Laterbase

Have something to do later? Put it in the laterbase !

Installation

# Install the module globally
$ sudo npm -g install laterbase
 
# Switch to a service, see below
$ laterbase-service s3
 
# Configure the service, see below
$ laterbase-config key abc123
$ laterbase-config secret abc123
$ laterbase-config bucket my-laterbase
$ laterbase-config region eu-west-1

Usage

# Using laterbase
$ laterbase "Pick up eggs"
 
# With a name
$ laterbase "Shopping" "Buy beer and snacks"
 
# With a file
$ laterbase "Shopping" < shpping-list.txt
 
# Piping
$ echo "Sign time sheets, raise invoices" | laterbase "Work"
 
# Using service actions, see below
$ laterbase-action boards me
 
# Switching service to trello
$ laterbase-service trello
 
# Setting service configuration, see below
$ laterbase-config token abc123

Configuration

Configuration is performed within the file ~/.config/laterbase.json and differs depending on the service used as your laterbase.

{
    "service": "trello",
    "services": {
    }
}

Service configuration can be set or retrieved with the laterbase-config command as follows.

# Setting service configuration, see below
$ laterbase-config token abc123
 
# Reading service configuration.
$ laterbase-config token

Services

The following services are available, each service may optionally define additional options and actions.

Trello

Configuration

To configure trello as the laterbase service, a key and token is required, along with a list id.

• Generate a key and token, by logging in to trello and visiting https://trello.com/1/appKey/generate
• Obtain the list id, using the trello service actions as detailed below.

{
    "service": "trello",
    "services": {
        "trello": {
            "key": "<app key>",
            "token": "<user token>",
            "list": "<list id>"
        }
    }
}

Options

The trello service allows the following options.

Option	Description	Example
-d	Due in ARG days from now	laterbase -d 4 "Task"
-H	Due in ARG hours from now	laterbase -H 1 "Task"

Actions

The trello service provides the following actions, and can be used with the laterbase-action command. These provide the actions needed to obtain the list configuration when using laterbase.

# Display boards 
$ laterbase-action boards <username>
 
# Display lists for a board 
$ laterbase-action lists <boardId>
 
# Set the list id configuration 
$ laterbase-config list <listId>

Gist

Configuration

To configure gist as the laterbase service, a token is required.

• Generate a personal access token, by logging in to github and visiting https://github.com/settings/tokens/new

{
    "service": "gist",
    "services": {
        "gist": {
            "token": "<access token>"
        }
    }
}

Options

The gist service does not allow any options.

Actions

The gist service does not provide any actions.

Amazon S3

Configuration

To configure Amazon S3 as the laterbase service, an IAM user is required, along with bucket and region.

• Create an S3 bucket within the aws console.
• Create an IAM user within the aws console, and grant putObject access to the bucket.

{
    "service": "s3",
    "services": {
        "s3": {
            "key": "<IAM user key>",
            "secret": "<IAM user secret>",
            "bucket": "<bucket>",
            "region": "<region>"
        }
    }
}

Options

The s3 service does not allow any options.

Actions

The s3 service does not provide any actions.

License: MIT

Author: Ash Brown