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+ MIT License
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 Corey Bertram
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: vestaboard-tools
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: Formatter, previewer, and publisher for Vestaboard devices
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+ Author: Corey Bertram
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+ License-Expression: MIT
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/q/vesta
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+ Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/q/vesta
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+ Keywords: vestaboard,led,display,board,formatter
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.11
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Requires-Dist: requests>=2.28
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # vesta
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+ A small Python formatter / previewer / publisher for Vestaboard devices.
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+ **semantic input → board layout → terminal preview → optional publish**
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+ <img src="docs/example.png" width="600" alt="Terminal preview showing a metrics board with color indicators and explain output" />
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+
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+ ## What it does
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+
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+ - Formats structured data (JSON, CSV, plain text) for Vestaboard
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+ - Supports multiple device profiles:
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+ - flagship: **6 × 22**
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+ - note: **3 × 15**
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+ - Previews output in the terminal before sending
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+ - Publishes via Vestaboard Cloud API or Local API
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+
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+ ## Templates
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+ | Template | Input | Behaviour |
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+ |----------|-------|-----------|
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+ | `text` | string | Wrapped and centered text |
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+ | `kv` | JSON object | Key / value rows, no formatting |
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+ | `data` | JSON object or array | Label/value rows (object) or columnar table (array). Applies suffix formatting and color indicators. |
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+ | `auto` | any | Picks the best renderer based on input shape (default) |
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+ `metrics` and `table` are accepted as aliases for `data`.
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+ CSV is auto-detected — no `--template` flag needed.
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+
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+ ## Key suffixes
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+ Field name suffixes control formatting automatically. The suffix is stripped from the label on the board.
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+ | Suffix | Effect |
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+ |--------|--------|
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+ | `_pct` / `_percent` | formats value as `3.2%`, adds color tone indicator |
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+ | `_curr` | formats value as `$84.2K` |
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+
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "revenue_curr": 84210.50,
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+ "sessions": 10823,
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+ "growth_pct": 12.4
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Renders as:
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+ ```
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+ REVENUE $84.2K
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+ SESSIONS 10.8K
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+ GROWTH 12.4% ██
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+ ```
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+ ## Color indicators
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+ Color is driven by semantic tone, not raw cell placement. The trailing colored tile is added automatically when a tone can be determined.
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+ **Auto-detection:** inferred when a field name contains `pct`, `percent`, `change`, `delta`, or `diff` and the value is numeric:
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+ - positive → green
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+ - negative → red
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+ - zero → white
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+ **Explicit tone:** set via `_style`:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "score": 91.2,
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+ "_style": { "score": "good" }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Accepted tone names: `good`, `bad`, `warn`, `info`, `neutral`, `muted`,
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+ or a direct color: `green`, `red`, `yellow`, `blue`, `white`, `black`, `violet`, `orange`.
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+ **Range-based tone:** specify `good` and `bad` thresholds for a 4-step gradient. Direction is implicit — wherever `good` sits numerically is the green end:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "bounce_rate": 68.4,
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+ "_style": { "bounce_rate": {"good": 30, "bad": 80} }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ | Zone | Color | Position |
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+ |------|-------|----------|
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+ | 1st quarter | green | 0–25% toward bad |
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+ | 2nd quarter | yellow | 25–50% |
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+ | 3rd quarter | orange | 50–75% |
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+ | 4th quarter | red | 75–100% (and beyond) |
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+ `_style` and other `_`-prefixed keys are never shown on the board.
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+ Use `--explain` to see which fields got indicators and why:
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+ ```bash
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+ cat metrics.json | vesta render --template data --preview-only --explain
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+ ```
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+ ## Layout flags
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+ **`--title TEXT`**
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+ Adds a title row at the top with colored tile bookends. Tries 2 tiles each side, falls back to 1 if the text is long.
