Merge pull request #9 from NicoJorgensen1/linux_support

added support for linux using xclip and pyperclip
kasperjunge · Oct 21, 2024 · b2e7e3d · b2e7e3d
2 parents 4399b83 + a0f6d2b
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ This format provides a clear overview of your project structure followed by the
 
 ## Note
 
-This tool is designed for macOS and Windows.
+This tool is designed for macOS and Windows. \
+**Update**: Now also available on Linux, if xclip (or similar package) is installed. Install using `$ sudo apt install xclip`
 
 ## Development
 

diff --git a/copcon/main.py b/copcon/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import platform
 import sys
 import pathspec
+import pyperclip
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ def get_file_content(file_path: Path) -> str:
 
 def copy_to_clipboard(text: str):
     system = platform.system()
+
+    # pyperclip should be OS-agnostic, but as I don't have neither Windows or MacOS available, I cannot test it, hence keep the original code for MacOS and Windows
     if system == "Darwin":  # macOS
         process = subprocess.Popen(
             "pbcopy", env={"LANG": "en_US.UTF-8"}, stdin=subprocess.PIPE
@@ -166,8 +169,9 @@ def copy_to_clipboard(text: str):
         win32clipboard.SetClipboardText(text, win32clipboard.CF_UNICODETEXT)
         win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
     else:
-        print(f"Clipboard functionality not supported on {system}")
-        sys.exit(1)
+        pyperclip.copy(text)
+        # print(f"Clipboard functionality not supported on {system}")
+        # sys.exit(1)
 
 
 @app.command()

diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.11"
 typer = "^0.12.3"
 pywin32 = {version = "^300", platform = "win32"}
 pathspec = "^0.12.1"
+pyperclip = "^1.8.2"  
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 copcon = "copcon:copcon_app"