3 unstable releases
0.2.1 | Jul 16, 2024 |
---|---|
0.2.0 | Jul 15, 2024 |
0.1.0 | Jul 10, 2024 |
#73 in Template engine
83 downloads per month
47KB
1K
SLoC
Zinn
Zinn (from the German "Sinn machen", "to make sense") is a builder similar to make, but based on YAML and the Handlebars templating language.
It supports job parameters, file tracking and a cli that displays the current progress visually.
An example can be found in ./examples/cproj
.
Please note: This is currently an experimental sideproject of myself and is not fit for production. The file format may change at any time.
Zinnfile
A Zinnfile describes the jobs that should be run.
The YAML markup language is used in combination with the Handlebars templating language to describe the jobs that should be run.
By default Zinn looks for the file zinn.yaml
, but a path can also be specified manually.
A basic Zinnfile for a simple C project might look like this:
constants:
CC: gcc
CFLAGS: -std=c11 -pedantic -Wall -Werror -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700
jobs:
object:
args: [path]
inputs: "{{path}}"
outputs: "{{subst path '.c' '.o'}}"
run: "{{CC}} {{CFLAGS}} -c {{path}}"
binary:
requires:
- job: object
with:
path: math.c
- job: object
with:
path: output.c
- job: object
with:
path: main.c
inputs: math.c output.c main.c
outputs: program
run: "{{CC}} {{CFLAGS}} -o program"
clean:
run: |
rm -rf *.o
rm -rf program
default:
requires:
- job: binary
You can find more information on the available options in the source documentation.
Templating Functions
Zinn provides custom functions for the templating language:
cat <s1> <s2>...
: Concatenate all parametersjoinlines <var>
: Join lines and connect them with a regular whitespacelst <s1> <s2>...
: Create a space-separated list from all input parameterslst-prefix <prefix> <list>
: Add a prefix to each element in a space-separated listlst-re <list> <pattern> <replacement>
: Apply a regex replacement operation to each item in a space-separated listlst-suffix <prefix> <list>
: Add a suffix to each element in a space-separated listlst-without <list> <remove1> <remove2>...
: Create copy of a space-separated list without certain elementsre <base> <pattern> <replacement>
: Apply a regex replacement operation to an input stringshell <cmd>
: Create a string from the output of a shell commandsubst <base> <pattern> <replacement>
: Replace all occurrences of a substring
Nix Support
If Nix is installed and Flakes are enabled, it is possible to specify build dependencies in the nix.packages
field of the Zinnfile.
All jobs are then run inside a environment containing these packages.
It is possible to change the default nixpkgs flake reference with the nix.nixpkgs
field.
Please note that Flakes are currently an unstable feature in Nix, so this feature should be considered unstable as well.
Installation
You can install Zinn directly from crates.io:
Dependencies
~6–14MB
~174K SLoC