dependencies-patch 0.1.0

A simple tool to patch cargo dependencies with command line commands.
# dependencies-patch

A simple tool to patch cargo dependencies with command line commands.



# Todo List

- [x] Support for packages from `github`
- [ ] Support for packages from other URL
- [ ] Support for packages from `crates-io` 
- [ ] Support for packages from other registries



# Installation

```sh
$ cargo install dependencies-patch
```

# Usage

The `Cargo.toml` for `example_project` looks like this:

```toml
[package]
edition = "2021"
name = "project1"
version = "0.1.0"

[workspace]

[dependencies]
log = "0.4"
```

Then run the following command to patch the `log` dependency to a git repository:

```sh
$ dependencies-patch --help
$ dependencies-patch -c /path/to/example_project -n log -t git --git-repo rust-lang/log
```

After running the command, the `Cargo.toml` will be updated to:

```toml
[package]
edition = "2021"
name = "project1"
version = "0.1.0"

[workspace]

[dependencies]
log = "0.4"

[patch.crates-io.log]
git = "https://github.com/rust-lang//log.git"
```



# Notes

The tool can only add patches to the `Cargo.toml` file. It don't support removing patches.