@bcts/seedtool-cli 1.0.0-alpha.22 → 1.0.0-beta.0

package/dist/main.mjs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Command, Option } from "commander";
 import { SecureRandomNumberGenerator } from "@bcts/rand";
 import { SSKRGroupSpec, SSKRSecret, SSKRShare, SSKRSpec, Seed, sskrCombine, sskrGenerate } from "@bcts/components";
 import * as readline from "node:readline";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import { Envelope, SymmetricKey } from "@bcts/envelope";
 import { DATE, NAME, NOTE, SEED_TYPE } from "@bcts/known-values";
 import { CborDate, decodeCbor, expectBytes, toByteString, toTaggedValue } from "@bcts/dcbor";
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@ import { BytewordsStyle, MultipartDecoder, MultipartEncoder, UR, decodeBytewords
 import { SSKR_SHARE, SSKR_SHARE_V1 } from "@bcts/tags";
 import { sha256 } from "@noble/hashes/sha2.js";
 import { hkdf } from "@noble/hashes/hkdf.js";
-import fs from "node:fs";
-
 //#region src/cli.ts
 /**
 * Copyright © 2023-2026 Blockchain Commons, LLC
@@ -24,63 +23,6 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 * Ported from seedtool-cli-rust/src/cli.rs
 */
 /**
-* Input format keys.
-* Matches Rust InputFormatKey enum in format.rs
-*/
-let InputFormatKey = /* @__PURE__ */ function(InputFormatKey) {
-	InputFormatKey["Random"] = "random";
-	InputFormatKey["Hex"] = "hex";
-	InputFormatKey["Btw"] = "btw";
-	InputFormatKey["Btwu"] = "btwu";
-	InputFormatKey["Btwm"] = "btwm";
-	InputFormatKey["Bits"] = "bits";
-	InputFormatKey["Cards"] = "cards";
-	InputFormatKey["Dice"] = "dice";
-	InputFormatKey["Base6"] = "base6";
-	InputFormatKey["Base10"] = "base10";
-	InputFormatKey["Ints"] = "ints";
-	InputFormatKey["Bip39"] = "bip39";
-	InputFormatKey["Sskr"] = "sskr";
-	InputFormatKey["Envelope"] = "envelope";
-	InputFormatKey["Multipart"] = "multipart";
-	InputFormatKey["Seed"] = "seed";
-	return InputFormatKey;
-}({});
-/**
-* Output format keys.
-* Matches Rust OutputFormatKey enum in format.rs
-*/
-let OutputFormatKey = /* @__PURE__ */ function(OutputFormatKey) {
-	OutputFormatKey["Hex"] = "hex";
-	OutputFormatKey["Btw"] = "btw";
-	OutputFormatKey["Btwu"] = "btwu";
-	OutputFormatKey["Btwm"] = "btwm";
-	OutputFormatKey["Bits"] = "bits";
-	OutputFormatKey["Cards"] = "cards";
-	OutputFormatKey["Dice"] = "dice";
-	OutputFormatKey["Base6"] = "base6";
-	OutputFormatKey["Base10"] = "base10";
-	OutputFormatKey["Ints"] = "ints";
-	OutputFormatKey["Bip39"] = "bip39";
-	OutputFormatKey["Sskr"] = "sskr";
-	OutputFormatKey["Envelope"] = "envelope";
-	OutputFormatKey["Multipart"] = "multipart";
-	OutputFormatKey["Seed"] = "seed";
-	return OutputFormatKey;
-}({});
-/**
-* SSKR output format keys.
-* Matches Rust SSKRFormatKey enum in sskr.rs
-*/
-let SSKRFormatKey = /* @__PURE__ */ function(SSKRFormatKey) {
-	SSKRFormatKey["Envelope"] = "envelope";
-	SSKRFormatKey["Btw"] = "btw";
-	SSKRFormatKey["Btwm"] = "btwm";
-	SSKRFormatKey["Btwu"] = "btwu";
-	SSKRFormatKey["Ur"] = "ur";
-	return SSKRFormatKey;
-}({});
-/**
 * CLI state and configuration.
 * Matches Rust Cli struct.
