Swift Scripting

NOT using the package manager.

If using VSCode

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sswg.swift-lang

References

• https://theswiftdev.com/how-to-build-better-command-line-apps-and-tools-using-swift/
• https://rderik.com/blog/using-swift-for-scripting/
• Making A Real Tool: https://rayfix.org/2021/04/21/argument_parsing.html
• list of articles https://github.com/artemnovichkov/Swift-For-Scripting
• Note to self: explore differences between ConsoleKit (vapor) and ArgumentParser (Apple)
• Using shell From within https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26971240/how-do-i-run-a-terminal-command-in-a-swift-script-e-g-xcodebuild

Environment Variables

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/environment-variable-reference
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/processinfo/1417911-environment
• https://blog.eidinger.info/use-environment-variables-from-env-file-in-a-swift-package
• https://github.com/vapor/vapor/blob/main/Sources/Vapor/Utilities/DotEnv.swift

Using a Script

    chmod +x swift_hello 
    ./swift_hello.swift apple banana kumquat