clipboard feature

README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Generates a text representation of a directory's structure.
 - Includes the output of the `tree` command.
 - Saves the contents of each file, encapsulated in markdown code blocks.
+- Copies the generated text representation to the clipboard for easy sharing.
 - Easy to install and use via `pip` and Homebrew.
 
 ## Installation
@@ -32,12 +33,14 @@ brew install yourusername/repo-to-text
 To install `repo-to-text` locally for development, follow these steps:
 
 1. Clone the repository:
+
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/repo-to-text.git
    cd repo-to-text
    ```
 
 2. Install the package locally:
+
    ```bash
    pip install -e .
    ```
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ After installation, you can use the `repo-to-text` command in your terminal. Nav
 repo-to-text
 ```
 
-This will create a file named `repo_structure.txt` in the current directory with the text representation of the repository.
+This will create a file named repo_snapshot.txt in the current directory with the text representation of the repository. The contents of this file will also be copied to your clipboard for easy sharing.
 
 ## Enabling Debug Logging
 

repo_to_text/main.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pathspec
 import logging
 import argparse
 from datetime import datetime
+import pyperclip
 
 def setup_logging(debug=False):
     logging_level = logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def remove_empty_dirs(tree_output: str, path='.') -> str:
     logging.debug('Empty directory removal complete')
     return '\n'.join(final_lines)
 
-def save_repo_to_text(path='.') -> None:
+def save_repo_to_text(path='.') -> str:
     logging.debug(f'Starting to save repo structure to text for path: {path}')
     gitignore_spec = load_gitignore(path)
     tree_structure = get_tree_structure(path, gitignore_spec)
@@ -123,6 +124,16 @@ def save_repo_to_text(path='.') -> None:
                     file.write('[Could not decode file contents]\n')
                 file.write('\n```\n')
         logging.debug('Repository contents written to file')
+    
+    # Read the contents of the generated file
+    with open(output_file, 'r') as file:
+        repo_text = file.read()
+    
+    # Copy the contents to the clipboard
+    pyperclip.copy(repo_text)
+    logging.debug('Repository structure and contents copied to clipboard')
+    
+    return output_file
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Convert repository structure and contents to text')

requirements.txt

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ setuptools==70.0.0
 pathspec==0.12.1
 pytest==8.2.2
 argparse==1.4.0
+pyperclip==1.8.2