 */
@@ -90,9 +32,9 @@ var Cli = class Cli {
 	/** The number of output units (hex bytes, base-10 digits, etc.) */
 	count = 16;
 	/** The input format. Default: Random */
-	in = InputFormatKey.Random;
+	in = "random";
 	/** The output format. Default: Hex */
-	out = OutputFormatKey.Hex;
+	out = "hex";
 	/** The lowest int returned (0-254). Default: 0 */
 	low = 0;
 	/** The highest int returned (1-255), low < high. Default: 9 */
@@ -112,7 +54,7 @@ var Cli = class Cli {
 	/** The number of groups that must meet their threshold. Default: 1 */
 	groupThreshold = 1;
 	/** SSKR output format. Default: Envelope */
-	sskrFormat = SSKRFormatKey.Envelope;
+	sskrFormat = "envelope";
 	/** Deterministic RNG seed string. */
 	deterministic;
 	/** The seed being processed (internal state). */
@@ -120,12 +62,21 @@ var Cli = class Cli {
 	/** The RNG source (internal state). */
 	rng;
 	/**
-	* Get input from argument or read from stdin.
-	* Matches Rust expect_input method.
+	* Get input from argument or lazily read it from stdin.
+	*
+	* Mirrors Rust's `Cli::expect_input` (seedtool-cli-rust/src/cli.rs:191-200):
+	* stdin is touched only when an input-consuming code path actually needs it.
+	* Modes like `--in random` or `-d <SEED>` (deterministic) never call this,
+	* so they exit cleanly even when stdin is a non-TTY but no input is piped.
+	*
+	* Reads the stdin file descriptor synchronously via `fs.readFileSync(0, ...)`
+	* and caches the trimmed result on `this.input` so subsequent calls don't
+	* re-read.
 	*/
 	expectInput() {
 		if (this.input !== void 0) return this.input;
-		throw new Error("Input required but not provided. Use stdin or pass as argument.");
+		this.input = fs.readFileSync(0, "utf-8").trim();
+		return this.input;
 	}
 	/**
 	* Get input from argument or read from stdin asynchronously.
@@ -218,7 +169,6 @@ var Cli = class Cli {
 		return cli;
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/seed.ts
 /**
@@ -426,7 +376,6 @@ var Seed$1 = class Seed$1 {
 		return true;
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/util.ts
 /**
@@ -446,18 +395,34 @@ function dataToHex(bytes) {
 }
 /**
 * Convert hex string to bytes.
-* Matches Rust hex_to_data function.
+*
+* Mirrors the error wording produced by Rust's `hex` crate
+* (`FromHexError::OddLength` and `FromHexError::InvalidHexCharacter`),
+* which seedtool-cli-rust surfaces unchanged through anyhow:
+*
+*   "Odd number of digits"
+*   "Invalid character '{c}' at position {n}"
+*
+* The outer CLI layer adds the `Error: ` prefix to match Rust's anyhow
+* output.
 */
 function hexToData(hex) {
-	if (hex.length % 2 !== 0) throw new Error("Hex string must have even length");
+	if (hex.length % 2 !== 0) throw new Error("Odd number of digits");
 	const bytes = new Uint8Array(hex.length / 2);
 	for (let i = 0; i < hex.length; i += 2) {
-		const byte = parseInt(hex.substring(i, i + 2), 16);
-		if (isNaN(byte)) throw new Error(`Invalid hex character at position ${i}`);
-		bytes[i / 2] = byte;
+		const hi = hexCharToNibble(hex, i);
+		const lo = hexCharToNibble(hex, i + 1);
+		bytes[i / 2] = hi << 4 | lo;
 	}
 	return bytes;
 }
+function hexCharToNibble(hex, index) {
+	const c = hex.charCodeAt(index);
+	if (c >= 48 && c <= 57) return c - 48;
+	if (c >= 97 && c <= 102) return c - 97 + 10;
+	if (c >= 65 && c <= 70) return c - 65 + 10;
+	throw new Error(`Invalid character '${hex[index]}' at position ${index}`);
+}
 /**
 * Convert byte values to a different base range [0, base-1].
 * Each byte (0-255) is scaled proportionally to the target base.
