vala-meson-watcher

A tool that automatically looks for source files in a directory and adds them as sources to the meson.build file.

• vala-meson-watcher
  • Installation
  • Build from source
  • Usage
  • Options
  • Requirements
  • Examples
  • Note

Installation

Run npx vala-meson-watcher to run the tool.

Build from source

Run npm run build to build the TypeScript source code into JavaScript.
Make sure you have TypeScript installed globally (npm i -g typescript).
Run npm install -g to install the tool globally on your system.

Usage

vala-meson-watcher [options]

Options

• -d, --dir <path>: Directory to watch for changes. Default ./src
• -m, --meson <path>: Path to meson.build file. Default ./meson.build
• -i, --include <ext>: File extensions to include in meson.build (extensions must start with a dot). Default .vala
• --ros: Change sources in Meson file when starting the tool. Default: false
• --subdir: Include subdirectories. Default true
• --log: Enable logging. Default: true
• -v, --version: Print version
• -h, --help: Display this help message

Requirements

• meson build file must have a #vmw-anchor-top and #vmw-anchor-bottom for the tool to know where to insert the sources
• nodejs runtime

Examples

vala-meson-watcher -d /path/to/src -m /path/to/meson.build -i .vala,.c

This command will watch the directory /path/to/src for changes, and when it detects changes it will add the new files to the meson build file located at /path/to/meson.build. It will only include files with extensions .vala and .c.

vala-meson-watcher --ros

This command will watch the default directory ./src for changes, and when it detects changes it will add the new files to the default meson build file located at ./meson.build. It will include files with the .vala extensions by default.

Note

• This tool is designed to work with vala projects, but it can also be used with other projects with the correct configuration.
• The script uses the fs.watch method of the fs module, which is not supported on all platforms.