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# imag - [imag-pim.org](https://imag-pim.org)
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`imag` is a commandline personal information management suite.
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[](https://travis-ci.org/matthiasbeyer/imag)
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[](http://www.issuestats.com/github/matthiasbeyer/imag)
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[](http://www.issuestats.com/github/matthiasbeyer/imag)
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[]()
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[](https://github.com/matthiasbeyer/imag)
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**This application is in early development. There are _some_ things that work,
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but we do not consider anything stable or usable at this moment. Feel free to
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play around anyways.**
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## Goal / What is imag?
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Our (long-term) goal is to
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> Create a fast, reliable commandline personal
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> information management suite which covers all aspects of personal information
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> management, consists of reusable parts and integrates well with known
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> commandline tools.
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Yes, imag is a rather ambitious project as it tries to reimplement functionality
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for several "personal information management aspects". It is a hobby project,
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keep that in mind. We try to use standards like vcard and icalendar wherever
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possible.
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imag consists of _modules_ (e.g. `imag-notes`, `imag-tag`, `imag-view`), where
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each module covers one PIM aspect. Have a look at
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[the documentation](./doc/) for some more words on this.
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## Building/Running
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Here is how to try `imag` out.
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`imag` is a _suite/collection_ of tools (like git, for example) and you can
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build them individually.
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All subdirectories prefixed with "`libimag"` are libraries.
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All subdirectories prefixed with `"imag-"` are binaries and compiling them will
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give you a commandline application.
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### Building
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We use `cargo` for building all crates in this repository.
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Make sure to use a recent `cargo`, at least one with workspace support.
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Building all crates works with `cargo build --all`, building individual crates
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by `cd`ing to their directory and calling `cargo build`.
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### Running
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After you build the module you want to play with, you can simply call the binary
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itself with the `--help` flag, to get some help what the module is capable of.
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If you installed the module, you can either call `imag-<modulename>` (if the
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install-directory is in your `$PATH`), or install the `imag` binary to call `imag
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<modulename>` (also if everything is in your `$PATH`).
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## Staying up-to-date
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We have a [official website for imag](https://imag-pim.org), where I post
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[release notes](http://imag-pim.org/releases/) and monthly(ish) updates what's
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happening in the source tree ([RSS here](https://imag-pim.org/index.xml)).
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We also have a [mailinglist](https://imag-pim.org/mailinglist/) where I post
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updates and where discussion and questions are encouraged.
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## Documentation
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This is a hobby project, so sometimes things are not optimal and might go
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unrecognized and slip through. Feel free to open issues about things you notice!
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Though, we have some documentation in [the ./doc subtree](./doc/)
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which can be compiled to PDF or a website.
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These docs are not published anywhere and are not even integrated into our CI,
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so it might be broken (though it's unlikely).
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Developer documentation is also available
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[online on github.io](https://matthiasbeyer.github.io/imag/imag_documentation/index.html)
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and [on docs.rs](https://docs.rs/releases/search?query=imag), though they might
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be a bit outdated.
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## Please contribute!
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We are looking for contributors!
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Feel free to open issues for asking questions, suggesting features or other
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things!
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Also have a look at [the CONTRIBUTING.md file](./CONTRIBUTING.md)!
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## Contact
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Have a look at [our website](https://imag-pim.org) where you can find some
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information on how to get in touch and so on.
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Feel free to join our new IRC channel at freenode: #imag
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or our [mailinglist](https://imag-pim.org/mailinglist/).
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## License
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We chose to distribute this software under terms of GNU LGPLv2.1.
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