@@ -535,12 +500,11 @@ function digitsToData(inStr, low, high) {
 	const result = [];
 	for (const c of inStr) {
 		const n = c.charCodeAt(0) - "0".charCodeAt(0);
-		if (n < low || n > high) throw new Error(`Invalid digit: ${c}. Expected range [${low}-${high}].`);
+		if (n < low || n > high) throw new Error("Invalid digit.");
 		result.push(n);
 	}
 	return new Uint8Array(result);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/hex.ts
 /**
@@ -563,7 +527,6 @@ var HexFormat = class {
 		return dataToHex(state.expectSeed().data());
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/bip39.ts
 /**
@@ -588,18 +551,9 @@ var Bip39Format = class {
 		return entropyToMnemonic(state.expectSeed().data(), wordlist);
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/sskr.ts
 /**
-* Copyright © 2023-2026 Blockchain Commons, LLC
-* Copyright © 2025-2026 Parity Technologies
-*
-*
-* SSKR format
-* Ported from seedtool-cli-rust/src/formats/sskr.rs
-*/
-/**
 * SSKR format handler.
 * Round-trippable: sskr shares → seed → sskr shares.
 * Supports multiple sub-formats: envelope, btw, btwm, btwu, ur.
@@ -624,15 +578,15 @@ var SSKRFormat = class {
 };
 function outputSskrSeed(seed, spec, format) {
 	switch (format) {
-		case SSKRFormatKey.Envelope: {
+		case "envelope": {
 			const seedEnvelope = seed.toEnvelope();
 			const contentKey = SymmetricKey.new();
 			return seedEnvelope.wrap().encryptSubject(contentKey).sskrSplitFlattened(spec, contentKey).map((env) => env.urString()).join("\n");
 		}
-		case SSKRFormatKey.Btw: return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Standard);
-		case SSKRFormatKey.Btwm: return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Minimal);
-		case SSKRFormatKey.Btwu: return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Uri);
-		case SSKRFormatKey.Ur: return makeShares(spec, seed).map((share) => {
+		case "btw": return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Standard);
+		case "btwm": return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Minimal);
+		case "btwu": return makeBytewordsShares(spec, seed, BytewordsStyle.Uri);
+		case "ur": return makeShares(spec, seed).map((share) => {
 			return UR.new("sskr", toByteString(share.asBytes())).toString();
 		}).join("\n");
 	}
@@ -742,7 +696,6 @@ function parseSskrSeed(input) {
 	if (urLegacyResult !== null) return urLegacyResult;
 	throw new Error("Insufficient or invalid SSKR shares.");
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/envelope.ts
 /**
@@ -766,7 +719,6 @@ var EnvelopeFormat = class {
 		return state.toEnvelope().urString();
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/seed-format.ts
 /**
@@ -791,7 +743,6 @@ var SeedFormat = class {
 		return state.seedWithOverrides().toComponentsSeed().urString();
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/multipart.ts
 /**
@@ -813,7 +764,7 @@ var MultipartFormat = class {
 			decoder.receive(share);
 			if (decoder.isComplete()) break;
 		}
-		if (!decoder.isComplete()) throw new Error("Insufficient multipart shares");
+		if (!decoder.isComplete()) throw new Error("Insufficient SSKR shares");
 		const ur = decoder.message();
 		if (ur === void 0 || ur === null) throw new Error("Failed to decode multipart message");
 		const envelope = Envelope.fromUR(ur);
@@ -828,7 +779,6 @@ var MultipartFormat = class {
 		return parts.join("\n");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/random.ts
 /**
@@ -848,7 +798,6 @@ var RandomFormat = class {
 		return state;
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/random.ts
 /**
@@ -956,7 +905,6 @@ function sha256DeterministicRandomString(str, n) {
 function deterministicRandom(entropy, n) {
 	return hkdfHmacSha256(sha256(entropy), new Uint8Array(0), n);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/base6.ts
 /**
@@ -982,7 +930,6 @@ var Base6Format = class {
 		return dataToInts(state.expectSeed().data(), 0, 5, "");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/base10.ts
 /**
@@ -1008,7 +955,6 @@ var Base10Format = class {
 		return dataToInts(state.expectSeed().data(), 0, 9, "");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/bits.ts
 /**
@@ -1034,7 +980,6 @@ var BitsFormat = class {
 		return dataToInts(state.expectSeed().data(), 0, 1, "");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/dice.ts
 /**
@@ -1060,7 +1005,6 @@ var DiceFormat = class {
 		return dataToInts(state.expectSeed().data(), 1, 6, "");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/cards.ts
 const CARD_SUITS = "cdhs";
@@ -1072,7 +1016,7 @@ const CARD_RANKS = "a23456789tjqk";
 function parseRank(c) {
 	const lower = c.toLowerCase();
 	const index = CARD_RANKS.indexOf(lower);
-	if (index === -1) throw new Error(`Invalid card rank: ${c}. Allowed: [A,2-9,T,J,Q,K]`);
+	if (index === -1) throw new Error("Invalid card rank. Allowed: [A,2-9,T,J,Q,K]");
 	return index;
 }
 /**
@@ -1082,7 +1026,7 @@ function parseRank(c) {
 function parseSuit(c) {
 	const lower = c.toLowerCase();
 	const index = CARD_SUITS.indexOf(lower);
-	if (index === -1) throw new Error(`Invalid card suit: ${c}. Allowed: [C,D,H,S]`);
+	if (index === -1) throw new Error("Invalid card rank. Allowed: [D,C,H,S]");
 	return index;
 }
 /**
@@ -1130,7 +1074,6 @@ var CardsFormat = class {
 		return dataToAlphabet(state.expectSeed().data(), 52, toCard);
