It Tools

It Tools v2.0.0 — a utility toolkit for logging, tracking, and managing developer tool operations from the command line. Organize your encoding, hashing, formatting, and conversion tasks with full history and search.

Each command accepts free-text input. When called without arguments it displays recent entries; when called with input it logs the entry with a timestamp for future reference.

Commands

Utility Commands

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/it-tools/. Each command writes to its own log file (e.g. run.log, check.log, convert.log). A unified history.log tracks all activity with timestamps. Exports are written to the same directory as export.json, export.csv, or export.txt.

Requirements

• Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities: date, wc, du, tail, grep, sed, cat
• No external dependencies or network access required

When to Use

1. Tracking encoding and conversion tasks — use convert to log Base64, hex, or URL encoding operations, then search to find previous conversions quickly.
2. Generating and cataloging unique identifiers — use generate to log UUIDs, random strings, or hash values, building a searchable reference library.
3. Auditing and verifying data integrity — use check to log hash verifications and validation results, analyze to inspect JWTs or certificates, and report to summarize findings.
4. Batch processing developer operations — use batch to log multi-file or multi-operation runs, then stats to see how many tasks you've processed across all categories.
5. Building a personal dev-tool knowledge base — log every tool operation you perform, then use export json or export csv to create a searchable archive of your encoding/hashing/formatting history.

Examples

# Log a Base64 conversion
it-tools convert "Encoded API key to Base64 for config file"

# Generate and log a UUID
it-tools generate "UUID v4 for new microservice: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

# Check a file hash
it-tools check "SHA256 of release.tar.gz matches expected: a3f2b8c..."

# Analyze a JWT token
it-tools analyze "JWT from auth service — expired 2h ago, issuer=auth.example.com"

# Batch process multiple files
it-tools batch "Converted 15 CSV files to JSON format for import"

# Search for all Base64-related entries
it-tools search "base64"

# View summary statistics
it-tools stats

# Export everything to CSV
it-tools export csv

How It Works

It Tools is a lightweight Bash script that stores timestamped entries in plain-text log files. Each command follows the same pattern:

• No arguments → display the 20 most recent entries from that command's log
• With arguments → append a timestamped entry to the log and confirm the save

The stats command aggregates line counts across all .log files. The export command serializes all logs into your chosen format. The search command greps case-insensitively across every log file in the data directory.

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