Stack Overflow Command Line Search Tool

Janvier Byiringiro — Tue, 05 May 2020 19:51:22 +0000

Why StackOverflow?

StackOverflow has been around for many years and it has been really a powerful tool for my every technical role. So i decide to make this site available for my use in terminal. For my current role I get to work with server Maintenance, Monitoring and Backup. This will be a great search tool when working with remote servers and you don't have to open a browser to search for errors fix ideas.

Finished Tool: https://github.com/jenzzly/jenzzly

1. Stack Overflow API customization

You will need to customize your search to your liking on this ' https://api.stackexchang.com/docs/answers' remember there is a limit on how much to hit the request.

Example: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow

2. Ruby Script

Here is my ruby script but remember your can write your own as well and change however you want it.

jenzzly / jenzzly

Search on stack overflow script

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3. Publish as Gem CLI

I chose to publish as gem mostly because it was easier and I like ruby anyway. For creating a gem please follow this repo below.

4. Usage

Once done with Installation you can use your new tool like this: Mine is called "jenzzly" and my search will be
"jenzzly your_key_word_search_text".

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