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/ints.ts
 /**
@@ -1154,7 +1097,6 @@ var IntsFormat = class {
 		return dataToInts(state.expectSeed().data(), state.low, state.high, " ");
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/bytewords-standard.ts
 /**
@@ -1178,7 +1120,6 @@ var BytewordsStandardFormat = class {
 		return encodeBytewords(state.expectSeed().data(), BytewordsStyle.Standard);
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/bytewords-minimal.ts
 /**
@@ -1202,7 +1143,6 @@ var BytewordsMinimalFormat = class {
 		return encodeBytewords(state.expectSeed().data(), BytewordsStyle.Minimal);
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/bytewords-uri.ts
 /**
@@ -1226,39 +1166,30 @@ var BytewordsUriFormat = class {
 		return encodeBytewords(state.expectSeed().data(), BytewordsStyle.Uri);
 	}
 };
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/formats/format.ts
 /**
-* Copyright © 2023-2026 Blockchain Commons, LLC
-* Copyright © 2025-2026 Parity Technologies
-*
-*
-* Format traits and factory functions
-* Ported from seedtool-cli-rust/src/formats/format.rs
-*/
-/**
 * Select input format by key.
 * Matches Rust select_input_format function.
 */
 function selectInputFormat(key) {
 	switch (key) {
-		case InputFormatKey.Random: return new RandomFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Hex: return new HexFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Btw: return new BytewordsStandardFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Btwu: return new BytewordsUriFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Btwm: return new BytewordsMinimalFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Bits: return new BitsFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Cards: return new CardsFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Dice: return new DiceFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Base6: return new Base6Format();
-		case InputFormatKey.Base10: return new Base10Format();
-		case InputFormatKey.Ints: return new IntsFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Bip39: return new Bip39Format();
-		case InputFormatKey.Sskr: return new SSKRFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Envelope: return new EnvelopeFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Multipart: return new MultipartFormat();
-		case InputFormatKey.Seed: return new SeedFormat();
+		case "random": return new RandomFormat();
+		case "hex": return new HexFormat();
+		case "btw": return new BytewordsStandardFormat();
+		case "btwu": return new BytewordsUriFormat();
+		case "btwm": return new BytewordsMinimalFormat();
+		case "bits": return new BitsFormat();
+		case "cards": return new CardsFormat();
+		case "dice": return new DiceFormat();
+		case "base6": return new Base6Format();
+		case "base10": return new Base10Format();
+		case "ints": return new IntsFormat();
+		case "bip39": return new Bip39Format();
+		case "sskr": return new SSKRFormat();
+		case "envelope": return new EnvelopeFormat();
+		case "multipart": return new MultipartFormat();
+		case "seed": return new SeedFormat();
 	}
 }
 /**
@@ -1267,24 +1198,23 @@ function selectInputFormat(key) {
 */
 function selectOutputFormat(key) {
 	switch (key) {
-		case OutputFormatKey.Hex: return new HexFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Btw: return new BytewordsStandardFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Btwu: return new BytewordsUriFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Btwm: return new BytewordsMinimalFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Bits: return new BitsFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Cards: return new CardsFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Dice: return new DiceFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Base6: return new Base6Format();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Base10: return new Base10Format();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Ints: return new IntsFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Bip39: return new Bip39Format();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Sskr: return new SSKRFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Envelope: return new EnvelopeFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Multipart: return new MultipartFormat();
-		case OutputFormatKey.Seed: return new SeedFormat();
+		case "hex": return new HexFormat();
+		case "btw": return new BytewordsStandardFormat();
+		case "btwu": return new BytewordsUriFormat();
+		case "btwm": return new BytewordsMinimalFormat();
+		case "bits": return new BitsFormat();
+		case "cards": return new CardsFormat();
+		case "dice": return new DiceFormat();
+		case "base6": return new Base6Format();
+		case "base10": return new Base10Format();
+		case "ints": return new IntsFormat();
+		case "bip39": return new Bip39Format();
+		case "sskr": return new SSKRFormat();
+		case "envelope": return new EnvelopeFormat();
+		case "multipart": return new MultipartFormat();
+		case "seed": return new SeedFormat();
 	}
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/main.ts
 /**
@@ -1295,7 +1225,74 @@ function selectOutputFormat(key) {
 * A tool for generating and transforming cryptographic seeds.
