Test Generator — Multi-Purpose Utility Tool

A general-purpose CLI utility tool for data entry, management, and retrieval. Provides commands to run tasks, configure settings, check status, initialize the workspace, list/add/remove/search entries, export data, and view system info — all from the terminal.

Command Reference

The script (test-generator) supports the following commands via its case dispatch:

Command	Description	Example Output
INLINECODE1	Execute the main function with a given argument	INLINECODE2
INLINECODE3

Show configuration file path | Config: $DATA_DIR/config.json |
| status | Display current operational status | Status: ready |
| init | Initialize the data directory and workspace | Initialized in $DATA_DIR |
| list | List all entries from the data log | Prints contents of data.log or (empty) |
| add <text> | Add a new timestamped entry to the data log | Added: <text> |
| remove <id> | Remove an entry from the data log | Removed: <id> |
| search <term> | Search entries in the data log (case-insensitive) | Matching lines or Not found: <term> |
| export | Export all data log contents to stdout | Full contents of data.log |
| info | Show version and data directory path | Version: 2.0.0 \| Data: $DATA_DIR |
| help | Show full help text with all commands | — |
| version | Print version string | test-generator v2.0.0 |

Data Storage

• - Data directory: $TEST_GENERATOR_DIR or INLINECODE26
• Data log: $DATA_DIR/data.log — stores all entries added via the add command, each prefixed with a date stamp
• History log: $DATA_DIR/history.log — every command invocation is timestamped and logged for auditing
• All directories are auto-created on first run via INLINECODE30

Requirements

• - Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• No external dependencies — pure bash, no API keys, no network calls
• Works on Linux and macOS
• INLINECODE32 (for the search command)

When to Use

1. 1. Quick data logging — Need to record notes, test results, or observations from the command line? Use test-generator add "your note here" for instant timestamped logging.
2. Simple searchable notebook — Accumulated entries can be searched with test-generator search <term>, making it a lightweight grep-able journal for tracking test runs or results.
3. Data export for pipelines — Use test-generator export to pipe all logged data into downstream tools or redirect to a file for reporting.
4. System status checks in scripts — test-generator status provides a quick health-check output suitable for CI/CD monitoring scripts or cron jobs.
5. Workspace initialization — Run test-generator init when setting up a new machine or environment to bootstrap the data directory structure.

Examples

Initialize the workspace

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Add entries

CODEBLOCK1

List all entries

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Search entries

CODEBLOCK3

Check status and info

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Configuration

Set the TEST_GENERATOR_DIR environment variable to change the data directory:

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Default: ~/.local/share/test-generator/

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