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stuff to make claude code terminal output suitable for other formats
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ascii_to_markdown_tbl.py
import sys
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 2:
print("Usage: python script.py <input_file>")
sys.exit(1)
filename = sys.argv[1]
with open(filename, 'r') as f:
lines = f.read().splitlines()
rows = []
for line in lines:
stripped = line.lstrip()
if stripped.startswith('│') and '│' in stripped[1:]: # Ensure at least one more │ for columns
parts = line.split('│')
if len(parts) >= 3: # At least two columns: '', col1, '', ... but minimally '', col1, col2, ''
row = [part.strip() for part in parts[1:-1]]
if any(row): # Skip empty rows
rows.append(row)
if not rows:
print("No table found in the input file.")
sys.exit(1)
# Assume first row is headers, rest are data
headers = rows[0]
data_rows = rows[1:]
# Build Markdown table
md_table = '| ' + ' | '.join(headers) + ' |\n'
md_table += '| ' + ' | '.join(['---'] * len(headers)) + ' |\n'
for row in data_rows:
md_table += '| ' + ' | '.join(row) + ' |\n'
print(md_table)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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text_stripper.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Blank Line & Whitespace Remover</title>
<style>
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, sans-serif;
padding: 20px;
background-color: #f5f5f5;
line-height: 1.6;
}
.container {
max-width: 1200px;
margin: 0 auto;
background: white;
padding: 30px;
border-radius: 8px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
h1 {
color: #333;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.description {
color: #666;
margin-bottom: 25px;
font-size: 14px;
}
.section {
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
label {
display: block;
font-weight: 600;
margin-bottom: 8px;
color: #444;
}
textarea {
width: 100%;
min-height: 250px;
padding: 15px;
border: 2px solid #ddd;
border-radius: 6px;
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size: 14px;
resize: vertical;
transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
textarea:focus {
outline: none;
border-color: #4CAF50;
}
.button-group {
display: flex;
gap: 10px;
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
button {
padding: 12px 24px;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: 600;
border: none;
border-radius: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
transition: all 0.3s;
}
.process-btn {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}
.process-btn:hover {
background-color: #45a049;
}
.copy-btn {
background-color: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
.copy-btn:hover {
background-color: #0b7dda;
}
.clear-btn {
background-color: #f44336;
color: white;
}
.clear-btn:hover {
background-color: #da190b;
}
.stats {
background-color: #f9f9f9;
padding: 15px;
border-radius: 6px;
margin-bottom: 25px;
display: flex;
gap: 30px;
font-size: 14px;
}
.stat-item {
color: #666;
}
.stat-item strong {
color: #333;
}
.success-message {
display: none;
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 12px;
border-radius: 6px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.success-message.show {
display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Blank Line & Whitespace Remover</h1>
<p class="description">Paste your text below to remove all blank lines and trailing whitespace from each line.</p>
<div id="successMessage" class="success-message">Copied to clipboard!</div>
<div class="section">
<label for="inputText">Input Text:</label>
<textarea id="inputText" placeholder="Paste your text here..."></textarea>
</div>
<div class="button-group">
<button class="process-btn" onclick="processText()">Process Text</button>
<button class="copy-btn" onclick="copyOutput()">Copy Output</button>
<button class="clear-btn" onclick="clearAll()">Clear All</button>
</div>
<div class="stats" id="stats" style="display: none;">
<div class="stat-item">
Original length: <strong id="originalLength">0</strong> characters
</div>
<div class="stat-item">
Processed length: <strong id="processedLength">0</strong> characters
</div>
<div class="stat-item">
Removed: <strong id="removedChars">0</strong> characters
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<label for="outputText">Output Text:</label>
<textarea id="outputText" placeholder="Processed text will appear here..." readonly></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<script>
function processText() {
const input = document.getElementById('inputText').value;
if (!input.trim()) {
alert('Please paste some text first!');
return;
}
// Split by newlines, trim trailing whitespace from each line,
// filter out blank lines, then join with newlines
const processed = input
.split('\n')
.map(line => line.trimEnd())
.filter(line => line.length > 0)
.join('\n');
document.getElementById('outputText').value = processed;
// Update statistics
const originalLength = input.length;
const processedLength = processed.length;
const removedChars = originalLength - processedLength;
document.getElementById('originalLength').textContent = originalLength;
document.getElementById('processedLength').textContent = processedLength;
document.getElementById('removedChars').textContent = removedChars;
document.getElementById('stats').style.display = 'flex';
}
function copyOutput() {
const output = document.getElementById('outputText');
if (!output.value) {
alert('No output to copy! Process some text first.');
return;
}
output.select();
document.execCommand('copy');
// Show success message
const successMsg = document.getElementById('successMessage');
successMsg.classList.add('show');
setTimeout(() => {
successMsg.classList.remove('show');
}, 2000);
}
function clearAll() {
document.getElementById('inputText').value = '';
document.getElementById('outputText').value = '';
document.getElementById('stats').style.display = 'none';
}
// Auto-focus on input textarea when page loads
window.onload = function() {
document.getElementById('inputText').focus();
};
</script>
</body>
</html>
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