cmdparse/app/README.md

cmdparse

A CLI tool that parses unstructured CLI command output into structured formats.

Features

• Auto-detect output format from CLI commands
• Support for multiple output formats: JSON, YAML, CSV, raw
• Extract specific fields using dot notation
• Custom configuration support
• Built-in patterns for common CLI outputs

Installation

pip install cmdparse

Usage

# Parse CLI output with auto-detection
cmdparse < input.txt

# Specify output format
cmdparse -o yaml < input.txt

# Extract specific fields
cmdparse -e field1 -e field2 < input.txt

# Use custom config
cmdparse -c custom.yaml < input.txt

Supported Formats

• Tabular output (with/without borders)
• Key-value pairs (colon or equals delimiter)
• Delimited text (CSV, TSV, semicolon-separated)
• JSON-like output
• Raw/unstructured text

Configuration

Create a .cmdparse.yaml file in your home directory or project root:

parsers:
  - name: custom
    pattern: your_regex
    fields:
      - field1
      - field2

License

MIT