swift-watch

Watches over your Swift project’s source.

Installation

1. Build

   git clone https://github.com/regexident/swift-watch.git
   cd ./swift-watch
   swift build -c release

2. Install in $PATH (such as in /usr/local/bin/):

   install -m +x "./.build/release/swift-watch" "/usr/local/bin/"

Usage

1. Run $ cd /path/to/swift/package/
2. Run $ swift watch -x="build"
3. Modify some files in $ cd /path/to/swift/package/
4. Watch swift-watch do its thing

Options

OVERVIEW: Watches over your Swift project's source
Tasks (-x & -s) are executed in the order they appear.
USAGE: swift watch [options]
OPTIONS:
   -c, --clear                   Clear output before each execution
   -d, --dry-run                 Do not run any commands, just print them
   -q, --quiet                   Suppress output from swift-watch itself
   -p, --postpone                Postpone initial execution until the first change
   -m, --monochrome              Suppress coloring of output from swift-watch itself
   -x, --exec=<cmd>              Swift command(s) to execute on changes
   -s, --shell=<cmd>             Shell command(s) to execute on changes
   -h, --help                    The help menu

Roadmap

• Swift commands
• Shell commands
• Colorful output
• Console clearing
• Lazy mode
• Delayed runs
• Quiet mode
• Dry-run mode
• Ignore patterns
• Watch patterns

Shout-out

swift-watch was directly inspired by Rust’s cargo-watch. 🙌🏻