johnayoung / go-book-cli

go-book-ai

Overview

go-book-ai is a CLI tool for generating book chapters using AI. It leverages language models like OpenAI's GPT to create detailed outlines and content for book chapters.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Go 1.20 or later
• OpenAI API Key

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/go-book-ai.git
   cd go-book-ai

2. Initialize the Go module:

   go mod init go-book-ai
   go mod tidy

3. Set the OpenAI API Key as an environment variable:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

4. Build the CLI application:

   go build ./cmd/bookcli

Usage

Create a New Book

To create a new book with a specific topic:

./bookcli new "Your Book Topic"

Continue an Existing Book

To continue working on an existing book:

./bookcli continue "book_id"

Testing

Run the tests to ensure everything is working correctly:

go test ./...

Error Handling

The application includes robust error handling with retries and exponential backoff for network-related issues and rate limits.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues, fork the repository, and send pull requests. Contributions are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.