Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: vappman
Version: 0.2
Summary: A visual wrapper for appman
Author-email: Joe Defen <joedef@google.com>
License: MIT
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/joedefen/vappman
Project-URL: Bug Tracker, https://github.com/joedefen/vappman/issues
Keywords: app,installer,manager,appimages
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Requires-Python: >=3.8
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE
Requires-Dist: importlib-metadata; python_version < "3.8"
Requires-Dist: psutil>=5.9

# vappman
`vappman` presents a visual (curses) interface to `appman`.

* Install `vappman` using `pipx install vappman`, or however you do so.
* Prerequisites: install [ivan-hc/AppMan: AppImage package manager to install, update (for real) and manage ALL of them locally thanks to "AM", the ever-growing AUR-inspired database listing (for now) 1900+ portable apps and programs for GNU/Linux. Manage your AppImages with the ease of APT and the power of PacMan.](https://github.com/ivan-hc/AppMan) and all of its prerequisites.

NOTE: `vappman` is in a very preliminary state,
but it implements the most needed, basic functionality:
* filtering the app list
* installing new apps
* removing installed apps

## Usage
* Run `vappman` from the command line.
* It presents some keys available on the top line.
    * Use '?' to learn the navigation keys (e.g., you can use the mouse wheel,
      arrow keys, and many `vi`-like keys)
* Then `vappman` presents a list of installed apps, followed by available/uninstalled apps.
* Enter `/` to enter a "filter" for installed/uninstalled apps, if you wish.
    * If you enter plain old "words", then those words must match the beginning of words
      of the apps or descriptions (in order, but not contiguously).
    * Or you can enter an regular expression acceptable to python (e.g., `\b` means word
      boundary, etc.)
* Use `i` to install apps, and `r` to remove apps.  When you install or remove an app, `appman` drops out of `curses` mode, runs the `appman` command so you can see the result, and then prompts your to hit ENTER to return to `vappman.

## Example Screenshot
![vappman-with-filter](https://github.com/joedefen/vappman/blob/main/images/vappman-with-filter.png?raw=true).

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NOTES:
* the filter is `card` so it shows apps with words starting with `card`.
* the current position is on `glabels`; thus if `i` is typed, `appman install glabels` is run.
* if the horizontal line (second line show) has no decorations, then you are looking
  all the filtered apps; otherwise, the decoration suggests where you are in the
  partial view of the filtered apps.

