serialStripper

README

SerialStripper

SerialStripper is a simple CLI tool designed to process serial numbers from a text file, format them into a comma-separated list, and save the result in a new text file. It will also convert the formatted list into a PDF file.

Features

• Reads serial numbers from a text file (one serial number per line).
• Converts the list into a single line of comma-separated values.
• Saves the result into a new text file.
• Converts the text file into a PDF document.

Usage

1. Install the Tool

You can install SerialStripper using go install:

go install github.com/stilyanpetrovv/serialStripper@latest

Installing from Source

To build and install SerialStripper from source, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.18 or higher) must be installed on your system. Verify installation with go version.

Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/myacc/serialStripper.git
   cd serialStripper
   

2. Build the project

go build -o serialStripper

1. Install the Binary

go install

This installs the binary to your $GOPATH/bin directory.

Packages

This project uses the following external packages:

• gofpdf: A PDF generation library for Go. Used for converting the formatted serial numbers into a PDF document.

To install the required packages, run:

go mod tidy

Running the Tool

You must name the file containing the serial numbers "serial_numbers.txt" otherwise it will throw an error and exit.

Considering you installed via go install you can use

./serialStripper

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.