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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: viewinline
+Version: 0.2.1
+Summary: Quick look geospatial viewer for iTerm2 compatible terminals
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/nkeikon/viewinline
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/nkeikon/viewinline
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/nkeikon/viewinline/issues
+Author: Keiko Nomura
+License: Apache-2.0
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Python: >=3.9
+Requires-Dist: geopandas
+Requires-Dist: matplotlib
+Requires-Dist: numpy
+Requires-Dist: pandas
+Requires-Dist: pillow
+Requires-Dist: pyogrio
+Requires-Dist: rasterio
+Provides-Extra: all
+Requires-Dist: duckdb; extra == 'all'
+Requires-Dist: h5py; extra == 'all'
+Requires-Dist: pyarrow; extra == 'all'
+Provides-Extra: hdf5
+Requires-Dist: h5py; extra == 'hdf5'
+Provides-Extra: parquet
+Requires-Dist: pyarrow; extra == 'parquet'
+Provides-Extra: sql
+Requires-Dist: duckdb; extra == 'sql'
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# viewinline
+[![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/viewinline)](https://pepy.tech/project/viewinline)
+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/viewinline)](https://pypi.org/project/viewinline/)
+[![Python version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-%3E%3D3.9-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/viewinline/)
+
+**Quick-look geospatial viewer for compatible terminals.**  
+Displays rasters, vectors, and tabular data directly in the terminal with no GUI and no temporary files.
+
+Think of it as `ls` for geospatial files — designed for quick visual inspection at the command line, not a replacement for QGIS, ArcGIS, or analytical workflows.
+
+Particularly useful on HPC systems and remote servers accessed via SSH. Images render on your local terminal without X11 forwarding, VNC, or file downloads.
+
+This tool combines the core display logic of `viewtif` and `viewgeom`, but is **non-interactive**: you can't zoom, pan, or switch colormaps on the fly. Instead, you control everything through command-line options (e.g. --display, --color-by, --colormap).
+
+It uses the iTerm2 inline image protocol (OSC 1337) to render previews. In incompatible terminals, the escape codes are silently ignored with no errors or crashes.
+
+## Installation  
+Requires Python 3.9 or later.  
+
+```bash
+pip install viewinline
+```
+
+## Usage
+```bash
+# Rasters
+viewinline path/to/file.tif
+viewinline R.tif G.tif B.tif                 # RGB composite (also works with --rgbfiles)
+viewinline path/to/multiband.tif --rgb 3 2 1
+viewinline path/to/folder --gallery 4x3      # show image gallery (e.g. 4x3 grid)
+
+# NetCDF and HDF
+viewinline file.nc                           # list variables
+viewinline file.nc --subset 2                # display variable 2
+viewinline file.nc --subset 1 --band 10      # variable 1, timestep 10 --band or --timestep
+viewinline temp.nc --subset 1 --colormap plasma --vmin 273 --vmax 310
+
+# Vectors
+viewinline path/to/vector.geojson
+viewinline boundaries.geoparquet --color-by population --colormap viridis
+
+# CSV and Parquet
+viewinline data.csv                          # preview rows and columns
+viewinline data.parquet --describe           # summary statistics
+viewinline data.csv --hist                   # histograms for all numeric columns
+viewinline data.csv --hist area_km2          # histogram for one column
+viewinline data.csv --scatter X Y            # scatter plot
+viewinline data.csv --where "year > 2010"    # filter rows
+viewinline data.csv --sort population --desc # sort rows
+viewinline data.csv --sql "SELECT * FROM data WHERE area > 100 ORDER BY year"  # full SQL
+
+# Tabular view of vectors
+viewinline counties.shp --table              # view shapefile as table
+viewinline counties.shp --table --describe   # summary statistics
+viewinline counties.shp --table --unique STATE_NAME
+viewinline data.geoparquet --table --where "POP > 100000" --sort POP --desc
+```
+
+## Compatible terminals
+
+The iTerm2 inline image protocol (OSC 1337) is supported by:
+
+- **iTerm2** (macOS)
+- **WezTerm** (cross-platform)
+- **Konsole** (Linux/KDE)
+- **Rio**, **Contour** (cross-platform)
+
+**Not compatible:** Mac Terminal, GNOME Terminal, Kitty (uses different protocol), Ghostty, Alacritty
+
+**SSH/HPC usage:** Works over SSH when connecting from a compatible terminal. Images render on your local machine, not the remote server. No X11 forwarding or VNC required.
