Guard::Exec

Install

Add the gem to your Gemfile (inside development group):

 gem 'guard-exec', require: false

Add guard definition to your Guardfile by running this command:

$ bundle exec guard init rspec

Usage

Please read Guard usage doc.

Guardfile

Guard::Exec can be adapted to all kinds of projects.

Options

# [command] [command_options] paths [commands_arguments]
# for crystal minitest:
$ crystal spec -d spec/router.cr -- --chaos

The following options are available:

• name The display name of your process in Guard, this is shown when Guard::Exec is starting
• color The display color of yout proccess, Please read Colorize usage.
• command The command to run as you would run it from the command line crystal spec
• command_options The command options or switches -d
• commands_arguments The command arguments -- --chaos

Examples

Crystal minitest

# crystal spec -- --chaos
guard :exec, name: 'Minitest', command: 'crystal spec', comand_arguments: '-- --chaos' do
  watch(%r{^spec/(.*)_spec\.cr})
  watch(%r{^src/(.+)\.cr$}) { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.cr" }
end

Elixir Test

# mix test
guard :exec, name: 'Test', command: 'mix test' do
  watch(%r{^test/(.*)_test\.exs})
  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.ex$})         { |m| "test/#{m[1]}_test.exs" }
  watch(%r{^test/test_helper.exs$}) { "test" }
end

Elixir Credo

# mix credo --strict --format=oneline
credo = {
  name: 'Credo',
  command: 'mix credo',
  command_options: '--strict --format=oneline',
  color: :yellow
}

guard :exec, credo do
  watch(%r{\.(erl|ex|exs|eex|xrl|yrl)$})
end

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/clouw/guard-exec.