Realize

A Golang build system with file watchers and live reload. Run, build and watch file changes with custom paths

Features

• Build, Install and Run in the same time
• Live reload on file changes (re-build, re-install and re-run)
• Watch custom paths
• Watch specific file extensions
• Multiple projects support

Installation and usage

• Run this for get/install it:

  $ go get github.com/tockins/realize
  

• From the root of your project/projects:

  $ realize start 
  

  Will create a realize.config.yaml file with a sample project.

  You can pass additional parameters for your first project, such as the project name, the main file name and the base path.

  $ realize start --name="Project Name" --main="main.go" --base="/"
  

• Add another project whenever you want

  $ realize add --name="Project Name" --main="main.go" --base="/"
  

• Remove a project by his name

  $ realize remove --name="Project Name"
  

• Lists all projects

  $ realize list
  

• Build, Run and watch file changes. Realize will re-build and re-run your projects on each changes

  $ realize run 
  

Config file example

version: "1.0"
projects:
    - app_name: App One     -> name
      app_path: one         -> root path
      app_main: main.go     -> main file
      app_run: true         -> enable/disable go run (require app_bin)
      app_bin: true         -> enable/disable go install
      app_build: false      -> enable/disable go build
      app_watcher:
        preview: true       -> prints the observed files on startup
        paths:              -> paths to observe for live reload
        - /
        ignore_paths:       -> paths to ignore
        - vendor
        - bin
        exts:               -> file extensions to observe for live reload
        - .go
    - app_name: App Two     -> another project
      app_path: two
      app_main: main.go
      app_run: true
      app_build: true
      app_bin: true
      app_watcher:
        paths:
        - /
        ignore_paths:
        - vendor
        - bin
        exts:
        - .go             

To do

• Cli start, remove, add, list, run
• Remove duplicate projects
• Support for multiple projects
• Watcher files preview
• Support for directories with duplicates names
• Unit test
• Go doc
• Support for server start/stop
• Stream projects output
• Cli feedback