+
+**tmux/screen:** Inline images don't work inside tmux or screen sessions, even with `allow-passthrough on`. Use a plain terminal tab.
+
+## Features  
+- Previews rasters, vectors, and tabular data directly in the terminal  
+- Non-interactive: everything is controlled through command-line options
+- **NetCDF/HDF Support:** Display variables from NetCDF (.nc) and HDF5 (.h5, .hdf5) files with automatic nodata detection and multi-slice navigation
+- **Parquet/GeoParquet:** Render GeoParquet as vector maps or view as tabular data
+- **Tabular View for Vectors:** Use `--table` to access CSV-style operations (filter, sort, describe, hist) on any vector file  
+
+## Supported formats  
+**Rasters**  
+- GeoTIFF (.tif, .tiff)
+- PNG, JPEG (.png, .jpg, .jpeg)
+- NetCDF (.nc)
+- HDF5 (.h5, .hdf5)
+- HDF4 (.hdf) — requires GDAL with HDF4 support
+- Single-band or multi-band composites 
+
+**Composite inputs**  
+- You can pass three rasters (e.g. `R.tif G.tif B.tif`) or use `--rgbfiles R.tif G.tif B.tif` to create an RGB composite
+- Multi-band files: use `--rgb 3 2 1` to specify band order
+
+**Vectors**  
+- GeoJSON (`.geojson`)  
+- Shapefile (`.shp`)  
+- GeoPackage (`.gpkg`)
+- Parquet/GeoParquet (`.parquet`, `.geoparquet`)
+
+**Tabular data (CSV and Parquet)**
+- CSV (`.csv`)
+- Parquet (`.parquet`) — requires `pyarrow`
+- All CSV operations work on parquet files
+- Preview file summary (rows, columns, and names)
+- Summary statistics with `--describe`
+- Inline histograms with `--hist`
+- Scatter plots with `--scatter X Y`
+- Filter rows with `--where`, sort with `--sort`, limit output with `--limit`
+- Full SQL queries with `--sql` (DuckDB required) — use `data` as the table name
+
+**Tabular view of vectors**
+- Use `--table` flag to view any vector file (shapefiles, GeoPackage, GeoParquet) as tabular data
+- Enables all CSV-style operations: `--describe`, `--hist`, `--scatter`, `--unique`, `--where`, `--sort`
+
+**Gallery view**
+- Display all images in a folder with `--gallery 4x4`
+
+**NetCDF/HDF notes:**
+- viewinline lists only variables that can be displayed as 2D or 3D arrays
+- Variables with additional dimensions (e.g., vertical levels) may be listed but will fail to display with a clear error message
+- For a complete variable list, use `ncdump -h file.nc` or `viewtif`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+**Core dependencies** (installed automatically):
+- `rasterio` — raster reading (includes GDAL)
+- `geopandas`, `pyogrio` — vector reading
+- `matplotlib` — vector rendering
+- `Pillow` — image encoding
+- `numpy`, `pandas` — data handling
+
+**Optional dependencies:**
+- `duckdb` — required for `--where`, `--sort`, `--sql`, `--limit` with filtering
+  ```bash
+  pip install duckdb
+  ```
+- `pyarrow` — required for Parquet/GeoParquet files
+  ```bash
+  pip install pyarrow
+  ```
+- `h5py` — fallback for HDF5 files if GDAL lacks HDF5 support (usually not needed)
+  ```bash
+  pip install h5py
+  ```
+
+**Note on HDF support:**
+- **HDF5** (.h5, .hdf5): Supported via rasterio if GDAL has HDF5 support (most installations)
+- **HDF4** (.hdf): Requires GDAL compiled with HDF4 support (common in MODIS data)
+- **NetCDF** (.nc): Supported via rasterio (uses GDAL's NetCDF driver)
+
+## Available options
+```
+General:
+  --display DISPLAY     Resize only the displayed image (0.5=smaller, 2=bigger). Default: auto-fit to terminal.
