install step

README.md

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-# <img src="https://rpnutzemutbrumczwvue.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/pipeline_small%20(1).png" alt="Pipeline Illustration" style="width:96px; height:96px; vertical-align:middle;"> The Pipe
+# <img src="https://rpnutzemutbrumczwvue.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/pipeline_small%20(1).png" alt="Pipeline Illustration" style="width:96px; height:72px; vertical-align:middle;"> The Pipe
 
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setup.py

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+import os
+import platform
+import sys
+
+def install_ctags():
+    # Check if the operating system is not Windows
+    if platform.system() != 'Windows':
+        # Detect the package manager based on the distribution
+        if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/apt-get'):
+            # Detect if already installed
+            if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/ctags'):
+                return
+            # Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu)
+            os.system('sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ctags')
+        elif os.path.exists('/usr/bin/yum'):
+            # Detect if already installed
+            if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/ctags'):
+                return
+            # Red Hat-based systems (like Fedora or CentOS)
+            os.system('sudo yum install -y ctags')
+        elif os.path.exists('/usr/bin/pacman'):
+            # Detect if already installed
+            if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/ctags'):
+                return
+            # Arch-based systems
+            os.system('sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm ctags')
+        else:
+            print("Unsupported Linux distribution or missing package manager.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("This script does not support Windows.")
+        sys.exit(1)

tests/test_extract.py

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+import setup
 import unittest
 import os
 from thepipe import extract  # Assuming thepipe has an extract function

thepipe.py

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+import setup
 import argparse
 from extractor import get_all_contents
 from representor import create_compressed_project_context