Temper CLI

Homebrew for code snippets. Run, search, and edit reusable code utilities from your terminal.

Installation

curl -fsSL https://tempercode.dev/install.sh | bash

Works on macOS, Linux, and WSL. No dependencies required.

Manual Installation

Download the latest binary for your platform from Releases and add it to your PATH.

Usage

Run a snippet

Execute JavaScript snippets directly in your terminal:

# Using named arguments
temper run title-case --str="hello world"
# Hello World

# Using stdin
echo "hello world" | temper run pascal-case
# HelloWorld

Pipeline support

Chain snippets with Unix pipes:

echo "[3,1,4,1,5,9]" | temper run array-sort
# [1,1,3,4,5,9]

Search for snippets

temper search json
# Found 5 snippet(s):
#
#   json-parse                            Parse JSON string to object
#   json-stringify                        Convert object to JSON string
#   ...

List all snippets

temper list

Filter by type:

temper list -t utility
temper list -t algorithm

View snippet details

temper info slugify
# SLUGIFY
# Convert a string to a URL-friendly slug
#
# PARAMETERS
#   str (string, required) - The string to convert
#
# CODE
#   str.toLowerCase().trim().replace(/[^\w\s-]/g, "").replace(/[\s_-]+/g, "-")
#
# EXAMPLE OUTPUT
#   hello-world

Edit a snippet locally

Download a snippet and open it in your editor:

temper edit slugify

Uses $EDITOR environment variable.

Open in browser

temper open slugify

Manage cache

Snippets are cached locally for offline use.

# Refresh cache with latest snippets
temper cache refresh

# Clear all cached snippets
temper cache clear

# Show cache status
temper cache status

Commands

Command	Description
run <slug>	Execute a JavaScript snippet
search <query>	Search for snippets by name or description
list	List all available snippets
info <slug>	Show detailed snippet information
edit <slug>	Download and open in $EDITOR
open <slug>	Open snippet in browser
cache refresh	Update local snippet cache
cache clear	Clear cached snippets
cache status	Show cache statistics

Configuration

Environment variables:

Variable	Description	Default
TEMPER_API_URL	API base URL	https://tempercode.dev
TEMPER_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.temper/cache
EDITOR	Editor for edit command	vim

Building from source

Requires Bun.

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run in development
bun run dev --help

# Build single binary
bun run build

# Build for all platforms
bun run build:all

License

MIT