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+ **`--title-color COLOR[,COLOR,COLOR]|none`**
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+ Color of the bookend tiles. Defaults to `white`. Pass `none` for a plain centered title with no tiles. Pass up to 3 comma-separated colors to use multiple tiles — the right side mirrors the left: `--title-color red,blue,orange` places `red blue orange` on the left and `orange blue red` on the right. Falls back through fewer tiles if the title text is too long to fit.
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+ **`--subtitle TEXT|time`**
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+ Optional second row below the title, with a single tile bookend on each side (same color as title). Use the special value `time` to insert the current time. You can also embed the subtitle directly in the title using a newline — `--title $'Weather\nSan Francisco'` — and the second line becomes the subtitle automatically (explicit `--subtitle` takes precedence).
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+ **`--separator [PATTERN]`**
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+ Adds a full-width row of colored tiles below the title block (after subtitle if present). Used alone, defaults to solid white. Accepts:
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+ | Pattern | Result |
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+ |---------|--------|
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+ | *(omitted)* | solid white |
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+ | `white`, `blue`, `red`, … | solid named color |
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+ | `rainbow` | R O Y G B V cycling |
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+ | `red,black` | alternating colors |
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+ ```bash
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+ echo '{"temp": "72F", "wind": "12mph", "humidity": "45%"}' | \
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+ vesta render --template kv --title "Weather" --separator rainbow --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │████ W E A T H E R ████│
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+ │████████████████████████████████████████████│
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+ │T E M P 7 2 F │
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+ │W I N D 1 2 M P H │
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+ │H U M I D I T Y 4 5 % │
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+ │ │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ ```bash
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+ vesta render --input weather.json --template kv --columns 2 \
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+ --title "BROOKLYN WEATHER" --title-color white --subtitle time --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │████ B R O O K L Y N W E A T H E R ████│
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+ │██ 1 0 : 4 3 P ██│
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+ │N O W 6 2 F R A I N 0 % │
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+ │L I K E 6 2 F W I N D 1 5 M P H │
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+ │H I G H 6 6 F U V 4 . 4 ██│
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+ │L O W 4 8 F S E T 7 : 3 2 P M │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **`--columns [1|2]`** *(kv template only)*
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+ Pack two key-value pairs per row instead of one. Each column is sized independently to its own content, which creates a natural gap between columns. Color indicators from `_style` or auto-detection still apply: left-column tiles appear in the gap; right-column tiles appear at the board's right edge.
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+ ```bash
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+ echo '{"now":"62F","rain":"0%","high":"66F","low":"48F"}' | \
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+ vesta render --template kv --columns 2 --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │N O W 6 2 F R A I N 0 % │
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+ │H I G H 6 6 F L O W 4 8 F │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ Falls back to `--columns 1` with a warning if the content is too wide for the profile.
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+ **`--align [left|center|right]`**
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+ For **metrics** (JSON object): aligns the content block horizontally as a unit. Default is `left`.
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+ For **tables** (JSON array or CSV): default is `center` (compact block, centered). `left` and `right` spread columns edge-to-edge with equal inter-column gaps — first column anchored to the chosen edge, last column anchored to the opposite edge.
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+ **`--valign [top|center]`**
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+ Vertical alignment of the content block. Default is `top`. Use `center` for breathing room when you have fewer rows than the board height.
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+ **`--timestamp`**
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+ Adds the current time (`10:01A`, `9:30P`) to the bottom-right corner. Silently skipped if there isn't room. Use `--force-timestamp` to place it regardless, overwriting content if needed.
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+ **`--tz`**
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+ IANA timezone for the timestamp, e.g. `America/New_York`. Defaults to local system time.
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+ **`--profile [flagship|note]`**
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+ Board profile. Auto-detected from API grid dimensions when publishing. Defaults to flagship.
