sync can now read from stdin like save.

[joliver]

I just added the ability for sync to behave like save which can read from stdin. This allows users of this tool to specify their own names to the GLOCKFILE.

[robfig]

What use case are you are trying to fulfill? Do you just want the file named something different?

[joliver]

Exactly. We've got a strict naming convention and this is the perfect tool. By having a "-n" option for sync just like save, it allows user-defined file naming requirements. I was about to write my own tool but then I found yours. The only thing I needed was a custom filename. Otherwise this tool is perfect.

[joliver]

Also the travis failure appears to be because of a missing travis-ci file. I'm using code in this pull request right now without trouble.

[robfig]

I just added the .travis.yml

I wonder if an even better solution for you would be to look for the glockfile name as an environment variable, falling back to GLOCKFILE otherwise?

[joliver]

If you want to support a variable GLOCKFILE filename, then there's four ways I can see this working:

1. standard in
2. command line argument, e.g. -f custom-file.txt
3. environment variable, e.g. GLOCKFILE=custom-file.txt
4. configuration file (which itself imposes a convention)

Of the four options, the standard in method is the least heavy handed, imposes the least amount of cognitive overhead, and most closely aligns with the Unix philosophy. Following that, a command-line argument with something like --file or -f is the next best option.

Beyond the reasons above, I also wanted to follow the previously established convention set forth in your library of using -n for standard in/out.

[joliver]

Would you like to pull the latest and merge my changes?

[robfig]

Thanks, I ended up doing it a little bit differently -- https://github.com/robfig/glock/commit/30723574b54030cef8a13e672ce287f29c59f369

Let me know how it works for you