+
+Raster:
+  --band BAND           Band number to display (single raster), or slice number for NetCDF. (default: 1)
+  --timestep INTEGER    Alias for --band when working with NetCDF files.
+  --subset INTEGER      Variable index for NetCDF/HDF files (e.g., --subset 1).
+  --colormap            Apply colormap to single-band rasters. Flag without the color scheme → 'terrain'.
+  --rgb R G B           Three band numbers for RGB display (e.g., --rgb 4 3 2). Overrides default 1 2 3.
+  --rgbfiles R G B      Three single-band rasters for RGB composite. Can also provide as positional arguments.
+  --vmin VMIN           Minimum pixel value for raster display scaling.
+  --vmax VMAX           Maximum pixel value for raster display scaling.
+  --nodata NODATA       Override nodata value for rasters if dataset metadata is missing or incorrect.
+  --gallery [GRID]      Display all PNG/JPG/TIF images in a folder as thumbnails (e.g., 5x5 grid).
+
+Vector:
+  --color-by COLUMN     Column to color vector features by.
+  --colormap            Apply colormap to vector coloring. Flag without value → 'terrain'.
+  --width WIDTH         Line width for vector boundaries. (default: 0.7)
+  --edgecolor COLOR     Edge color for vector outlines (hex or named color). (default: white)
+  --layer LAYER         Layer name for GeoPackage/multi-layer files, or variable name for NetCDF files.
+  --table               Display vector/parquet file as tabular data instead of rendering geometry.
+
+CSV and Parquet:
+  --describe [COLUMN]   Show summary statistics for all numeric columns or specify one column name.
+  --hist [COLUMN]       Show histograms for all numeric columns or specify one column name.
+  --bins BINS           Number of bins for histograms (used with --hist). (default: 20)
+  --scatter X Y         Plot scatter of two numeric columns (e.g., --scatter area_km2 year).
+  --unique COLUMN       Show unique values for a categorical column.
+  --where EXPR          Filter rows using SQL WHERE clause (DuckDB required). Example: --where "year > 2010"
+  --sort COLUMN         Sort rows by column, ascending by default. Use --desc to reverse.
+  --desc                Sort in descending order (used with --sort).
+  --limit N             Limit number of rows shown (e.g., --limit 100).
+  --select COLUMNS      Select specific columns (space separated). Example: --select Country City
+  --sql QUERY           Execute full DuckDB SQL query. Use 'data' as table name. Example: --sql "SELECT * FROM data WHERE Poverty > 40"
+```
+
+## Need help?
+You can ask questions about usage via the documentation-based assistant:
+
+👉 [Ask the viewtif + viewgeom + viewinline Helper](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-698b61c42f788191b884aed1b99dfcd8-viewtif-viewgeom-viewinline-helper)
+
+👉 For NASA staff: find 'viewtif + viewgeom + viewinline Helper' via the ChatGSFC Agent Marketplace
+
+## License
+This project is released under the Apache License 2.0 © 2026 Keiko Nomura.
+
+If you find this tool useful, please consider supporting or acknowledging it in your work. 
