Pokedexcli screenshot

Introduction

Pokedex CLI is a command-line interface application written in Go. It allows users to interact with the Pokemon API to explore the map, catch and inspect Pokemon.

Technologies

Features

Commands

  • Map Locations: The application allows users to explore the map using the map & mapb command. This will display the list of Pokemon available in the map.
    • map command displays next 20 locations in the map.
    • mapb command displays the previous 20 locations in the map.
  • Explore Location: Users can explore the location for Pokemons using the explore command followed by the location’s name.
  • Catch Pokemon: The application allows users to catch Pokemon using the catch command followed by the Pokemon’s name. This depends on Pokemon’s base level.
  • Inspect Pokemon: Users can inspect the caught Pokemon using the inspect command followed by the Pokemon’s name.
  • Pokedex: Users can view the list of Pokemon they have caught using the pokedex command.

Implementation

  • API: The application interacts with the Pokemon API.
  • Cache: The application caches the Pokemon data to reduce the number of API calls.

Installation

To install the application, you need to have Go installed on your machine. You can download it from here. Once Go is installed, you can clone this repository and build the application.

git clone https://github.com/Chaitanya-Shahare/pokedexcli.git
cd pokedexcli
go build

Usage

To run the application, you can use the following command:

./pokedexcli

Map Locations

pokedex > map

Explore Location

pokedex > explore location_name

Catch Pokemon

pokedex > catch pokemon_name

Inspect Pokemon

pokedex > inspect pokemon_name

Pokedex

pokedex > pokedex

Exit

pokedex > exit