A Rust CLI tool that generates beautiful, interactive terminal user interfaces for any command-line tool. It parses CLI help output and automatically creates rich TUIs with command wizards, argument autocompletion, interactive examples, and visual documentation browsers.

Features

Automatic TUI Generation - Parse help text from any CLI tool and generate an interactive TUI
Interactive Command Wizards - Step-by-step wizards for building complex commands with real-time validation
Visual Help Browser - Browse command documentation with syntax highlighting and navigation
Custom Workflow Builders - Define and save multi-step workflows for common tasks
Config Sharing - Export and import TUI configurations for sharing with others

Installation

From Source

cargo build --release

The binary will be available at target/release/tui-generator.

From Crates.io

cargo install tui-generator-cli

Usage

Generate a TUI from a command

tui-generator generate git
tui-generator generate kubectl
tui-generator generate docker

Launch Interactive Mode

tui-generator interactive              # Start with default commands
tui-generator interactive --command git  # Start with specific command

Export Configuration

tui-generator export git --output git.tui
tui-generator export kubectl -o kubectl.tui

List Saved Configurations

tui-generator list

Run a Saved Configuration

tui-generator run git

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
`Tab`	Switch between tabs
`Up/Down`	Navigate items
`Enter`	Select/Confirm
`/`	Start search
`Esc`	Exit/Close
`?`	Toggle help
`Ctrl+C`	Quit

Tabs

Commands - View all subcommands with search functionality
Arguments - View all available arguments in a table format
Wizard - Build commands interactively
Help - Documentation and keyboard shortcuts

Configuration

The tool stores configuration in ~/.config/tui-generator/config.toml.

Environment variables:

TUI_GEN_CONFIG_DIR - Custom config directory path

Building

cargo build --release
cargo test --all
cargo clippy

Dependencies

Rust 1.75+
Ratatui 0.30
Crossterm 0.29
Clap 4.4

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.