+
+## Useful links
+- [YouTube demo playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP9MNCMgJIHj6FvahJ6Tembp1rCyhLtR4)
+- [Demo at the initial release](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_just-released-viewinline-for-those-using-activity-7390643680770023424-8Guu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [Demo for the v0.1.3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_just-released-viewinline-v013-for-iterm2-activity-7391633864798081025-dPbk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [Demo with GDAL](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_if-you-use-gdal-heres-a-quick-example-workflow-activity-7390892270847373312-XWZ4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [User feedback (thank you!)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamshidsodikov_shout-out-to-keiko-nomura-for-viewinline-activity-7390979602539528192-S8JQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)

viewinline-0.2.1/README.md

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+# viewinline
+[![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/viewinline)](https://pepy.tech/project/viewinline)
+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/viewinline)](https://pypi.org/project/viewinline/)
+[![Python version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-%3E%3D3.9-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/viewinline/)
+
+**Quick-look geospatial viewer for compatible terminals.**  
+Displays rasters, vectors, and tabular data directly in the terminal with no GUI and no temporary files.
+
+Think of it as `ls` for geospatial files — designed for quick visual inspection at the command line, not a replacement for QGIS, ArcGIS, or analytical workflows.
+
+Particularly useful on HPC systems and remote servers accessed via SSH. Images render on your local terminal without X11 forwarding, VNC, or file downloads.
+
+This tool combines the core display logic of `viewtif` and `viewgeom`, but is **non-interactive**: you can't zoom, pan, or switch colormaps on the fly. Instead, you control everything through command-line options (e.g. --display, --color-by, --colormap).
+
+It uses the iTerm2 inline image protocol (OSC 1337) to render previews. In incompatible terminals, the escape codes are silently ignored with no errors or crashes.
+
+## Installation  
+Requires Python 3.9 or later.  
+
+```bash
+pip install viewinline
+```
+
+## Usage
+```bash
+# Rasters
+viewinline path/to/file.tif
+viewinline R.tif G.tif B.tif                 # RGB composite (also works with --rgbfiles)
+viewinline path/to/multiband.tif --rgb 3 2 1
+viewinline path/to/folder --gallery 4x3      # show image gallery (e.g. 4x3 grid)
+
+# NetCDF and HDF
+viewinline file.nc                           # list variables
+viewinline file.nc --subset 2                # display variable 2
+viewinline file.nc --subset 1 --band 10      # variable 1, timestep 10 --band or --timestep
+viewinline temp.nc --subset 1 --colormap plasma --vmin 273 --vmax 310
+
+# Vectors
+viewinline path/to/vector.geojson
+viewinline boundaries.geoparquet --color-by population --colormap viridis
+
+# CSV and Parquet
+viewinline data.csv                          # preview rows and columns
+viewinline data.parquet --describe           # summary statistics
+viewinline data.csv --hist                   # histograms for all numeric columns
+viewinline data.csv --hist area_km2          # histogram for one column
+viewinline data.csv --scatter X Y            # scatter plot
+viewinline data.csv --where "year > 2010"    # filter rows
+viewinline data.csv --sort population --desc # sort rows
+viewinline data.csv --sql "SELECT * FROM data WHERE area > 100 ORDER BY year"  # full SQL
+
+# Tabular view of vectors
+viewinline counties.shp --table              # view shapefile as table
+viewinline counties.shp --table --describe   # summary statistics
+viewinline counties.shp --table --unique STATE_NAME
+viewinline data.geoparquet --table --where "POP > 100000" --sort POP --desc
+```
+
+## Compatible terminals
+
+The iTerm2 inline image protocol (OSC 1337) is supported by:
+
+- **iTerm2** (macOS)
+- **WezTerm** (cross-platform)
+- **Konsole** (Linux/KDE)
+- **Rio**, **Contour** (cross-platform)
+
+**Not compatible:** Mac Terminal, GNOME Terminal, Kitty (uses different protocol), Ghostty, Alacritty
+
+**SSH/HPC usage:** Works over SSH when connecting from a compatible terminal. Images render on your local machine, not the remote server. No X11 forwarding or VNC required.
