minor bump

disable the rt listeners if sendtext command is invoked.

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 ---
 
+This CLI is still in an early stage of development with many more things that could be implemented. However, the commands that are implemented should be working without issues.
+
 ## Install
 
 #### With uv
@@ -47,27 +49,82 @@ export VBAN_CLI_STREAMNAME=Command1
 
 ## Use
 
-```console
-Usage: vban-cli COMMAND
+### Strip Command
 
-╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
-│ bus          Control the bus parameters.                                                         │
-│ strip        Control the strip parameters.                                                       │
-│ --help (-h)  Display this message and exit.                                                      │
-│ --version    Display application version.                                                        │
-╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
-╭─ Parameters ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
-│ --kind        Kind of Voicemeeter [env var: VBAN_CLI_KIND] [default: potato]                     │
-│ --host        VBAN host [env var: VBAN_CLI_HOST] [default: localhost]                            │
-│ --port        VBAN port [env var: VBAN_CLI_PORT] [default: 6980]                                 │
-│ --streamname  VBAN stream name [env var: VBAN_CLI_STREAMNAME] [default: Command1]                │
-╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+Usage: vban-cli strip \<index> COMMAND [ARGS]
+
+examples:
+
+```console
+vban-cli strip 0 mute true
+
+vban-cli strip 1 A1 true
+
+vban-cli strip 2 gain -18.7
 ```
 
-For every command and subcommand there exists a `--help` flag for further usage information.
+see `vban-cli strip --help` for more info.
+
+#### Strip EQ
+
+Usage: vban-cli strip \<index> eq COMMAND [OPTIONS]
+
+examples:
+
+```console
+vban-cli strip 0 eq on true
+```
+
+see `vban-cli strip eq --help` for more info.
+
+#### Strip EQ Cell Command
+
+Usage: vban-cli strip \<index> eq cell \<band> COMMAND [ARGS]
+
+examples:
+
+```console
+vban-cli strip 0 eq cell 0 on false
+```
+
+see `vban-cli strip eq cell --help` for more info.
+
+### Bus Command
+
+Usage: vban-cli bus \<index> COMMAND [ARGS]
+
+examples:
+
+```console
+vban-cli bus 0 mode tvmix
+
+vban-cli bus 1 mute true
+```
+
+see `vban-cli bus --help` for more info.
 
 ---
 
+### Sendtext Command
+
+Usage: vban-cli sendtext TEXT
+
+*To Voicemeeter*
+
+examples:
+
+```console
+vban-cli sendtext 'Strip[0].Mute=1;Bus[0].Mono=2'
+```
+
+*To Matrix*
+
+```console
+vban-cli sendtext 'Command.Version = ?'
+
+vban-cli sendtext 'Point(ASIO128.IN[1..4],ASIO128.OUT[1]).dBGain = -3.0'
+```
+
 ## Implementation Notes
 
 1. The VBAN TEXT subprotocol defines two packet structures [ident:0][ident-0] and [ident:1][ident-1]. Neither of them contain the data for Bus EQ parameters.
@@ -80,9 +137,7 @@ For every command and subcommand there exists a `--help` flag for further usage
 
 I've made the effort to set up the basic skeletal structure of the CLI as well as demonstrate how to combine subcommand groups with subcommand groups so more can be implemented, it just needs doing. There may be restrictions on some things however, for example, retrieving values is only possible for parameters [defined in the protocol](https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/Voicemeeter-SDK/blob/3be2c1c36563afbd6df3da8436406c77d2cc1f10/VoicemeeterRemote.h#L787). Setting parameters can be done for anything possible by a string request.
 
-Shell completion scripts are available (for zsh, bash and fish) but I haven't tested them
-
-Some of the help output needs improving for commands that branch off positional arguments.
+Shell completion scripts are available (for zsh, bash and fish) but they haven't been thoroughly tested.
 
 If there's something missing that you would like to see added the best bet is to submit a PR. You may raise an issue and if it's quick and simple to do I may (or may not) do it.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [project]
 name = "vban-cli"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "A command-line interface for Voicemeeter leveraging VBAN."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "LICENSE" }
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
-dependencies = [
-    "cyclopts>=4.6.0",
-    "loguru>=0.7.3",
-    "vban-cmd>=2.6.0",
-]
+dependencies = ["cyclopts>=4.6.0", "loguru>=0.7.3", "vban-cmd>=2.7.1"]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
@@ -28,4 +24,4 @@ vban-cli = "vban_cli.app:run"
 package = true
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
-vban-cmd = { path = "../vban-cmd-python" }
+vban-cmd = { path = "../vban-cmd-python", editable = true }

src/vban_cli/app.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Annotated
 
 import vban_cmd
-from cyclopts import App, Parameter, config
+from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter, config
 
 from . import __version__ as version
 from . import bus, console, strip
@@ -37,15 +37,32 @@ def launcher(