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+ ## Example usage
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+ **Text:**
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+ ```bash
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+ echo '"hello world"' | vesta render --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ H E L L O W O R L D │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **Key/value:**
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+ ```bash
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+ echo '{"temp": "72F", "wind": "12mph"}' | vesta render --template kv --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │T E M P 7 2 F │
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+ │W I N D 1 2 M P H │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ │ │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **Key/value 2-col with title:**
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+ ```bash
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+ vesta render --input testdata/weather.json --template kv --columns 2 \
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+ --title "BROOKLYN WEATHER" --subtitle time --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │████ B R O O K L Y N W E A T H E R ████│
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+ │██ 1 0 : 4 3 P ██│
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+ │N O W 6 2 F R A I N 0 % │
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+ │L I K E 6 2 F W I N D 1 5 M P H │
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+ │H I G H 6 6 F U V 4 . 4 ██│
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+ │L O W 4 8 F S E T 7 : 3 2 P M │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **CSV table** (auto-detected, centered by default):
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+ ```bash
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+ vesta render --input scores.csv --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │ N A M E S C O R E R A N K │
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+ │ A L I C E 9 8 1 │
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+ │ B O B 8 7 2 │
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+ │ C A R O L 7 6 3 │
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+ │ D A V E 6 1 4 │
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+ │ │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ Use `--align left` or `--align right` to spread columns edge-to-edge instead.
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+ **Metrics with color indicators:**
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+ ```bash
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+ echo '{
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+ "revenue_curr": 84210.50,
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+ "sessions": 10823,
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+ "conversion_pct": 3.2,
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+ "bounce_rate_pct": 68.4,
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+ "_style": {
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+ "revenue_curr": "good",
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+ "conversion_pct": {"good": 8, "bad": 2},
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+ "bounce_rate_pct": {"good": 30, "bad": 80}
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+ }
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+ }' | vesta render --template data --valign center --align center --timestamp --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌────────────── flagship 6x22 ───────────────┐
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+ │ │
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+ │ R E V E N U E $ 8 4 . 2 K ██ │
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+ │ S E S S I O N S 1 0 . 8 K │
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+ │ C O N V E R S I O N 3 . 2 % ██ │
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+ │ B O U N C E R A T E 6 8 . 4 % ██ │
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+ │ 9 : 3 4 P │
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+ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **Note profile:**
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+ ```bash
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+ vesta render --input data.json --profile note --template data --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ┌───────── note 3x15 ──────────┐
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+ │T E M P $ 7 2 . 0 0 │
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+ │H U M I D I T Y 5 4 % ██│
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+ │C H A N G E - 2 . 1 % ██│
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+ └──────────────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **Get raw character codes** (for direct API use):
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+ ```bash
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+ cat data.json | vesta render --json-only
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+ ```
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+ ## Publishing
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+ **Cloud API:**
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+ ```bash
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+ cat data.json | vesta post-cloud --token $VESTABOARD_TOKEN
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+ ```
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+ **Local API:**
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+ ```bash
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+ cat data.json | vesta post-local --api-key $VESTABOARD_LOCAL_API_KEY
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+ ```
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+ **Preview current board state:**
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+ ```bash
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+ vesta read-cloud
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+ ```
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+ `VESTABOARD_TOKEN` is read from the environment. Board profile is auto-detected from the grid dimensions returned by the API. Pass `--profile` to override.
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+ **Re-render a saved board:**
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+ ```bash
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+ cat data.json | vesta render --json-only > saved.json
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+ cat saved.json | vesta render --preview-only
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+ ```
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+ ## Running the examples
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+ ```bash
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+ ./run_examples.sh
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+ ```
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+ Runs all bundled examples against local test data. Requires no API credentials.
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+ ## Installation
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install vesta
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+ ```
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+ Or run directly from source with [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv):
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+ ```bash
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+ uv run vesta.py render
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+ ```
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+ ## Why this exists
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+ Hitting the Vestaboard API directly is straightforward. The harder part is making structured data fit well on a small fixed-size grid — compacting numbers, handling suffixes, previewing locally, and reusing layouts across scripts and data sources. This project is mainly that rendering layer.