Anaya (CLI Whatsapp Client)

Anaya is a command-line application to interact with WhatsApp via Terminal. This tool allows you to discreetly send and receive WhatsApp messages directly from your terminal.

I built this because I wanted to respond to my girlfriend's texts during work or class, discreetly. If I took out my phone or opened up WhatsApp on my laptop, I could get in trouble. I noticed that non-technical people's eyes just glaze over when you use a terminal, so this is a way for me to text her during 9-5 hours without anyone peering over my shoulder. Maybe it's helpful for you.

Features

• Send and receive WhatsApp messages
• Interactive command-line interface
• QR code scanning for authentication

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• You have installed Node.js and npm.
• You have a WhatsApp account.

Installation

From GitHub

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/aadhavr/cli-whatsapp-client.git
cd cli-whatsapp-client

Install dependencies

npm install

Install globally (optional)

If you want to use the anaya command from anywhere in your terminal, you can install the package globally:

npm install -g

Via npm

If the package is published on npm, you can install it directly from npm:

Install globally

npm install -g anaya

Usage

To use the Anaya CLI tool, follow these steps:

Run the CLI tool

If you installed the package globally, simply run:

anaya

If you did not install it globally, you can run it using Node.js:

node main.js

Follow the prompts

• Enter the contact name.
• Enter the phone number of the contact.
• Make sure to include the international number prefix
  • i.e: 91 if it's an Indian number
• Enter your message and send.

Example Session

$ anaya

  _      __    __                   __
 | | /| / /__ / /______  __ _  ___ / /
 | |/ |/ / -_) / __/ _ \/  ' \/ -_)_/ 
 |__/|__/\__/_/\__/\___/_/_/_/\__(_)  

 You: Hi Anaya!
 Anaya: Hey!
 You: What's up?
 Anaya: Just doing homework. You?




 > Procrastinating...

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Here’s how you can help:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-foo).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -m 'Add some foo').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-foo).
5. Open a pull request.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

Contact

If you want to contact me, you can reach me at [email protected].

Acknowledgments

• whatsapp-web.js
• qrcode-terminal
• cli-color