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@natabael/cowl

v1.0.12

Published

CLI para monitorar, compilar e executar código C automaticamente

Downloads

4

Readme


📦 Instalação

🔧 Requisitos

  • Node.js v14+ instalado
  • No Windows: PowerShell para instalação do Chocolatey

🌐 Instalando via npm

# Globalmente
npm install -g @natabael/cowl

# Local (dentro do projeto)
npm install @natabael/cowl

🪟 Configuração automática no Windows

Se o Cowl não encontrar um compilador C no Windows, ele verifica o Chocolatey:

  • Sem Chocolatey instalado: exibe passo a passo para instalar
  • Com Chocolatey instalado: executa choco install mingw -y e encerra

Você pode rodar manualmente também:

# Para instalar Chocolatey (executar em PowerShell Admin)
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

# Após instalar Chocolatey, instale MinGW:
choco install mingw -y

🚀 Uso

# Executa watcher com padrões:
cowl

# Com fonte e saída personalizados:
cowl --src=meu_codigo.c --out=meu_binario

Controles de teclado

  • Ctrl+C: encerra o Cowl
  • R (enquanto não estiver compilando/executando): força rebuild manual

Opções

| Flag | Alias | Descrição | Default | | -------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------- | ------- | | --src <file> | -s | Arquivo fonte .c | app.c | | --out <name> | -o | Nome do executável compilado | app | | --delay <ms> | -d | Atraso (ms) antes de executar após build | 100 | | --silent | | Oculta logs INFO e SUCCESS | false | | --help | -h | Exibe ajuda e opções | |

⚙️ Variáveis de Ambiente

Também é possível usar variáveis de ambiente:

export C_SOURCE_FILE=mycode.c
export C_EXECUTABLE_NAME=mybin
export EXEC_DELAY_MS=200
cowl

🛠️ Funcionalidades Principais

  • Watcher inteligente: observa qualquer .c no diretório e força rebuild imediato, mesmo em modo interativo
  • Fallback de compilador: detecta gcc, clang ou instala MinGW no Windows via Chocolatey
  • Logs coloridos e spinner de build para melhor experiência
  • Controles manuais: rebuild com tecla R, encerramento com Ctrl+C

📄 Release e SemVer

Usa Semantic Release para versionamento:

  1. Commits seguindo Conventional Commits (feat:, fix:, docs: etc.)
  2. Push em main/develop -> GitHub Actions roda npx semantic-release
  3. Gera CHANGELOG.md, cria release e atualiza tags automaticamente

📝 Licença

MIT © Natanael Marcelino da Silva Vieira