isup-cli

A cli tool to quickly test whether websites are up and running. Works with Windows, Mac and Linux.

Installation

Download the project locally and run npm install -g from inside the project's directory. You need to have Node.js installed (Download here).

Usage

$ isup [options] [command]

Options:
  -h, --help               display help for command

Commands:
  check [options]          Checks website(s) status
  make-json [options]      Creates a "websites-sample.json" file with the
                           correct layout that other commands can use
  find [options]           Checks if a website is already inside the JSON file.
  add [options]            Add a new website inside the JSON file.
  rm-duplicates [options]  Removes duplicate entries from the JSON file.
  rm-keywords [options]    Removes all websites with specified keywords from
                           the JSON file.
  help [command]           display help for command

The JSON file must follow the structure below:

[
   {
     "nicename": "Google",
     "url": "https://google.com",
     "keywords": ["List", "of", "keywords"]
   },
   ...
]

Examples

Check the status of all the websites inside a .json file

$ isup check --file path/to/file 

Options:

• -t, --timeout <timeout>: Specify another timeout value in ms (Default: 5000)
• --filter <keywords>: Check only the websites that match the provided keywords

Add a new website inside the .json file

$ isup add --file path/to/file 

Find if a website exists inside the .json file

$ isup find --file path/to/file --url <url to search>

Create a sample .json file

$ isup make-json

Options:

• -o, --output <path>: Specify where the .json will be saved (Default: Directory of the isup command)

Remove all duplicates from inside the .json file

$ isup rm-duplicates --file path/to/file

Remove all websites with specific keywords from inside the .json file

$ isup rm-keywords --file path/to/file -k <keywords>

Under the hood

• Commander.js - The complete solution for node.js command-line interfaces.
• chalk - Terminal string styling done right
• axios - Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
• Inquirer.js - A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.