external script support for commands #281

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1. justinabrahms

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   enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

   on Oct 9, 2023
2. deemp commented on Jan 13, 2024

   

   deemp

   on Jan 13, 2024

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   IDK what's you use case. Please, describe it in more details.

   Currently, you can create a script file:

   cat > hello.sh <<EOF
   printf "hello!\n"
   EOF
   chmod +x hello.sh

   Then, in devshell.toml (this repo uses this file for the default devshell), create a command that runs that file:

   # ...
   [devshell]
   # ...
   [[commands]]
   help = "prints hello"
   name = "hello"
   command = "$PRJ_ROOT/hello.sh"
   # ...

   Now, you can run

   $ hello
   hello!
3. justinabrahms commented on Jan 14, 2024

   

   justinabrahms

   on Jan 14, 2024

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   I think that will work for me.

   I'm not sure what else to say about the use cases.

   1. I want syntax highlighting so I can see errors.
   2. Some people on my team don't want to use nix. They should be able to invoke the scripts too.
4. zimbatm commented on Jan 14, 2024

   

   zimbatm

   on Jan 14, 2024

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   In that case, the best thing is to put the scripts in a ./bin or ./scripts folder in your project. Then only use Nix and devshell to bring the dependencies (eg: curl, jq, ...) as @deemp described.