Grep GUI Utility

Grep GUI Utility

by John Vincent


Posted on May 1, 2018


Grep Utility

Recursive Grep

The purpose is to be to track down useful code quickly and without the usual fussing around.

  • Provide search string(s)
  • Directory to be searched.
  • File type(s) to be searched.

Lists all occurances.

Drag and Drop file pathname to lower pane to edit the file.

Technologies

  • Java
  • Swing
  • Drag and Drop

Usage

To execute app from the command line, use java-grep

or

/Applications/java-grep

Grep Utility

Development

At Github, create repository java-grep

repo: https://github.com/johnvincentio/java-grep

cd /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities
create-repo java-grep

Remove non-relevant files.

Add README.md

cd java-grep

Create README.md

For details, see grep/README.md

Start Eclipse

in Finder

  • select /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities/java-grep
  • Right click, Services
    • eclipse-jee

Create Java Project

  • File, New, Project
  • Java Project

Settings

  • Project Name: grep

  • Use default location

  • JRE; Use an execution environment JRE: JavaSE-1.8

  • Create separate folders for sources and class files

  • Default output folder: grep/classes

Package

Select src

  • Right click, New, Package
  • io.johnvincent.grep

Copy code to this package and change package names.

Script file

Add /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities/java-grep/grep/grepdir.command

#!/bin/sh
#
# script to run java app grepdirGui
#
DEV_HOME=/Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities/java-grep/grep
#
cd $DEV_HOME
#
MYCP=$DEV_HOME/classes:$DEV_HOME/Jars/log4j-1.2.13.jar
#
MY_FILE=/Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities/java-grep/grep/grepdir.properties
#
java -cp $MYCP io.johnvincent.grepgui.GrepdirGui $MY_FILE

Create Symbolic Link

ln -s /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/java/Utilities/java-grep/grep/grepdir.command /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/repo_shell_scripts/mac/unix-scripts/bin/java-grep

Save Grep as a Mac App

Execute from Finder

  • Go, Applications
  • Execute: Automator (or Automator.app)

Select

  • Quick Action, or
  • Application

and then select Choose

From the middle pane, double click Run Shell Script

Shell: /bin/bash Pass input: as arguments

/Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/repo_shell_scripts/mac/unix-scripts/bin/java-grep

To save:

  • File, Save:
  • Save as: java-grep
  • Where: Applications

saves java-grep.app in Applications.

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