wcs (word count streams)

A tool like wordcount that supports continuous streams at a regular interval

Install

Install the command line utility wcs

npm install -g wcs

Usage

Usage: stream | wcs [interval]

tail -f <some file> | wcs 1000

Example

If stdin finishes, the program acts just like wc(1)

$ echo 'hello how are you?' | wc
   1       4      19
$ echo 'hello how are you?' | wcs
   1 4 19

However, unlike wc(1), wcs will count frequency at a regular interval (1000 ms by default, can be changed by setting the first argument), so you can do cool things like...

$ while sleep 1; do echo 'hello how are you?'; done | wcs
1 4 19
1 4 19
1 4 19
1 4 19
^C
$ while sleep .5; do echo 'hello how are you?'; done | wcs
2 8 38
2 8 38
2 8 38
2 8 38
^C

Known Issues

• Some weirdness with buffering/back pressure on the pipe... don't fully trust the output

License

MIT Licensed