📜 getquotes

Fetch Inspirational Quotes from the Command Line 🚀

getquotes is a powerful command-line tool written in Rust that fetches and displays inspirational quotes directly from Wikiquote. Whether you're looking for motivation, wisdom, or just a quick pick-me-up, GetQuotes has got you covered. 🌟

📖 Table of contents

• 🚀 Features
• 📥 Installation
• 🧭 Configuration
• 💡 Usage
• 🤝 Contributing
• 📜 License
• 🙏 Acknowledgments
• 🌟 Show Your Support

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🚀 Features

• Fetch Quotes: Get random quotes from Wikiquote. 📜
• Custom Authors: Specify authors to fetch quotes from. 🖋️
• Rainbow Mode: Display quotes with a real rainbow gradient. 🌈
• Offline Mode: Use cached quotes when offline. 📴
• Configurable: Customize colors, gradients, text styles, layout, log file, and more via a TOML configuration file. 🛠️
• Lightweight: Fast and efficient, written in Rust. ⚡

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📥 Installation

Repository	Command To Install	Version
Crates.io	cargo install getquotes
AUR	yay -S getquotes
AUR (Git)	yay -S getquotes-git
Homebrew	brew install MuntasirSZN/programs/getquotes

Note

You can install getquotes from the AUR using yay or paru, or any other AUR helper.

Manual Installation

You can clone the repository and build it from source:

git clone https://github.com/MuntasirSZN/getquotes.git
cd getquotes
cargo build --release

Then, copy the binary to your PATH:

cp target/release/getquotes /usr/local/bin

Manpages are included in the repository and can be installed using:

sudo cp man/getquotes.1 /usr/share/man/man1
sudo mandb # To update the manpage database

If you are on windows, you can use the ps1xml file, which is a like a manpage for windows powershell. Use the Get-Help command to view the manpage.

copy .\man\getquotes.ps1xml $env:PSModulePath\getquotes.ps1xml
Get-Help getquotes

Important

If you are building for android from source, you need the Android NDK installed and the ANDROID_NDK_HOME environment variable set to the NDK path.

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🧭 Configuration

getquotes can be configured using a TOML configuration file. The configuration file schema is generated from Rust types with schemars and written to config/config.schema.json. You can use this schema in editors powered by Taplo or Tombi. Add this at the top of your config file:

#:schema https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MuntasirSZN/getquotes/refs/heads/main/config/config.schema.json

Here's an example of a configuration file:

# List of authors to fetch quotes from
authors = [
    "Albert Einstein",
    "Isaac Newton"
]

# Theme color supports hex, rgb/rgba, hsl, or CSS-inspired gradients
theme_color = "conic-gradient(from 90deg, #FF5733, hsl(45, 100%, 50%), rgb(0, 170, 255))"

# Extra styling for the quote text
quote_style = "bold"

# Styling for the author line
author_style = "italic,green"

# Optional styling for nested quotes inside the quote text
nested_quote_style = "underline"

# Maximum number of attempts to fetch a quote
max_tries = 50

# Log file path
log_file = "custom_getquotes.log"

# Enable rainbow mode for a true rainbow gradient
rainbow_mode = false

# Output layout: "default" or "box"
layout = "default"

# Box corner style when layout = "box": "pointy" or "rounded"
box_corners = "pointy"

Properties

• authors: An array of author names to fetch quotes from. At least one author must be specified.
• theme_color: The base quote color. Supports hex, rgb(...), rgba(...), hsl(...), and CSS-inspired gradient functions such as linear-gradient(...), radial-gradient(...), conic-gradient(...), and repeating variants.
• quote_style: Comma-separated quote styling tokens such as bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, colors, or gradients.
• author_style: Comma-separated styling tokens for the author line.
• nested_quote_style: Optional styling applied to quotes found inside the main quote text.
• max_tries: The maximum number of attempts to find a quote (between 1 and 100, default is 30).
• log_file: The path to the log file (default is "getquotes.log").
• rainbow_mode: Overrides the quote color with a rainbow gradient.
• layout: default keeps the current layout, while box renders the quote and author inside a box.
• box_corners: Chooses pointy (+, |, -) or rounded (╭, ╮, ╰, ╯, │, ─) corners for box layout.

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💡 Usage

A simple cli tool to get quotes in your terminal using WikiQuotes

Usage: getquotes [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -a, --authors <AUTHORS>          Specify a list of authors to fetch quotes from
  -t, --theme-color <THEME_COLOR>  Set the theme color for the displayed quotes
  -m, --max-tries <MAX_TRIES>      Set the maximum number of tries to fetch a quote
  -l, --log-file <LOG_FILE>        Specify the log file path
  -r, --rainbow-mode [<RAINBOW_MODE>]
                                  Enable rainbow mode for gradient rainbow quote colors
  -i, --init-cache                 Initialize the quote cache for offline mode
  -o, --offline                    Run in offline mode, using cached quotes
  -v, --version                    Print version information
  -C, --config <CONFIG>            Use a custom TOML configuration file
  -c, --completion <COMPLETION>    Generate shell completion script [possible values: bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh, nushell]
  -h, --help                       Print help

MuntasirSZN <muntasir.joypurhat@gmail.com>

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you'd like to contribute, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository. 🍴
2. Create a new branch. 🌿
3. Make your changes. ✏️
4. Submit a pull request. 🚀

Please make sure to follow our Code of Conduct and Contribution Guidelines.

Configuration Schema

The configuration schema file is config/config.schema.json, generated from Config via schemars. If you change configuration fields, run:

cargo run --bin generate_config_schema

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Wikiquote: For providing the quotes. 📖
• Rust Community: For the amazing ecosystem and tools. 🦀
• Inspiration: This project was inspired by the need for a simple, daily dose of inspiration. 🌟

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🌟 Show Your Support

If you find this project useful, please give it a ⭐️ on GitHub!