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https://github.com/klich3/python-ack

ACK is a code-searching tool, similar to grep but optimized for programmers searching large trees of source code.
https://github.com/klich3/python-ack

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ACK is a code-searching tool, similar to grep but optimized for programmers searching large trees of source code.

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# Python-ACK

![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.6%2B-blue.svg)
![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)

ACK is a code-searching tool, similar to grep but optimized for programmers searching large trees of source code.

## Features
- Multi-process search
- Exclude specific paths and patterns
- ANSI color-coded output
- Search in symlinks (Python >= 2.6 only)
- Execution statistics

---

# Usage as script
***Options***
* --num-processes, -n: Number of processes to use (default: 4).
* --exclude-path, -x: Exclude paths matching EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERN.
* --follow-links, -f: Follow symlinks (Python >= 2.6 only).
* --exclude-search, -s: Exclude results matching EXCLUDE_PATTERN.
* --no-colors, -c: Don't print ANSI colors like ACK tool.
* --statistics, -t: On final print execution statistics.

### Example

***After install you can run it simply writing***
```shell
python-ack
```

***Search:***
```shell
python -m python_ack "apple" /path/to/search

// or

python-ack "apple" /path/to/search
```

***Help:***
```shell
python -m python_ack --help

// or

python-ack --help
```

```
usage: python-ack [-h] [--num-processes NUM_PROCESSES] [--exclude-path EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERN] [--follow-links] [--exclude-search EXCLUDE_PATTERN]
[--no-colors] [--statistics]
PATTERN [DIRECTORY]

Python-ACK is a code-searching tool, similar to grep but optimized for programmers searching large trees of source code.

positional arguments:
PATTERN Pattern to search for.
DIRECTORY A directory to search.

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--num-processes NUM_PROCESSES, -n NUM_PROCESSES
Number of processes to use.
--exclude-path EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERN, -x EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERN
Exclude paths matching EXCLUDE_PATH_PATTERN.
--follow-links, -f Follow symlinks (Python >= 2.6 only).
--exclude-search EXCLUDE_PATTERN, -s EXCLUDE_PATTERN
Exclude results matching EXCLUDE_PATTERN.
--no-colors, -c Don't print ANSI colors like ACK tool.
--statistics, -t On final print excecution statistics.

```

---

## Ack Class Attributes

The `ack` class in Python-ACK has several attributes that allow you to customize the behavior of the search tool. Here's a brief description of each attribute:

- **path**: The path to the directory where the search will be performed.
- **regexp**: The regular expression pattern to search for in files.
- **num_processes**: Number of processes to use for the multi-process search (default: 4).
- **exclude_paths_regexp**: A list of regular expressions to exclude paths from the search.
- **follow_links**: Boolean flag indicating whether to follow symbolic links (Python >= 2.6 only).
- **exclude_regexp**: A list of regular expressions to exclude results matching specific patterns in files.
- **use_ansi_colors**: Boolean flag indicating whether to use ANSI colors in the output.
- **search_function**: Custom search function to be used for searching in files.
- **return_as_dict**: Boolean flag indicating whether to return the result as a dictionary.

### Example Usage:

```python
from python_ack.ack import ack

def main():
folder = "/path/to/search"
instance = ack(
path=folder,
regexp="apple",
exclude_regexp=["solor"],
num_processes=10,
exclude_paths_regexp=["exclude_*"],
follow_links=False,
use_ansi_colors=False
)
instance.process_folders()
instance.print_result()

duration = instance.get_duration()
if duration is not None:
print(f"\nComplete in {duration}ms.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

```

---

### Local dev

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Command-line commands

In root folder run `pip install -e .`

```shell
cd /tests
python test.py
```

## Local cli run

```shell
python -m python_ack
```

---

# Acknowledgements
* Author: Anton Sychev
* Email: [email protected]

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

Make sure to replace "/path/to/search" with your actual path. You can also customize the badges, add more sections, and provide more details based on your project's needs.

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### Publish to Pypi

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Command-line commands

***Local:***
```shell
python -m pip install build twine
python3 -m build
twine check dist/*
twine upload dist/*
```

***Live:***
No need do nothing GitHub have Workflow action its publish auto

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