# About
Build automation tool
* Inspired by [make]
* No automatic targets
* Minimalist functionality; maximalist readability
* Configuration is a simple Markdown file named [`Makefile.md`]
* Output is colorized Markdown (unless redirected or piped)
* Processes the target(s) specified or if none, processes the first target
* Commands run independently, in script mode, or via a custom command
* If any command fails (exits with a non-zero code), processing halts
immediately (if not using a custom shell that does not provide this
functionality)
* Verbosity levels: `-v`: add `-x` to `bash` command in script mode, `-vv`:
print up to date targets, `-vvv`: show configuration
* Generates a [default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project] (`-g`)
* Lists targets via `-l`; if target(s) is specified, list hierarchical
dependencies
* Processes targets and dependencies in the order specified
[make]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)
[`Makefile.md`]: Makefile.md
# Syntax
## Input
* A level 1 heading begins the definition of a **target**.
* A plain text target name is a "phony" target and *always runs*.
* A code span target name is a file target and will only run if (a) any
dependency file target's modification time is newer than the file target's,
(b) the file target does not exist and has a recipe, or (c) force processing
(`-B`) is enabled.
* An unordered list item defines a target **dependency**.
* A plain text dependency name is a phony dependency and will run if the target
runs.
* A code span dependency name is a file dependency, which either has an
associated target or not.
If not, it is interpreted as a file glob matching existing files, which
enables a target to easily depend on any files matching the glob, for
instance, the `build` target may depend on `src/**/*.rs`, meaning any `*.rs`
file under `src/`.
* A code block is a **recipe** and contains the commands that are run when the
target is processed.
* Recipe commands run independently via `sh -c` by default,
via `bash -eo pipefail` if script mode (`-s`) is enabled,
via `bash -xeo pipefail` if script mode and verbose level 1 or greater (`-sv`)
are enabled,
or by the command given in the code block info string
* Commands may use the following variables:
* `{0}`: first dependency
* `{target}`: target name
* `{dirname}`: directory name
*See [`Makefile.md`], [`styles/Makefile.rust.md`] and/or the `-g` option for
examples.*
[`styles/Makefile.rust.md`]: styles/Makefile.rust.md
## Output
* A level 2 heading is the output section: "Configuration", "Target(s)".
* A Level 3 heading in the Target(s) section is each target, either as plain
text "phony" target or a code span file target.
* Code blocks:
Script Mode | Dry Run | Description
------------|---------|------------------------------------------------
| | Each command and output
| ✔ | Each command
✔ | | Each script
✔ | ✔ | Each script and output (in separate code block)
# Usage
~~~text
$ mkrs -V
mkrs 0.16.4
~~~
~~~text
$ mkrs -h
Build automation tool
Usage: mkrs [OPTIONS] [NAME]...
Arguments:
[NAME]... Target(s)
Options:
-l List targets/dependencies
-B Force processing
-n Dry run
-s Script mode
-v... Verbose
-q Quiet
-C <PATH> Change directory
-f <PATH> Configuration file [default: Makefile.md]
-g <STYLE> Generate Makefile.md content [styles: rust]
-r Print readme
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
~~~
# Examples
## List available targets
~~~text
$ mkrs -l
* all
* check
* update
* clippy
* test
* build
* `README.md`
* doc
* outdated
* audit
* update-toml
* update-lock
* install
* uninstall
* install-deps
* scaffold
* clean
* cocomo
* full
* fail
* `nonexistent`
* custom
~~~
## List dependencies for `full` target
~~~text
$ mkrs -l full
* full
* update
* update-toml
* update-lock
* check
* outdated
* audit
* all
* clippy
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/main.rs`
* test
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/main.rs`
* build
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/main.rs`
* `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/main.rs`
* doc
* install
* `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/main.rs`
~~~
## Dry run
~~~text
$ mkrs -n
# clippy
```text
cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
```
# test
```text
cargo test --release
```
# build
```text
cargo build --release
```
# doc
```text
cargo doc
```
~~~
## Process default target
~~~text
$ mkrs
# clippy
```text
$ cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
Checking mkrs v0.16.4 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.37s
```
# test
```text
$ cargo test --release
Compiling mkrs v0.16.4 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished `release` profile [optimized] target(s) in 0.42s
Running unittests src/main.rs (target/release/deps/mkrs-5e3ecbcddcca62ad)
running 0 tests
test result: ok. 0 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered out; finished in 0.00s
```
# build
```text
$ cargo build --release
Compiling mkrs v0.16.4 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished `release` profile [optimized] target(s) in 1.36s
```
# doc
```text
$ cargo doc
Documenting mkrs v0.16.4 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.39s
Generated /home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs/target/doc/mkrs/index.html
```
~~~
## Process `check` target
~~~text
$ mkrs check
# outdated
```text
$ cargo outdated --exit-code=1
All dependencies are up to date, yay!
