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Do you find yourself using tools like make to manage non build-related scripts?
Build tools are great, but they are not optimized for general script management.
Run aims to be better at managing small scripts and wrappers, while incorporating a familiar make-like syntax.
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Project Update - v0.7.2
You can read about the new features and bug fixes below.
If you've been following run, I hope you'll find these updates useful.
If this your first time reading about run, and if you're at all interested in managing task runners and scripts, I hope you will give my project a try.
I am happy to answer any questions you might have.
Thank you,
-TekWizely
New Features
Assertions
Assertions let you check against expected conditions, exiting with an error message when checks fail.
Assertions have the following syntax:
ASSERT <condition> [ "<error message>" | '<error message>' ]
Note: The error message is optional and will default to "Assertion failed" if not provided
Condition
The following condition patterns are supported:
[ ... ][[ ... ]]( ... )(( ... ))
Assertion Example
Runfile
##
# Not subject to any assertions
world:
echo Hello, World
# Assertion applies to ALL following commands
ASSERT [ -n "${HELLO}" ] "Variable HELLO not defined"
##
# Subject to HELLO assertion, even though it doesn't use it
newman:
echo Hello, Newman
##
# Subject to HELLO assertion, and adds another
# ASSERT [ -n "${NAME}" ] 'Variable NAME not defined'
name:
echo ${HELLO}, ${NAME}
example with no vars
$ run world
Hello, World
$ run newman
run: Variable HELLO not defined
$ run name
run: Variable HELLO not defined
example with HELLO
$ HELLO=Hello run newman
Hello, Newman
$ HELLO=Hello run name
run: Variable NAME not defined
example with HELLO and NAME
$ HELLO=Hello NAME=Everybody run name
Hello, Everybody
Note: Assertions only apply to commands and are only checked when a command is invoked. Any globally-defined assertions will apply to ALL commands defined after the assertion.
Ignoring Script Lines
You can use a # on the first column of a command script to ignore a line:
Runfile
hello:
# This comment WILL be present in the executed command script
echo "Hello, Newman"
# This comment block WILL NOT be present in the executed command script
# echo "Hello, World"
echo "Goodbye, now"
Note: Run detects and skips these comment lines when parsing the runfile, so the # will work regardless of what language the script text is written in (i.e even if the target language doesn't support # for comments).
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