DevToys

DevToys is a collection of developer utilities designed for quick, specific tasks, serving as a local alternative to untrustworthy web-based tools. It features Smart Detection, which automatically identifies the best tool based on the content currently on your clipboard.

DevToys 2.0 includes 30 default tools categorized as follows:

• Converters: JSON ↔ YAML, Date, Number bases, etc.
• Encoders/Decoders: HTML, URLs, Base64, GZip, JWT, QR Code, etc.
• Formatters: JSON, SQL, XML, etc.
• Generators: Hash & Checksum, Lorem Ipsum, Password, etc.
• Graphics Tools: Color Blindness Simulator, PNG/JPEG Compressor, etc.
• Testers: JSONPath, RegEx, XML, etc.
• Text Utilities: Markdown Preview, Text Comparer, Analyzer & Utilities, etc.

Users can extend functionality by installing extensions or developing their own custom tools.

DevToys collects anonymous Non-Personal data and health/performance data to improve the service.

Key privacy guarantees:

• No Personal Data: The service will never retain or ask you to provide personally identifiable information.
• Usage Data Isolation: Usage Data (such as error messages, performance metrics, and ordered lists of features used) is collected automatically but is not sent to the Developer or Service Providers.
• Local Visibility: You can view the collected Usage Data locally within the application in the "Logs" section of the Settings page.

To generate a .nupkg package for DevToys, use the update.ps1 script which utilizes the Automatic Package Updater Module.

1. Install the Automatic Package Updater Module (AU).
2. Run the update.ps1 script.
3. The script will create a .nupkg package based on the latest GitHub release.

Recreating a package: If you need to recreate a package for the current version, uncomment the -Force parameter in update.ps1 at the line: update -ChecksumFor 64 #-Force.

Important Note: You must remove the .Msixbundle file from inside the .nupkg file (it should be placed in the tools folder instead).

To push a generated .nupkg file to the Chocolatey repository, you must be a maintainer and possess a Chocolatey Community API key.

First, configure your API key:

choco apikey --key yourapikey --source https://push.chocolatey.org/

Then, push the specific versioned package:

choco push .\DevToys.versiongenerated.nupkg --source https://push.chocolatey.org/

To add a new icon to the DevToys icon font, follow these steps using FontForge and an SVG file:

1. Setup: Install FontForge and open the project font file: /assets/font/DevToys-Tools-Icons.sfd.
2. Create Asset: Create your icon in a vector tool (Figma, Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, etc.) and export it as an SVG.
3. Prepare Slot: In FontForge, navigate to Encoding > Add Encoding Slots.
4. Import: Select the newly created slot, then go to File > Import and select your SVG. Crucial: Under Options, uncheck Scale to fit (Misc).
5. Configure Metadata: Go to Element > Glyph Info to set the glyph name and its corresponding Unicode value (e.g., U+0100).

To apply the Apache License, Version 2.0 to your software, attach the following boilerplate notice to your files. Replace the bracketed fields [YYYY] and [Name of copyright owner] with your actual information. Ensure the text is enclosed in the appropriate comment syntax for your file format.

Copyright [2010-2021] [Dennis Doomen]

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.

After adding a glyph, you must validate and generate the font file. Follow these steps:

1. Validate the Glyph

Go to Element > Validation > Validate.... Resolve common errors using these specific FontForge commands:

2. Export the Font

Once validation passes:

1. Go to File > Generate Fonts.
2. Select TrueType.
3. Check Validate before saving.
4. Click Generate.

3. Verification

You can verify the generated .ttf file using the Character Map UWP application.