Cookidoo CLI

CLI tool for interacting with the Cookidoo recipe platform.

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Cookidoo CLI

Thermomix recipes, shopping lists, and meal plans from your terminal.

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CLI Tool | Python | Public | Maintained

What is this?

Cookidoo CLI wraps a service or workflow in a command-line interface so common tasks can be automated from a terminal, shell script, or scheduled job.

Project Context

• Primary stack: Python.
• Typical usage starts with local configuration or credentials, then executes commands against the target service API.
• This repository is maintained as a practical project and reference asset.

How It Works

The CLI parses user input, loads configuration, calls the external service, normalizes the response, and prints script-friendly output.

flowchart LR
    User[Terminal user] --> Command[CLI command]
    Command --> Config[Configuration and credentials]
    Config --> Client[API client]
    Client --> Service[External service]
    Service --> Parser[Response parser]
    Parser --> Output[Terminal output]

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Quick Start

1. Review the project context and workflow below.

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/JayRHa/CookidooCLI.git

3. Continue with the setup, usage, or workflow sections below.

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Overview

cookidoo is a high-signal command line tool for:

• viewing and managing your Cookidoo shopping list
• browsing recipe details with ingredients, times, and categories
• checking your weekly meal plan
• browsing managed and custom recipe collections
• clean machine-readable JSON for pipelines

60-Second Quickstart

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install -e .
export COOKIDOO_EMAIL="your@email.com"
export COOKIDOO_PASSWORD="your_password"

cookidoo user
cookidoo shopping
cookidoo recipe --id r59322
cookidoo calendar

Why It Feels Great To Use

• Single command surface: cookidoo
• Strict argument validation with clear errors
• Human view for operators, JSON view for automation
• Full shopping list management (add, remove, check, clear)
• Predictable exit codes for CI and scripts

Install

python3 -m pip install -e .

If your Python is externally managed, use a virtualenv (recommended).

Authentication

Use one of these:

cookidoo --email "you@mail.com" --password "secret" user

export COOKIDOO_EMAIL="you@mail.com"
export COOKIDOO_PASSWORD="secret"
cookidoo user

Command Matrix

Command	Purpose	Common flags
user	Show user info and subscription	--json
shopping	Show shopping list	--json
shopping-recipes	Show recipes on the shopping list	--json
shopping-add	Add items to shopping list	--items, --recipe-ids
shopping-remove	Remove items from shopping list	--ids, --recipe-ids
shopping-check	Check/uncheck items	--ids, --type, --uncheck
shopping-clear	Clear entire shopping list	-
recipe	Get recipe details	--id, --json
calendar	Show weekly meal plan	--date, --json
collections	List recipe collections	--type, --page, --json

Usage Examples

User info

cookidoo user
cookidoo user --json

Shopping list

cookidoo shopping
cookidoo shopping --json
cookidoo shopping-recipes

Add items to shopping list

cookidoo shopping-add --items "Milch" "Brot" "Eier"
cookidoo shopping-add --recipe-ids r59322 r12345

Remove items

cookidoo shopping-remove --ids a1b2c3
cookidoo shopping-remove --recipe-ids r59322

Check/uncheck items

cookidoo shopping-check --ids i1 i2 i3
cookidoo shopping-check --ids i1 --uncheck
cookidoo shopping-check --ids a1 --type additional

Clear shopping list

cookidoo shopping-clear

Recipe details

cookidoo recipe --id r59322
cookidoo recipe --id r59322 --json

Meal plan

cookidoo calendar
cookidoo calendar --date 2025-03-10
cookidoo calendar --json

Collections

cookidoo collections
cookidoo collections --type custom
cookidoo collections --type managed --page 1 --json

Automation Recipes

Get subscription type:

cookidoo user --json | jq -r '.user.subscription.type'

Unchecked shopping items as plain list:

cookidoo shopping --json | jq -r '.ingredients[] | select(.is_owned == false) | .name'

Recipe names for today:

cookidoo calendar --json | jq -r '.calendar[0].recipes[].name'

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	API/network/runtime error
2	Input/auth/config error

Troubleshooting

Input error: Email missing Use --email or set COOKIDOO_EMAIL.

Input error: Password missing Use --password or set COOKIDOO_PASSWORD.

Error: Authentication failed Check your email/password and ensure your Cookidoo account is active.

Error: Invalid configuration Check --country and --language values. Use valid codes like ch/de-CH.

Error while calling Cookidoo API Network issue or Cookidoo servers unavailable. Retry later.

Developer Notes

Run from source:

PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m cookidoo_cli --help

Compile check:

python3 -m compileall -q src tests

Tests:

PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m pytest -q

Project Structure

src/cookidoo_cli/
  cli.py           # parsing, command execution, output rendering
  transform.py     # normalization layer (dataclass -> dict)
  const.py         # subscription type mappings and defaults
  __main__.py      # python -m entrypoint
tests/
  test_transform.py

Security

• Never commit credentials.
• Prefer environment variables in CI/CD.
• Rotate passwords immediately if exposed.