 * Ported from seedtool-cli-rust/src/main.rs
 */
-const VERSION = "0.4.0";
+/**
+* Package version, sourced from `package.json` so the CLI's `--version` output
+* never drifts from the published version.
+*/
+const VERSION = "1.0.0-beta.0";
+/**
+* Build an argParser that validates a value against the given choices and,
+* on failure, emits the clap-style error format used by Rust's seedtool-cli:
+*
+*   error: invalid value 'X' for '--<long> <UPPER>'
+*     [possible values: a, b, c]
+*
+*   For more information, try '--help'.
+*
+* `metavar` is the value-name placeholder (e.g. INPUT_TYPE), normally derived
+* from the option's `<META>` declaration. Used in conjunction with `.choices()`
+* for help-text generation — argParser runs first, so on a bad value we exit
+* before commander's own choice-validation message can fire.
+*/
+function clapChoiceParser(longName, metavar, choices) {
+	return (value) => {
+		if (choices.includes(value)) return value;
+		process.stderr.write(`error: invalid value '${value}' for '--${longName} <${metavar}>'\n  [possible values: ${choices.join(", ")}]\n\nFor more information, try '--help'.\n`);
+		process.exit(2);
+	};
+}
+const IN_CHOICES = [
+	"random",
+	"hex",
+	"btw",
+	"btwu",
+	"btwm",
+	"bits",
+	"cards",
+	"dice",
+	"base6",
+	"base10",
+	"ints",
+	"bip39",
+	"sskr",
+	"envelope",
+	"multipart",
+	"seed"
+];
+const OUT_CHOICES = [
+	"hex",
+	"btw",
+	"btwu",
+	"btwm",
+	"bits",
+	"cards",
+	"dice",
+	"base6",
+	"base10",
+	"ints",
+	"bip39",
+	"sskr",
+	"envelope",
+	"multipart",
+	"seed"
+];
+const SSKR_FORMAT_CHOICES = [
+	"envelope",
+	"btw",
+	"btwm",
+	"btwu",
+	"ur"
+];
 function parseLowInt(value) {
 	const num = parseInt(value, 10);
 	if (isNaN(num) || num < 0 || num > 254) throw new Error("LOW must be between 0 and 254");
@@ -1323,52 +1320,12 @@ function parseGroupSpec(value, previous) {
 }
 function main() {
 	const program = new Command();
-	program.name("seedtool").description("A tool for generating and transforming cryptographic seeds.\n\nby Wolf McNally and Christopher Allen\n\nReport bugs to ChristopherA@BlockchainCommons.com.\n© 2024 Blockchain Commons.").version(VERSION).argument("[INPUT]", "The input to be transformed. If required and not present, it will be read from stdin.").option("-c, --count <COUNT>", "The number of output units (hex bytes, base-10 digits, etc.)", "16").addOption(new Option("-i, --in <INPUT_TYPE>", "The input format. If not specified, a new random seed is generated using a secure random number generator.").choices([
-		"random",
-		"hex",
-		"btw",
-		"btwm",
-		"btwu",
-		"bits",
-		"cards",
-		"dice",
-		"base6",
-		"base10",
-		"ints",
-		"bip39",
-		"sskr",
-		"envelope",
-		"seed",
-		"multipart"
-	]).default("random")).addOption(new Option("-o, --out <OUTPUT_TYPE>", "The output format.").choices([
-		"hex",
-		"btw",
-		"btwm",
-		"btwu",
-		"bits",
-		"cards",
-		"dice",
-		"base6",
-		"base10",
-		"ints",
-		"bip39",
-		"sskr",
-		"envelope",
-		"seed",
-		"multipart"
-	]).default("hex")).option("--low <LOW>", "The lowest int returned (0-254)", parseLowInt, 0).option("--high <HIGH>", "The highest int returned (1-255), low < high", parseHighInt, 9).option("--name <NAME>", "The name of the seed.").option("--note <NOTE>", "The note associated with the seed.").option("--date <DATE>", "The seed's creation date, in ISO-8601 format. May also be `now`.").option("--max-fragment-len <MAX_FRAG_LEN>", "For `multipart` output, the UR will be segmented into parts with fragments no larger than MAX_FRAG_LEN", "500").option("--additional-parts <NUM_PARTS>", "For `multipart` output, the number of additional parts above the minimum to generate using fountain encoding.", "0").option("-g, --groups <M-of-N>", "Group specifications. May appear more than once. M must be < N", parseGroupSpec, []).option("-t, --group-threshold <THRESHOLD>", "The number of groups that must meet their threshold. Must be <= the number of group specifications.", parseGroupThreshold, 1).addOption(new Option("-s, --sskr-format <SSKR_FORMAT>", "SSKR output format.").choices([
