Bust-Packer

Usually you don't want your project to be a monolithic text file — but sometimes it's convenient.

Bust-Packer turns an entire project directory into a single, clean .txt file (non-destructively). This makes it easy to:

• Share a project without sending a full repository
• Send a project to an AI agent for review or continued development
• Keep a lightweight, portable version of your work

You can also unpack the .txt file back into a usable project directory.

Features

• Convert any project directory into one monolithic text file
• Non-destructive (original files remain untouched)
• Optional inclusion of a specialized AI prompt designed for building projects
• Unpack the text file back into a full directory structure
• Lightweight and simple

The included AI prompt works particularly well in Linux Ubuntu terminals (other operating systems have not been fully tested).

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Requirements

• Rust (latest stable recommended)

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Build & Run

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/byteslip-applications/Bust-Packer.git
cd Bust-Packer

# Run the application
cargo run --release

License

This project is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1.

• Change Date: 2029-01-01
• Change License: Apache License 2.0

Until the Change Date, use of this software is governed by the Business Source License 1.1. After that date, the project will be available under the Apache-2.0 license.

The full license text is available in the LICENSE file and is also included in the application (src/app/license.rs).

###While using the AI prompted text monolithic text file:

• Use caution when pasting code into your terminal.
• The AI will be prompted to provide code that edits your project files via terminal commands.
• The terminal commands will also create a temporary log and copy the log automatically to your clipboard.
• The terminal commands will automatically delete the temporary log file after copying.
• Once you execute a command from the AI in your terminal, simply return to the AI and ctrl + v to paste into the chat to report the results back to the AI.

##This is the most convenient way I have found for using AI assistants for project progression, even more so than actual coding terminal agents, but this is just my opinion. ##What works for you will work best for you, and everyone has different experiences. I just found this one is very effective for the way I progress projects, and I have tried alot of ways.