```
# audit
```text
$ cargo audit
Fetching advisory database from `https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db.git`
Loaded 629 security advisories (from /home/nick/.cargo/advisory-db)
Updating crates.io index
Scanning Cargo.lock for vulnerabilities (80 crate dependencies)
```
~~~
## Process `update`, `check`, and `build` targets
~~~text
$ mkrs update check build
# update-toml
```text
$ cargo upgrade -i
Updating 'https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index' index
Checking mkrs's dependencies
note: Re-run with `--verbose` to show more dependencies
latest: 10 packages
```
# update-lock
```text
$ cargo update
Updating crates.io index
Locking 0 packages to latest compatible versions
note: pass `--verbose` to see 13 unchanged dependencies behind latest
```
# outdated
```text
$ cargo outdated --exit-code=1
All dependencies are up to date, yay!
```
# audit
```text
$ cargo audit
Fetching advisory database from `https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db.git`
Loaded 629 security advisories (from /home/nick/.cargo/advisory-db)
Updating crates.io index
Scanning Cargo.lock for vulnerabilities (80 crate dependencies)
```
# build
```text
$ cargo build --release
Compiling mkrs v0.16.4 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished `release` profile [optimized] target(s) in 1.40s
```
~~~
## Generate a default Makefile.md for a Rust project
~~~text
$ mkrs -g rust
# all
* clippy
* test
* build
* doc
# check
* outdated
* audit
# update
* update-toml
* update-lock
# run
* `target/release/{dirname}`
```
target/release/{dirname}
```
# clippy
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/**/*.rs`
```
cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
```
# test
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/**/*.rs`
```
cargo test --release
```
# build
* `target/release/{dirname}`
# `target/release/{dirname}`
* `Cargo.lock`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `src/**/*.rs`
* `README.md`
```
cargo build --release
```
# `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/**/*.rs`
```
cargo build --release
kapow {0} >{target}
```
# doc
```
cargo doc
```
# outdated
```
cargo outdated --exit-code=1
```
# audit
```
cargo audit
```
# update-toml
```
cargo upgrade -i
```
# update-lock
```
cargo update
```
# install
* `README.md`
```
cargo install --path .
```
# uninstall
```
cargo uninstall {dirname}
```
# install-deps
```
cargo install cargo-audit cargo-edit cargo-outdated cocomo dtg kapow tokei toml-cli
```
# scaffold
```bash -eo pipefail
if ! toml get -r Cargo.toml package.description >/dev/null; then
toml set Cargo.toml package.description "Insert a description here" >Cargo.toml.new
mv Cargo.toml.new Cargo.toml
echo Edit package description in Cargo.toml, then rerun \`mkrs scaffold\`.
exit 0
fi
mkdir -p t
if [ ! -e t/README.md ]; then
NAME=$(toml get -r Cargo.toml package.name)
ABOUT=$(toml get -r Cargo.toml package.description)
cat <<EOF >t/README.md
# About
$ABOUT
# Usage
~~~~text
\$ $NAME -V
!run:../target/release/$NAME -V 2>&1
~~~~
~~~~text
\$ $NAME -h
!run:../target/release/$NAME -h 2>&1
~~~~
!inc:../CHANGELOG.md
EOF
fi
if [ ! -e CHANGELOG.md ]; then
VERSION=$(toml get -r Cargo.toml package.version)
TODAY=$(dtg -n %Y-%m-%d)
cat <<EOF >CHANGELOG.md
# Changelog
* $VERSION ($TODAY): Initial release
EOF
fi
```
# clean
```
cargo clean
```
# cocomo
```bash -eo pipefail
tokei; echo
cocomo -o sloccount
cocomo
```
# full
* update
* check
* all
* install
~~~
**Note:** Save to `Makefile.md` via redirection: `mkrs -g rust >Makefile.md`
## Generate a COCOMO report
~~~text
$ mkrs cocomo
# cocomo
```bash -eo pipefail
tokei; echo
cocomo -o sloccount
cocomo
```
```text
===============================================================================
Language Files Lines Code Comments Blanks
===============================================================================
TOML 1 21 19 0 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Markdown 5 1008 0 746 262
|- BASH 3 142 109 9 24
|- Python 1 1 1 0 0
(Total) 1151 110 755 286
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rust 1 654 550 34 70
|- Markdown 1 11 0 11 0
(Total) 665 550 45 70
===============================================================================
Total 7 1683 569 780 334
===============================================================================
Total Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 569
Development Effort Estimate, Person-Years (Person-Months) = 0.11 (1.33)
(Basic COCOMO model, Person-Months = 2.40*(KSLOC**1.05)*1.00)
Schedule Estimate, Years (Months) = 0.23 (2.78)
(Basic COCOMO model, Months = 2.50*(person-months**0.38))
Estimated Average Number of Developers (Effort/Schedule) = 0.48
Total Estimated Cost to Develop = $14,945
(average salary = $56,286/year, overhead = 2.40)
Total Source Lines of Code | 569
Estimated Cost to Develop | $14,945.47
Estimated Schedule Effort | 2.78 months
Estimated People Required | 0.48
```
~~~
## Use a custom shell program
~~~text
$ mkrs custom
# custom
```python
print("This is a custom recipe in Python.")