+
+**tmux/screen:** Inline images don't work inside tmux or screen sessions, even with `allow-passthrough on`. Use a plain terminal tab.
+
+## Features  
+- Previews rasters, vectors, and tabular data directly in the terminal  
+- Non-interactive: everything is controlled through command-line options
+- **NetCDF/HDF Support:** Display variables from NetCDF (.nc) and HDF5 (.h5, .hdf5) files with automatic nodata detection and multi-slice navigation
+- **Parquet/GeoParquet:** Render GeoParquet as vector maps or view as tabular data
+- **Tabular View for Vectors:** Use `--table` to access CSV-style operations (filter, sort, describe, hist) on any vector file  
+
+## Supported formats  
+**Rasters**  
+- GeoTIFF (.tif, .tiff)
+- PNG, JPEG (.png, .jpg, .jpeg)
+- NetCDF (.nc)
+- HDF5 (.h5, .hdf5)
+- HDF4 (.hdf) — requires GDAL with HDF4 support
+- Single-band or multi-band composites 
+
+**Composite inputs**  
+- You can pass three rasters (e.g. `R.tif G.tif B.tif`) or use `--rgbfiles R.tif G.tif B.tif` to create an RGB composite
+- Multi-band files: use `--rgb 3 2 1` to specify band order
+
+**Vectors**  
+- GeoJSON (`.geojson`)  
+- Shapefile (`.shp`)  
+- GeoPackage (`.gpkg`)
+- Parquet/GeoParquet (`.parquet`, `.geoparquet`)
+
+**Tabular data (CSV and Parquet)**
+- CSV (`.csv`)
+- Parquet (`.parquet`) — requires `pyarrow`
+- All CSV operations work on parquet files
+- Preview file summary (rows, columns, and names)
+- Summary statistics with `--describe`
+- Inline histograms with `--hist`
+- Scatter plots with `--scatter X Y`
+- Filter rows with `--where`, sort with `--sort`, limit output with `--limit`
+- Full SQL queries with `--sql` (DuckDB required) — use `data` as the table name
+
+**Tabular view of vectors**
+- Use `--table` flag to view any vector file (shapefiles, GeoPackage, GeoParquet) as tabular data
+- Enables all CSV-style operations: `--describe`, `--hist`, `--scatter`, `--unique`, `--where`, `--sort`
+
+**Gallery view**
+- Display all images in a folder with `--gallery 4x4`
+
+**NetCDF/HDF notes:**
+- viewinline lists only variables that can be displayed as 2D or 3D arrays
+- Variables with additional dimensions (e.g., vertical levels) may be listed but will fail to display with a clear error message
+- For a complete variable list, use `ncdump -h file.nc` or `viewtif`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+**Core dependencies** (installed automatically):
+- `rasterio` — raster reading (includes GDAL)
+- `geopandas`, `pyogrio` — vector reading
+- `matplotlib` — vector rendering
+- `Pillow` — image encoding
+- `numpy`, `pandas` — data handling
+
+**Optional dependencies:**
+- `duckdb` — required for `--where`, `--sort`, `--sql`, `--limit` with filtering
+  ```bash
+  pip install duckdb
+  ```
+- `pyarrow` — required for Parquet/GeoParquet files
+  ```bash
+  pip install pyarrow
+  ```
+- `h5py` — fallback for HDF5 files if GDAL lacks HDF5 support (usually not needed)
+  ```bash
+  pip install h5py
+  ```
+
+**Note on HDF support:**
+- **HDF5** (.h5, .hdf5): Supported via rasterio if GDAL has HDF5 support (most installations)
+- **HDF4** (.hdf): Requires GDAL compiled with HDF4 support (common in MODIS data)
+- **NetCDF** (.nc): Supported via rasterio (uses GDAL's NetCDF driver)
+
+## Available options
+```
+General:
+  --display DISPLAY     Resize only the displayed image (0.5=smaller, 2=bigger). Default: auto-fit to terminal.
