Design Tool#

Design Tool v2.0.0 — a utility toolkit for logging, tracking, and managing design-related entries from the command line.

Commands#

All commands accept optional input arguments. Without arguments, they display recent entries from the corresponding log. With arguments, they record a new timestamped entry.

CommandDescriptionrun <input>Record or view run entriescheck <input>Record or view check entriesconvert <input>Record or view convert entriesanalyze <input>Record or view analyze entriesgenerate <input>Record or view generate entriespreview <input>Record or view preview entriesbatch <input>Record or view batch entriescompare <input>Record or view compare entriesexport <input>Record or view export entriesconfig <input>Record or view config entriesstatus <input>Record or view status entriesreport <input>Record or view report entriesstatsShow summary statistics across all log filessearch <term>Search all log entries for a keyword (case-insensitive)recentDisplay the 20 most recent history log entrieshelpShow usage informationversionPrint version (v2.0.0)

Data Storage#

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/design-tool/:

• Per-command logs — Each command (run, check, convert, etc.) writes to its own .log file with pipe-delimited timestamp|value format.
• history.log — A unified activity log recording every write operation with timestamps.
• Export formats — The export utility function supports JSON, CSV, and TXT output, written to ~/.local/share/design-tool/export.<fmt>.

No external services, databases, or API keys are required. Everything is flat-file and human-readable.

Requirements#

• Bash (v4+ recommended)
• No external dependencies — uses only standard Unix utilities ( date, wc, du, tail, grep, sed, basename, cat)

When to Use#

• When you need to log and track design-related activities from the command line
• To maintain a searchable history of design decisions and iterations
• For batch recording of design tasks with timestamps
• When you want to export design logs in JSON, CSV, or TXT format
• As part of a larger design workflow automation pipeline
• To get quick statistics and summaries of past design activities

Examples#

bash

# Record a new run entry
design-tool run "updated homepage wireframe v3"

# View recent run entries (no args = show history)
design-tool run

# Check something and log it
design-tool check "color contrast passes WCAG AA"

# Analyze and record
design-tool analyze "user flow has 5 steps, target is 3"

# Preview and record
design-tool preview "mobile layout at 375px"

# Compare designs
design-tool compare "v2 vs v3 header layout"

# Search across all logs
design-tool search "wireframe"

# View summary statistics
design-tool stats

# Show recent activity across all commands
design-tool recent

# Show tool version
design-tool version

# Show full help
design-tool help

How It Works#

Each command follows the same pattern:

1. With arguments — Timestamps the input, appends it to the command-specific log file, prints confirmation, and logs to history.log.
2. Without arguments — Shows the last 20 entries from that command's log file.

The stats command iterates all .log files, counts entries per file, and reports totals plus disk usage. The search command performs case-insensitive grep across all log files. The recent command tails the last 20 lines of history.log.

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