     if tokens[0] == '--install-completion':
         return command(*bound.args, **bound.kwargs)
 
+    disable_rt_listeners = False
+    if command.__name__ == 'sendtext':
+        disable_rt_listeners = True
+
     with vban_cmd.api(
         vban_config.kind,
         ip=vban_config.host,
         port=vban_config.port,
         streamname=vban_config.streamname,
+        disable_rt_listeners=disable_rt_listeners,
     ) as client:
         return command(*bound.args, **bound.kwargs, ctx=Context(client=client))
 
 
+@app.command(name='sendtext')
+def sendtext(
+    text: Annotated[str, Argument()],
+    /,
+    *,
+    ctx: Annotated[Context, Parameter(show=False)] = None,
+):
+    """Send a text command to the current Voicemeeter/Matrix instance."""
+    if resp := ctx.client.sendtext(text):
+        console.out.print(resp)
+
+
 def run():
     try:
         app.meta()

src/vban_cli/bus.py

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from . import console
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import BusHelpFormatter
 
-app = App(name='bus', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='bus', help_formatter=BusHelpFormatter())
 # See https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/vban-cli?tab=readme-ov-file#implementation-notes - 1.
 # app.command(eq.app.meta, name='eq')
 
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ def launcher(
 
 @app.command(name='mono')
 def mono(
-    new_value: Annotated[Optional[bool], Argument()] = None,
+    new_value: Annotated[
+        Optional[Literal['off', 'mono', 'stereoreverse']], Argument()
+    ] = None,
     *,
     index: Annotated[int, Parameter(show=False)] = None,
     ctx: Annotated[Context, Parameter(show=False)] = None,
@@ -41,13 +43,13 @@ def mono(
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    new_value : bool, optional
+    new_value : {'off', 'mono', 'stereoreverse'}, optional
         If provided, sets the mono state to this value. If not provided, the current mono state is printed.
     """
     if new_value is None:
-        console.out.print(ctx.client.bus[index].mono)
+        console.out.print(['off', 'mono', 'stereoreverse'][ctx.client.bus[index].mono])
         return
-    ctx.client.bus[index].mono = new_value
+    ctx.client.bus[index].mono = ['off', 'mono', 'stereoreverse'].index(new_value)
 
 
 @app.command(name='mute')

src/vban_cli/comp.py

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import StripHelpFormatter
 
-app = App(name='comp', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='comp', help_formatter=StripHelpFormatter())
 
 
 @app.meta.default

src/vban_cli/denoiser.py

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import StripHelpFormatter
 
-app = App(name='denoiser', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='denoiser', help_formatter=StripHelpFormatter())
 
 
 @app.meta.default

src/vban_cli/eq.py

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import CellHelpFormatter, EqHelpFormatter
 
-cell_app = App(name='cell', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+cell_app = App(name='cell', help_formatter=CellHelpFormatter())
 
-app = App(name='eq', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='eq', help_formatter=EqHelpFormatter())
 app.command(cell_app.meta, name='cell')
 
 

src/vban_cli/gate.py

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import StripHelpFormatter
 
-app = App(name='gate', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='gate', help_formatter=StripHelpFormatter())
 
 
 @app.meta.default

src/vban_cli/help.py

@@ -4,31 +4,24 @@ from cyclopts.help import DefaultFormatter, HelpPanel
 from rich.console import Console, ConsoleOptions
 
 
-class CustomHelpFormatter(DefaultFormatter):
-    """Custom help formatter that injects an index argument into the usage line and filters it out from the parameters list.
-
-    This formatter modifies the usage line to include an <index> argument after the 'strip' command,
-    and filters out any parameters related to 'index' from the Parameters section of the help output.
-    """
-
-    def render_usage(self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, usage) -> None:
-        """Render the usage line with index argument injected."""
-        if usage:
-            modified_usage = re.sub(
-                r'(\S+\s+[a-z]+)\s+(COMMAND)', r'\1 <index> \2', str(usage)
-            )
-            console.print(f'[bold]Usage:[/bold] {modified_usage}')
+class BaseHelpFormatter(DefaultFormatter):
+    """Base help formatter that provides common functionality."""
 
     def __call__(
         self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, panel: HelpPanel
     ) -> None:
-        """Render a help panel, filtering out the index parameter from Parameters sections."""
+        """Render a help panel, filtering out hidden parameters from Parameters sections."""
         if panel.title == 'Parameters':
             filtered_entries = [
                 entry
                 for entry in panel.entries
                 if not (
