skidl.scripts.part_search_cli module

Command-line interface to search SKiDL part libraries.

This script uses the PartSearchDB to load libraries from paths configured in the user’s .skidlcfg (via skidl.lib_search_paths) and search for parts matching the given query terms. All output is plain text with customizable formatting and field selection.

skidl.scripts.part_search_cli.format_part(part, format_string)[source]

Format a single part using the provided format string.

Parameters:

  • part – PartResult namedtuple with part information

  • format_string – Python format string with field placeholders

Returns:

Formatted part information

Return type:

str

skidl.scripts.part_search_cli.interactive_browse(db, parts, args, field_list, format_string)[source]

Browse through search results with arrow keys and display part details.

Parameters:

  • db – PartSearchDB instance

  • parts – List of PartResult objects from search

  • args – Parsed command line arguments

  • field_list – List of fields to display

  • format_string – Format string for output

Run interactive search mode with command history support.

Parameters:

  • db – PartSearchDB instance

  • args – Parsed command line arguments

  • field_list – List of fields to display

  • format_string – Format string for output

skidl.scripts.part_search_cli.main(argv=None)[source]
skidl.scripts.part_search_cli.perform_search_and_display(db, search_terms, args, field_list, format_string)[source]

Perform search and display results based on current arguments.

Parameters:

  • db – PartSearchDB instance

  • search_terms – Search query string

  • args – Parsed command line arguments

  • field_list – List of fields to display

  • format_string – Format string for output

Returns:

Number of results found

Return type:

int