#!/usr/bin/env node
const { execSync } = require('child_process');
function findPython() {
const candidates = ['python3', 'python'];
for (const candidate of candidates) {
try {
const result = execSync(`${candidate} --version`, {
encoding: 'utf8',
stdio: 'pipe'
});
if (result.includes('Python 3.')) {
return candidate;
}
} catch (e) {
// Continue to next candidate
}
}
console.error('❌ Python 3.10+ is required but not found');
process.exit(1);
}
function checkPipx() {
try {
execSync('pipx --version', { stdio: 'pipe' });
return true;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}
function installWithPipx() {
console.log('📦 Installing visidata-mcp with pipx...');
try {
execSync('pipx install visidata-mcp', { stdio: 'inherit' });
// Ensure pipx path is set up
try {
execSync('pipx ensurepath', { stdio: 'pipe' });
} catch (e) {
// Ignore if ensurepath fails
}
console.log('');
console.log('🎉 visidata-mcp installed successfully with pipx!');
console.log('');
console.log('Note: You may need to restart your terminal or run:');
console.log(' source ~/.bashrc # or ~/.zshrc');
console.log('');
console.log('You can now use it in your MCP configuration:');
console.log(' "command": "visidata-mcp"');
console.log('');
return true;
} catch (error) {
console.log('❌ pipx installation failed');
return false;
}
}
function installPythonPackage() {
console.log('');
console.log('📦 Installing visidata-mcp Python package...');
console.log('This may take a few minutes as it installs VisiData and dependencies...');
const pythonCmd = findPython();
try {
// Try installing normally first
console.log('📦 Installing visidata-mcp...');
execSync(`${pythonCmd} -m pip install visidata-mcp`, {
stdio: 'inherit'
});
// Verify installation
console.log('✅ Verifying installation...');
execSync(`${pythonCmd} -c "import visidata_mcp; print('Installation verified')"`, {
stdio: 'pipe'
});
console.log('');
console.log('🎉 visidata-mcp installed successfully!');
console.log('');
console.log('You can now use it in your MCP configuration:');
console.log(' "command": "visidata-mcp"');
console.log('');
} catch (error) {
// If the first attempt failed, try with --user flag
console.log('🔄 System environment protected, trying user installation...');
try {
execSync(`${pythonCmd} -m pip install --user visidata-mcp`, {
stdio: 'inherit'
});
// Verify installation
console.log('✅ Verifying installation...');
execSync(`${pythonCmd} -c "import visidata_mcp; print('Installation verified')"`, {
stdio: 'pipe'
});
console.log('');
console.log('🎉 visidata-mcp installed successfully in user directory!');
console.log('');
console.log('You can now use it in your MCP configuration:');
console.log(' "command": "visidata-mcp"');
console.log('');
} catch (userError) {
// If both pip methods failed, try pipx
console.log('🔄 pip installation failed, trying pipx...');
if (checkPipx()) {
if (installWithPipx()) {
return; // Success with pipx
}
} else {
console.log('📦 pipx not found, attempting to install it...');
try {
// Try to install pipx with brew (macOS) or suggest manual installation
if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
console.log('🍺 Installing pipx with Homebrew...');
execSync('brew install pipx', { stdio: 'inherit' });
if (installWithPipx()) {
return; // Success with pipx after installing it
}
}
} catch (brewError) {
// Brew failed, continue to error message
}
}
console.error('');
console.error('❌ Failed to install visidata-mcp Python package');
console.error('');
console.error('Troubleshooting options:');
console.error(' 1. Use pipx (recommended for applications):');
console.error(' brew install pipx # on macOS');
console.error(' pipx install visidata-mcp');
console.error('');
console.error(' 2. Use a virtual environment:');
console.error(' python3 -m venv venv');
console.error(' source venv/bin/activate');
console.error(' pip install visidata-mcp');
console.error('');
console.error(' 3. Use --break-system-packages flag (not recommended):');
console.error(' python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages visidata-mcp');
console.error('');
process.exit(1);
}
}
}
if (require.main === module) {
installPythonPackage();
}
module.exports = { installPythonPackage };