-		"envelope",
-		"btw",
-		"btwm",
-		"btwu",
-		"ur"
-	]).default("envelope")).option("-d, --deterministic <SEED_STRING>", "Use a deterministic random number generator with the given seed string. Output generated from this seed will be the same every time, so generated seeds are only as secure as the seed string.");
+	program.name("seedtool").description("A tool for generating and transforming cryptographic seeds.\n\nby Wolf McNally and Christopher Allen\n\nReport bugs to ChristopherA@BlockchainCommons.com.\n© 2024 Blockchain Commons.").version(`@bcts/seedtool-cli ${VERSION}`).argument("[INPUT]", "The input to be transformed. If required and not present, it will be read from stdin").option("-c, --count <COUNT>", "The number of output units (hex bytes, base-10 digits, etc.)", "16").addOption(new Option("-i, --in <INPUT_TYPE>", "The input format. If not specified, a new random seed is generated using a secure random number generator").choices([...IN_CHOICES]).argParser(clapChoiceParser("in", "INPUT_TYPE", IN_CHOICES)).default("random")).addOption(new Option("-o, --out <OUTPUT_TYPE>", "The output format").choices([...OUT_CHOICES]).argParser(clapChoiceParser("out", "OUTPUT_TYPE", OUT_CHOICES)).default("hex")).option("--low <LOW>", "The lowest int returned (0-254)", parseLowInt, 0).option("--high <HIGH>", "The highest int returned (1-255), low < high", parseHighInt, 9).option("--name <NAME>", "The name of the seed").option("--note <NOTE>", "The note associated with the seed").option("--date <DATE>", "The seed's creation date, in ISO-8601 format. May also be `now`").option("--max-fragment-len <MAX_FRAG_LEN>", "For `multipart` output, the UR will be segmented into parts with fragments no larger than MAX_FRAG_LEN", "500").option("--additional-parts <NUM_PARTS>", "For `multipart` output, the number of additional parts above the minimum to generate using fountain encoding", "0").option("-g, --groups <M-of-N>", "Group specifications. May appear more than once. M must be < N", parseGroupSpec, []).option("-t, --group-threshold <THRESHOLD>", "The number of groups that must meet their threshold. Must be <= the number of group specifications", parseGroupThreshold, 1).addOption(new Option("-s, --sskr-format <SSKR_FORMAT>", "Output format").choices([...SSKR_FORMAT_CHOICES]).argParser(clapChoiceParser("sskr-format", "SSKR_FORMAT", SSKR_FORMAT_CHOICES)).default("envelope")).option("-d, --deterministic <SEED_STRING>", "Use a deterministic random number generator with the given seed string. Output generated from this seed will be the same every time, so generated seeds are only as secure as the seed string");
 	program.parse();
 	const options = program.opts();
 	const args = program.args;
 	const cli = new Cli();
 	if (args.length > 0) cli.input = args[0];
-	else if (process.stdin.isTTY !== true) cli.input = fs.readFileSync(process.stdin.fd, "utf-8").trim();
 	cli.count = parseInt(options.count, 10);
 	cli.in = options.in;
 	cli.out = options.out;
@@ -1404,10 +1361,11 @@ try {
 	main();
 } catch (error) {
 	const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-	console.error(message);
+	const prefixed = message.startsWith("Error: ") ? message : `Error: ${message}`;
+	console.error(prefixed);
 	process.exit(1);
 }
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
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