typing practise app for the terminal

About

gopher type is a terminal-based typing practice app built with Go and the Bubble Tea framework.

Features:

• multiple language modes
• multiple themes
• speed and accuracy measurement
• file and cli configuration

Instalation

with Go:

go install github.com/mati-33/gopher-type@latest

Configuration

gopher type can be configured via CLI flags or a config.json file. CLI flags take priority over the config file. Config file is resolved in the following order:

1. $GOPHER_TYPE_CONFIG/config.json
2. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gopher-type/config.json
3. $HOME/.config/gopher-type/config.json

Available config options are:

Option	Type	Description
theme	string	UI color theme
mode	string	Initial practise mode
transparent	boolean	Use a transparent terminal background
icons	boolean	Show nerd font icons in the UI

Example config.json:

{
  "theme": "gruvbox",
  "mode": "polish",
  "transparent": true,
  "icons": false
}

For all available CLI options, run:

gopher-type -h