file-drill

file-drill is a powerful tool designed for processing file content using both local code and AI-based services.

Features

• Read file content efficiently
• Classify content using AI
• Extract specific fields using AI

Installation

Install the tool using the command:

dotnet tool install --global file-drill

Getting started

1. Configure AI Service Provider - Obtain an API key from an AI provider (e.g., Google Gemini) and set it up.

   file-drill config set key AIServices:Gemini '{ "Type": "Gemini", "Key": "<secret>", "ModelName": "<model-name>" }'
   file-drill config set key FallbackAIService '"Gemini"'

2. Configure schemas - for quick setup, seed sample configurations.

   file-drill config seed

3. Verify configuration

   file-drill config show

4. Extract data from file.

   file-drill read classify extract c:\invoice.pdf

Diagram of commands

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  root((file-drill))
    config
      show
      export
      set
        key
        wizard
      merge
        key
        wizard
      clear
      seed
    read
      classify
        extract
      extract
    classify
      extract

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Configuration

{
  "FallbackAIService": "<ai-service-name>",
  "ContentReader": {
    "AIService": "<ai-service-name>"
  },
  "ContentClassifier": {
    "AIService": "<ai-service-name>"
  },
  "FieldExtractor": {
    "AIService": "<ai-service-name>"
  },
  "AIServices": {
    "<ai-service-name>": {
      "Type": "<Ollama|OpenAI|Azure|Gemini>",
      "Url": "<endpoint-url>",
      "Key": "<secret>",
      "ModelName": "<model-name>"
    }
  },
  "Schemas": {
    "<schema-name>": {
      "Description": "<schema-description>",
      "Fields": {
        "field-name": {
          "Description": "<field-description>",
          "Type": "<String|DateTime|Bool|Int16|UInt16|Int32|UInt32|Int64|UInt64|Float|Double|Decimal>"
          "Enums": [ "optional", "array" , "with", "expected", "values" ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported file extensions

Extensions	Library
.txt, .md	built-in
.pdf	PdfPig
.docx, .dotx, .docm, .dotm	DocumentFormat.OpenXml
.png, .jpeg	OCR using AI service
.rtf	RtfPipe
.eml, .msg	MsgReader

Supported AI services

Service type	Library	Sample configuration
Ollama	Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama	{ "Type": "Ollama", "Url": "http://localhost:11434", "ModelName": "<model-name>" }
Azure	Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference	{ "Type": "Azure", "Url": "<endpoint-url>", "ModelName": "<deployment-name>", "Key": "<secret>" }
OpenAI	Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI	{ "Type": "OpenAI", "Url": "<endpoint-url>", "ModelName": "<model-name>", "Key": "<secret>" }
Gemini	Mscc.GenerativeAI.Microsoft	{ "Type": "Gemini", "Key": "<secret>", "ModelName": "<model-name>" }

License

file-drill is provided as-is under the MIT license.