development
## 🌟 Star History
[](https://star-history.com/#yourusername/clipstack&Date)
---
**Made with ❤️ by the ClipStack community**
If you find this project useful, please consider giving it a ⭐️ star on GitHub!
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"description": "# \ud83d\udccb ClipStack\n\n> **The ultimate cross-platform clipboard manager for developers** \ud83d\ude80\n\n[](https://badge.fury.io/py/clipstack)\n[](https://www.python.org/downloads/)\n[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)\n[](https://github.com/psf/black)\n[](https://docs.pytest.org/)\n\n**ClipStack** is a powerful, terminal-first clipboard manager that helps developers never lose their copied content again. 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