text: '''
  Command line interface for processing command line input
  '''
  #%%═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  # IMPORT
  import numpy as np
  import pathlib
  import sys
  import time
  from .GLOBALS import dictionary as G
  from . import API as ls
  from . import reference as ref
  helpstring = 'No arguments given'
  
  #───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  def main():
      '''The main command line app'''
      args = sys.argv[1:]
      is_verbose =  ('--verbose' in args or '-v' in args)
      is_timed = ('--timed' in args or '-t' in args)
      is_plot = '--plot' in args
      is_save = '--save' in args
      is_show = '--show' in args
      G['timed'] = '--timed' in args
      G['debug'] = '--debug' in args
      use_numba = int('--numba' in args)
      if len(args) == 0:
          print(helpstring)
          sys.exit()
      path_cwd = pathlib.Path.cwd()
  
      if is_verbose: print('Selected path is:\n\t%s' % path_cwd)
      if args[0] == 'sandbox': #──────────────────────────────────────────
          args = args[1:]
          import sandbox
      elif args[0] == 'benchmark': #──────────────────────────────────────
          import benchmark
      else:
          run(args, use_numba)
      sys.exit()
  #%%═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  # UI UTILITES
  def run(args, use_numba: int):
      x_data, y_data = ref.raw_sine_x2(1e4)
      if args[0] == 'block':
          xc, yc = ls.compress(x_data, y_data, tol = 1e-2,
                      use_numba = use_numba, errorfunction = 'maxmaxabs')
          print(ls.aux.stats(x_data, xc))
      elif args[0] == 'stream':
          xc, yc = _stream(x_data, y_data, 1e-2, use_numba)
      elif args[0] == 'both':
          xcb, ycb = ls.compress(x_data, y_data, tol = 1e-2, use_numba = use_numba, initial_step = 100, errorfunction = 'maxmaxabs')
          xcs, ycs = _stream(x_data, y_data, 1e-2, use_numba)
          for i, (xb, xs) in enumerate(zip(xcb,xcs)):
              if xb != xs:
                  print(f'Deviation at {i=}, {xb=}, {xs=}')
                  break
          for i, (xb, xs) in enumerate(zip(reversed(xcb),reversed(xcs))):
              if xb != xs:
                  print(f'Deviation at {i=}, {xb=}, {xs=}')
                  break
          print(xcb)
          print(xcs)
          
          xc = xcb
  
      # print(f'{xc[-10:-1]}')
      print(f'{len(x_data)=}\t{len(xc)=}')
      if G['timed']: print(f'runtime {G["runtime"]*1e3:.1f} ms')
  #───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  def _stream(x_data: np.ndarray, y_data: np.ndarray, tol: float, use_numba: int):
  
      with ls.Stream(x_data[0], y_data[0], tol = tol, use_numba = use_numba) as record:
          for x, y in zip(x_data[1:], y_data[1:]):
              record(x, y)
      return record.x, record.y
  