getting started tutorial

README.md

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ Bash script to control OpenRefine via [its HTTP API](https://docs.openrefine.org
 ## Features
 
 * works with latest OpenRefine version (currently 3.6)
-* batch processing (import, transform, export)
+* run batch processes (import, transform, export)
   * orcli takes care of starting and stopping OpenRefine with temporary workspaces
+  * allows execution of arbitrary bash scripts
+  * interactive mode for playing around and debugging
   * your existing OpenRefine data will not be touched
 * import CSV, ~~TSV, line-based TXT, fixed-width TXT, JSON or XML~~ (and specify input options)
   * supports stdin, multiple files and URLs
@@ -34,20 +36,97 @@ wget https://github.com/opencultureconsulting/orcli/raw/main/orcli
   chmod +x orcli
   ```
 
-3. Optional: Create a symlink in your $PATH (e.g. to ~/.local/bin)
+Optional:
+
+* Create a symlink in your $PATH (e.g. to ~/.local/bin)
 
   ```sh
   ln -s "${PWD}/orcli" ~/.local/bin/
   ```
 
+* Install Bash tab completion
+
+  * temporary
+
+    ```sh
+    source <(orcli completions)
+    ```
+
+  * permanently
+
+    ```sh
+    mkdir -p ~/.bashrc.d
+    orcli completions > ~/.bashrc.d/orcli
+    ```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Launch an interactive playground
+
+  ```sh
+  ./orcli run --interactive
+  ```
+
+2. Create OpenRefine project `duplicates` from comma-separated-values (CSV) file
+
+  ```sh
+  orcli import csv "https://git.io/fj5hF" --projectName "duplicates"
+  ```
+
+3. Show OpenRefine project's metadata
+
+  ```sh
+  orcli info "duplicates"
+  ```
+
+4. ~~~Remove duplicates~~~
+
+5. Export data from OpenRefine project to tab-separated-values (TSV) file `duplicates.tsv`
+
+  ```sh
+  orcli export tsv "duplicates" --output "duplicates.tsv"
+  ```
+
+6. Write out your session history to file `example.sh` (and delete the last line to remove the history command)
+
+  ```sh
+  history -a "example.sh"
+  sed -i '$ d' example.sh
+  ```
+
+7. Exit playground
+
+  ```sh
+  exit
+  ```
+
+8. Run batch process
+
+  ```sh
+  ./orcli run example.sh
+  ```
+
+9. Cleanup example files
+
+  ```sh
+  rm duplicates.tsv
+  rm`example.sh
+  ```
+
 ## Usage
 
-Use integrated help screens for available options and examples for each command.
+* Use integrated help screens for available options and examples for each command.
 
   ```sh
   orcli --help
   ```
 
+* If your OpenRefine is running on a server, then use the environment variable OPENREFINE_URL.
+
+  ```sh
+  OPENREFINE_URL="http://localhost:3333" orcli list
+  ```
+
 ## Development
 
 orcli uses [bashly](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/) for generating the one-file script from files in the `src` directory

orcli

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ orcli_usage() {
   # :command.usage_commands
   printf "Commands:\n"
   echo "  completions   Generate bash completions"
-  echo "  import        import commands"
+  echo "  import        commands to create OpenRefine projects from files or URLs"
   echo "  list          list projects on OpenRefine server"
-  echo "  info          show project metadata"
-  echo "  export        export commands"
+  echo "  info          show OpenRefine project's metadata"
+  echo "  export        commands to export data from OpenRefine projects to files"
   echo "  run           run tmp OpenRefine workspace and execute shell script(s)"
   echo
 
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ orcli_completions_usage() {
 # :command.usage
 orcli_import_usage() {
   if [[ -n $long_usage ]]; then
-    printf "orcli import - import commands\n"
+    printf "orcli import - commands to create OpenRefine projects from files or URLs\n"
     echo
 
   else
-    printf "orcli import - import commands\n"
+    printf "orcli import - commands to create OpenRefine projects from files or URLs\n"
     echo
 
   fi
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ orcli_list_usage() {
 # :command.usage
 orcli_info_usage() {
   if [[ -n $long_usage ]]; then
-    printf "orcli info - show project metadata\n"
+    printf "orcli info - show OpenRefine project's metadata\n"
     echo
 
   else
-    printf "orcli info - show project metadata\n"
+    printf "orcli info - show OpenRefine project's metadata\n"
     echo
 
   fi
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ orcli_info_usage() {
 # :command.usage
 orcli_export_usage() {
   if [[ -n $long_usage ]]; then
-    printf "orcli export - export commands\n"
+    printf "orcli export - commands to export data from OpenRefine projects to files\n"
     echo
 
   else
-    printf "orcli export - export commands\n"
+    printf "orcli export - commands to export data from OpenRefine projects to files\n"
     echo
 
   fi

src/bashly.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ commands:
       Usage: eval "\$(orcli completions)"
 
   - name: import
-    help: import commands
+    help: commands to create OpenRefine projects from files or URLs
 
     commands:
       - name: csv
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ commands:
     help: list projects on OpenRefine server
 
   - name: info
-    help: show project metadata
+    help: show OpenRefine project's metadata
     args:
       - name: project
         help: project name or id
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ commands:
       - info 1234567890123
 
   - name: export
-    help: export commands
+    help: commands to export data from OpenRefine projects to files
 
     commands:
       - name: tsv