+
+Raster:
+  --band BAND           Band number to display (single raster), or slice number for NetCDF. (default: 1)
+  --timestep INTEGER    Alias for --band when working with NetCDF files.
+  --subset INTEGER      Variable index for NetCDF/HDF files (e.g., --subset 1).
+  --colormap            Apply colormap to single-band rasters. Flag without the color scheme → 'terrain'.
+  --rgb R G B           Three band numbers for RGB display (e.g., --rgb 4 3 2). Overrides default 1 2 3.
+  --rgbfiles R G B      Three single-band rasters for RGB composite. Can also provide as positional arguments.
+  --vmin VMIN           Minimum pixel value for raster display scaling.
+  --vmax VMAX           Maximum pixel value for raster display scaling.
+  --nodata NODATA       Override nodata value for rasters if dataset metadata is missing or incorrect.
+  --gallery [GRID]      Display all PNG/JPG/TIF images in a folder as thumbnails (e.g., 5x5 grid).
+
+Vector:
+  --color-by COLUMN     Column to color vector features by.
+  --colormap            Apply colormap to vector coloring. Flag without value → 'terrain'.
+  --width WIDTH         Line width for vector boundaries. (default: 0.7)
+  --edgecolor COLOR     Edge color for vector outlines (hex or named color). (default: white)
+  --layer LAYER         Layer name for GeoPackage/multi-layer files, or variable name for NetCDF files.
+  --table               Display vector/parquet file as tabular data instead of rendering geometry.
+
+CSV and Parquet:
+  --describe [COLUMN]   Show summary statistics for all numeric columns or specify one column name.
+  --hist [COLUMN]       Show histograms for all numeric columns or specify one column name.
+  --bins BINS           Number of bins for histograms (used with --hist). (default: 20)
+  --scatter X Y         Plot scatter of two numeric columns (e.g., --scatter area_km2 year).
+  --unique COLUMN       Show unique values for a categorical column.
+  --where EXPR          Filter rows using SQL WHERE clause (DuckDB required). Example: --where "year > 2010"
+  --sort COLUMN         Sort rows by column, ascending by default. Use --desc to reverse.
+  --desc                Sort in descending order (used with --sort).
+  --limit N             Limit number of rows shown (e.g., --limit 100).
+  --select COLUMNS      Select specific columns (space separated). Example: --select Country City
+  --sql QUERY           Execute full DuckDB SQL query. Use 'data' as table name. Example: --sql "SELECT * FROM data WHERE Poverty > 40"
+```
+
+## Need help?
+You can ask questions about usage via the documentation-based assistant:
+
+👉 [Ask the viewtif + viewgeom + viewinline Helper](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-698b61c42f788191b884aed1b99dfcd8-viewtif-viewgeom-viewinline-helper)
+
+👉 For NASA staff: find 'viewtif + viewgeom + viewinline Helper' via the ChatGSFC Agent Marketplace
+
+## License
+This project is released under the Apache License 2.0 © 2026 Keiko Nomura.
+
+If you find this tool useful, please consider supporting or acknowledging it in your work. 
+
+## Useful links
+- [YouTube demo playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP9MNCMgJIHj6FvahJ6Tembp1rCyhLtR4)
+- [Demo at the initial release](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_just-released-viewinline-for-those-using-activity-7390643680770023424-8Guu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [Demo for the v0.1.3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_just-released-viewinline-v013-for-iterm2-activity-7391633864798081025-dPbk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [Demo with GDAL](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keiko-nomura-0231891_if-you-use-gdal-heres-a-quick-example-workflow-activity-7390892270847373312-XWZ4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)
+- [User feedback (thank you!)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamshidsodikov_shout-out-to-keiko-nomura-for-viewinline-activity-7390979602539528192-S8JQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA0INsBVIO1f6nS_NkKqFh4Na1ZpoYo2fc)