Chmod Calculator

[RicardoBassete]

Chmod Calculator

// Name: Chmod Calculator
// Description: Asks the user what permissions to grant to a file/folder and creates a chmod command with those permissions
// Author: Ricardo Gonçalves Bassete

import "@johnlindquist/kit"

const permissions = ['read', 'write', 'execute']

function getValue(permissions: string[]) {
  const r = permissions.includes('read') ? 4 : 0
  const w = permissions.includes('write') ? 2 : 0
  const x = permissions.includes('execute') ? 1 : 0
  return r+w+x
}

const ownerPermissions: string[] = await select({
  placeholder: 'Owner permissions',
  alwaysOnTop: true,
  strict: true,
}, permissions)

const groupPermissions: string[] = await select({
  placeholder: 'Group permissions',
  alwaysOnTop: true,
  strict: true,
}, permissions)

const publicPermissions: string[] = await select({
  placeholder: 'Public permissions',
  alwaysOnTop: true,
  strict: true,
}, permissions)

const command = `chmod ${getValue(ownerPermissions)}${getValue(groupPermissions)}${getValue(publicPermissions)}`

setSelectedText(command)