📝 Notes Manager CLI

A simple yet powerful Notes Manager built using Python. This project demonstrates the evolution from a basic class-based application to a fully functional command-line tool using argparse.

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🚀 Features

• Add, view, edit, and delete notes
• Persistent storage using JSON
• Automatic backup on file corruption
• Logging of all operations
• Clean and minimal CLI experience
• Support for custom file paths (v2)

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📦 Versions

🔹 v1 - Class-Based Version

Located in: v1_class_based/

• Interactive terminal-based program
• Menu-driven interface
• Uses classes for structure
• Basic note management functionality

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🔹 v2 - CLI Version (Argparse)

Located in: v2_argparse_based/

• Fully command-line based (no menu)

• Uses argparse for commands

• Supports:

  • add
  • view
  • delete
  • edit
  • delete-all

• Logging + backup handling

• Custom file support using --file

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📂 Project Structure

Notes_Manager/
├── v1_class_based/
│   ├── notes_manager
│   ├── notes.json
│   └── notes.log
│
├── v2_argparse_based/
│   └── notes_terminal
│
└── README.md

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⚙️ Installation

git clone https://github.com/Lavanya-GOW/Notes-Manager-CLI.git
cd Notes_Manager

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🧪 Usage (v2 CLI Version)

Navigate to CLI version:

cd v2_argparse_based

➕ Add a Note

python notes_terminal add "Your note here"

📄 View Notes

python notes_terminal view

❌ Delete a Note

python notes_terminal delete 1

✏️ Edit a Note

python notes_terminal edit 1 "Updated note"

🗑️ Delete All Notes

python notes_terminal delete-all

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⚙️ Optional Arguments

Use a custom file

python notes_terminal --file my_notes.json view

Show version

python notes_terminal --version

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python
• JSON (data storage)
• argparse (CLI handling)
• logging (tracking operations)

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📌 Future Improvements

• 🔍 Search notes
• 🏷️ Add tags/categories
• ⏱️ Add timestamps
• 📤 Export notes

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and improve it.

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📄 License

This project is open-source and free to use.