bommom - bommom.com

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                                   (rhymes with "nom nom nom nom")

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BomMom: A web publishing/wiki system for electronics Bill of Materials (BOM) 

A work in progress as of April 2012. Written in golang.

### Instructions

Install golang compiler and run `go build` in this directory, then run the
`bommom` command to list available commands and options. 

### Basic Features

 - command line tools for managing part list files
 - web interface for publishing and editing BOMs
 - pricebreak summarization
 - file-backed datastore for BOMs
 - import/export to CSV, JSON, XML, KiCad, SolderPad formats
 - Octopart API price fetching, with cache
 - mongodb-backed datastore for BOMs and web authentication

### Potential Extra Features

 - plugins and file format support for CAD software (Eagle, gEDA, etc)
 - HTTP JSON and XML APIs
 - "smart" spec parsing based on category hierarchy
 - SQL-backed datastore for BOMs and web authentication
 - auto-submit orders to major distributors
 - current inventory tracking
 - per-part statistics (eg, most popular parts)
 - git-backed BomStore
 - git post-commit hooks and/or github integration
 - Amazon, McMaster, eBay, Ali Baba, etc, price fetching
 - "Standard"/"Estimate" pricing modules for PCBs, assembly, etc
 - "sub-BOM" feature a la git sub-repositories

### Previous Work

 - [SKDB](http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/SKDB)
 - "[CAD](http://cad.devl.org/)"