-                    entry.names and any('index' in name.lower() for name in entry.names)
+                    entry.names
+                    and any(
+                        param in name.lower()
+                        for name in entry.names
+                        for param in self.get_filtered_params()
+                    )
                 )
             ]
 
@@ -41,3 +34,78 @@ class CustomHelpFormatter(DefaultFormatter):
             super().__call__(console, options, filtered_panel)
         else:
             super().__call__(console, options, panel)
+
+    def get_filtered_params(self):
+        """Return list of parameter names to filter out of help output."""
+        return ['index', 'band', 'ctx', 'target', 'eq_kind']
+
+
+class StripHelpFormatter(BaseHelpFormatter):
+    """Help formatter for strip commands that injects <index> after 'strip'."""
+
+    def render_usage(self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, usage) -> None:
+        """Render the usage line with index argument injected after 'strip'.
+
+        Handles both command groups (COMMAND) and individual commands (commandname [ARGS/OPTIONS]).
+        """
+        if usage:
+            modified_usage = re.sub(
+                r'(\S+\s+strip)\s+(\w+\s+\[[^\]]+\]|\w+\s+\[[^\]]+\]|\w+(?:\s+\[[^\]]+\])*|COMMAND)',
+                r'\1 <index> \2',
+                str(usage),
+            )
+            if modified_usage == str(usage):
+                modified_usage = re.sub(
+                    r'(\S+\s+strip)\s+(\w+)', r'\1 <index> \2', str(usage)
+                )
+            console.print(f'[bold]Usage:[/bold] {modified_usage}')
+
+
+class BusHelpFormatter(BaseHelpFormatter):
+    """Help formatter for bus commands that injects <index> after 'bus'."""
+
+    def render_usage(self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, usage) -> None:
+        """Render the usage line with index argument injected after 'bus'.
+
+        Handles both command groups (COMMAND) and individual commands (commandname [ARGS/OPTIONS])."""
+        if usage:
+            modified_usage = re.sub(
+                r'(\S+\s+bus)\s+(\w+\s+\[[^\]]+\]|\w+\s+\[[^\]]+\]|\w+(?:\s+\[[^\]]+\])*|COMMAND)',
+                r'\1 <index> \2',
+                str(usage),
+            )
+            if modified_usage == str(usage):
+                modified_usage = re.sub(
+                    r'(\S+\s+bus)\s+(\w+)', r'\1 <index> \2', str(usage)
+                )
+            console.print(f'[bold]Usage:[/bold] {modified_usage}')
+
+
+class EqHelpFormatter(BaseHelpFormatter):
+    """Help formatter for eq commands that works with both strip and bus commands.
+
+    Injects <index> after 'strip' or 'bus' and <band> after 'cell'."""
+
+    def render_usage(self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, usage) -> None:
+        """Render the usage line with proper <index> placement for both strip and bus commands."""
+        if usage:
+            modified_usage = re.sub(
+                r'(\S+\s+)(\w+)(\s+eq\s+)(COMMAND)', r'\1\2 <index>\3\4', str(usage)
+            )
+            console.print(f'[bold]Usage:[/bold] {modified_usage}')
+
+
+class CellHelpFormatter(BaseHelpFormatter):
+    """Help formatter for cell commands that works with both strip and bus commands.
+
+    Injects <index> after 'strip' or 'bus' and <band> after 'cell'."""
+
+    def render_usage(self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions, usage) -> None:
+        """Render the usage line with proper <index> and <band> placement."""
+        if usage:
+            modified_usage = re.sub(
+                r'(\S+\s+)(\w+)(\s+eq\s+cell\s+)(COMMAND)',
+                r'\1\2 <index>\3<band> \4',
+                str(usage),
+            )
+            console.print(f'[bold]Usage:[/bold] {modified_usage}')

src/vban_cli/strip.py

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from cyclopts import App, Argument, Parameter
 
 from . import comp, console, denoiser, eq, gate
 from .context import Context
-from .help import CustomHelpFormatter
+from .help import StripHelpFormatter
 
-app = App(name='strip', help_formatter=CustomHelpFormatter())
+app = App(name='strip', help_formatter=StripHelpFormatter())
 app.command(eq.app.meta, name='eq')
 app.command(comp.app.meta, name='comp')
 app.command(gate.app.meta, name='gate')

uv.lock

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vban-cli"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "cyclopts" },
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ dependencies = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "cyclopts", specifier = ">=4.6.0" },
     { name = "loguru", specifier = ">=0.7.3" },
-    { name = "vban-cmd", directory = "../vban-cmd-python" },
+    { name = "vban-cmd", editable = "../vban-cmd-python" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "2.6.0"
-source = { directory = "../vban-cmd-python" }
+version = "2.7.1"
+source = { editable = "../vban-cmd-python" }
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [{ name = "tomli", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'", specifier = ">=2.0.1,<3.0" }]