forever.sh

NOTE this is superseded by https://github.com/wkhere/forever

A simplified "run my stuff when source code changes" tool. For Linux and OSX.

forever.sh hides the difference between Linux/OSX file monitoring and just runs your per-project ./.forever.step script on each change. You define the list of files by printing it out when running ./.forever.step files.

Installation

% curl -OL https://github.com/wkhere/forever.sh/raw/master/forever.sh
% chmod a+x forever.sh
% ... put it in your PATH

Usage

Elixir

forever.sh discovers a mix project and prepares .forever.step script if it is not present.

General

• cd to your project dir
• prepare .forever.step file like this one:

#!/bin/bash -e

if [ "$1" == files ]; then
    find . -type f -name '*' #... here discover files to watch
    exit
fi

echo "Hey!" #... here you usually compile and/or run your tests

• remember to chmod a+x .forever.step
• run it forever ;)

% forever.sh
[forever.sh started 14:27:25]
Hey!
0.00 user 0.00 system 85.13% cpu 0.003 total

Now when you save files, it goes like:

[forever.sh awakened 14:45:53]
Hey!
0.00 user 0.00 system 95.09% cpu 0.004 total

..until you hit Ctrl-c.