💻 AI Coding AssistantsApril 11, 2026✅ Tests passing

AI Code Suggestion CLI

This CLI tool provides AI-powered real-time code suggestions and snippets based on incomplete code or comments provided by the user. It's useful for developers who want quick assistance in generating boilerplate code, refactoring, or filling in missing logic without needing to integrate into an IDE.

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What It Does

Generate code suggestions based on incomplete code snippets.
Provide optional comments to guide the AI.
Save generated code to a file or display it in the terminal.

Installation

Install the required Python packages:

pip install click openai pytest

Usage

Set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable with your OpenAI API key:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key

Run the CLI tool:

python ai_code_suggestion_cli.py --language python --snippet "def factorial(n):" --comment "Write code to calculate factorial recursively"

Optional: Save the generated code to a file:

python ai_code_suggestion_cli.py --language python --snippet "def factorial(n):" --comment "Write code to calculate factorial recursively" --output output.py

Source Code

import click
import openai
import os

@click.command()
@click.option('--language', required=True, help='The programming language for the code suggestion.')
@click.option('--snippet', required=True, help='The incomplete code snippet or function signature.')
@click.option('--comment', default='', help='Optional comment or description to guide the AI.')
@click.option('--output', default=None, help='Optional file path to save the generated code.')
def ai_code_suggestion_cli(language, snippet, comment, output):
    """
    CLI tool to provide AI-powered code suggestions based on input.
    """
    openai_api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')
    if not openai_api_key:
        click.echo('Error: OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is not set.', err=True)
        return

    openai.api_key = openai_api_key

    prompt = f"Language: {language}\nSnippet: {snippet}\nComment: {comment}\n\nGenerate the complete code with explanation."

    try:
        response = openai.Completion.create(
            engine="text-davinci-003",
            prompt=prompt,
            max_tokens=150,
            temperature=0.7
        )
        generated_code = response.choices[0].text.strip()

        if output:
            try:
                with open(output, 'w') as f:
                    f.write(generated_code)
                click.echo(f'Code suggestion saved to {output}')
            except IOError as e:
                click.echo(f'Error: Unable to write to file {output}. {str(e)}', err=True)
        else:
            click.echo('Generated Code:')
            click.echo(generated_code)

    except openai.error.OpenAIError as e:
        click.echo(f'Error: {str(e)}', err=True)
        return
    except Exception as e:
        click.echo(f'Unexpected error: {str(e)}', err=True)
        return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ai_code_suggestion_cli()

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Tool Name: ai_code_suggestion_cli
Category: AI Coding Assistants
Generated: April 11, 2026
Tests: Passing ✅
Fix Loops: 4

Quick Install

Clone just this tool:

git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse \
  https://github.com/ptulin/autoaiforge.git
cd autoaiforge
git sparse-checkout set generated_tools/2026-04-11/ai_code_suggestion_cli
cd generated_tools/2026-04-11/ai_code_suggestion_cli
pip install -r requirements.txt 2>/dev/null || true
python ai_code_suggestion_cli.py

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