```
```text
This is a custom recipe in Python.
```
~~~
# Changelog
* 0.1.0 (2023-11-04): Initial release
* 0.1.1 (2023-11-04): Fix readme
* 0.1.2 (2023-11-04): Add examples to readme
* 0.2.0 (2023-11-05): Colorized Markdown output; added `-B`, `-C`, `-f`, `-r`
options; error on invalid target(s); update dependencies
* 0.2.1 (2023-11-06): Resolved issue [#1]; update dependencies
* 0.3.0 (2023-11-06): Added `-g` option and
[default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project]; fixed changelog; improved readme
* 0.3.1 (2023-11-07): Improved readme and changelog
* 0.3.2 (2023-11-08): Fix error when a target file does not exist; update
dependencies
* 0.3.3 (2023-11-08): Ignore commented commands
* 0.4.0 (2023-11-10): Add `-v` option and don't print up to date targets; move
bunt calls to functions; improve comments and miscellaneous improvements;
don't process dependencies for a file target unless needed (forced via `-B`,
doesn't exist, or outdated); change default outdated response to false to
avoid processing a file target unnecessarily
* 0.5.0 (2023-11-10): Fail to run on Windows; ignore leading/trailing whitespace
in commands; append commands instead of replacing them; improve readme; add
`-s` (script mode)
* 0.6.0 (2023-11-11): Use [`glob`] crate to process file dependencies without
targets; `-vvv`: print `Config`; fix changelog; improve readme; add `clean`
target to Makefiles; update dependencies
* 0.7.0 (2023-11-11): Make dependency ordering significant; trace dependencies
for specified targets for `-l`; add `full` target to Makefiles; add
`README.md` dependency on `install` target; don't print phony targets without
commands or `-vv`; fix readme
* 0.8.0 (2023-11-11): Add `cocomo` target to Makefiles
* 0.9.0 (2023-11-12): Enable using the code block info string to define a custom
shell command; fix issue running multiple targets specified on command line;
improve readme; update dependencies
* 0.10.0 (2023-11-13): Treat recipes with a custom shell command as a script
rather than individual commands
* 0.11.0 (2023-11-20): Fix the globbing a nonexistent file dependency results in
zero dependencies issue; update dependencies
* 0.12.0 (2023-12-04): Add `scaffold` target; update dependencies
* 0.12.1 (2023-12-04): Fix scaffold target; update dependencies
* 0.13.0 (2024-01-05): Use sprint; update dependencies
* 0.13.1 (2024-01-27): Fix issue where a failed command did not halt
processing; update dependencies
* 0.14.0 (2024-04-21): Remove useless level 1-2 headings; update dependencies
* 0.15.0 (2024-06-19): Add -q option; update dependencies
* 0.16.0 (2024-06-22): Add `dirname` variable; update dependencies
* 0.16.1 (2024-06-22): Make `uninstall` target use `dirname` variable;
correct dependency ordering for `README.md` target
* 0.16.2 (2024-06-22): Remove `run` target; fix `run` target in generated
Rust configuration
* 0.16.3 (2024-06-23): Fix issue when using `dirname` variable in file
target name; update dependencies
* 0.16.4 (2024-06-23): Fix `build` target in generated Rust configuration
[default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project]: styles/Makefile.rust.md
[#1]: https://github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs/issues/1
[`glob`]: https://crates.io/crates/glob
*compile* any sort of file; all such commands must be defined in the
configuration file.
target(s) that are being processed.