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 : Directory to watch for changes. Default ./src
- -m, --meson : Path to meson.build file. Default ./meson.build
- -i, --include : 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.