Add an xtask to help with running tests

.cargo/config.toml

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+[alias]
+xtask = "run --manifest-path=crates/xtask/Cargo.toml --"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ The main test harness is described in the [testsuite documentation](tests/testsu
 - `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --no-deps -- -D warnings` — This makes sure that there are no clippy warnings.
 - `RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo doc --workspace --document-private-items --no-deps` — This verifies that there aren't any rustdoc warnings.
 - `cargo fmt --check` — Verifies that everything is formatted correctly.
+- `cargo +stable semver-checks` — Verifies that no SemVer breaking changes have been made. You must install [`cargo-semver-checks`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-semver-checks) first.
+
+To help simplify running all these commands, you can run the following cargo command:
+
+```sh
+cargo xtask test-all
+```
+
+It is useful to run all tests before submitting a PR. While developing I recommend to run some subset of that command based on what you are working on. There are individual arguments for each one. For example:
+
+```sh
+cargo xtask test-workspace clippy doc eslint fmt gui semver-checks
+```
+
+While developing, remove any of those arguments that are not relevant to what you are changing, or are really slow.
 
 ## Making a pull-request
 
@@ -208,12 +223,9 @@ Instructions for mdBook maintainers to publish a new release:
 
 1. Create a PR to update the version and update the CHANGELOG:
     1. Update the version in `Cargo.toml`
-    2. Run `cargo test` to verify that everything is passing, and to update `Cargo.lock`.
-    3. Double-check for any SemVer breaking changes.
-       Try [`cargo-semver-checks`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-semver-checks), though beware that the current version of mdBook isn't properly adhering to SemVer due to the lack of `#[non_exhaustive]` and other issues. See https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/issues/1835.
-    4. Update `CHANGELOG.md` with any changes that users may be interested in.
-    5. Update `continuous-integration.md` to update the version number for the installation instructions.
-    6. Commit the changes, and open a PR.
+    2. Run `cargo xtask test-all` to verify that everything is passing, and to update `Cargo.lock`.
+    3. Update `CHANGELOG.md` with any changes that users may be interested in.
+    4. Commit the changes, and open a PR.
 2. After the PR has been merged, create a release in GitHub. This can either be done in the GitHub web UI, or on the command-line:
    ```bash
    MDBOOK_VERS="`cargo read-manifest | jq -r .version`" ; \

crates/xtask/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "xtask"
+publish = false
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true

crates/xtask/README.md

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+# xtask
+
+This is a CLI utility for running development commands for mdbook.
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for how to use this.

crates/xtask/src/main.rs

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+//! Helper for local development.
+
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn Error>>;
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    macro_rules! commands {
+        ($($name:literal => $func:ident),* $(,)?) => {
+            [$(($name, $func as fn() -> Result<()>)),*]
+        };
+    }
+
+    let cmds: BTreeMap<&'static str, fn() -> Result<()>> = commands! {
+        "test-all" => test_all,
+        "test-workspace" => test_workspace,
+        "clippy" => clippy,
+        "doc" => doc,
+        "fmt" => fmt,
+        "semver-checks" => semver_checks,
+        "eslint" => eslint,
+        "gui" => gui,
+    }
+    .into_iter()
+    .collect();
+    let keys = cmds.keys().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+    let mut args = std::env::args().skip(1).peekable();
+    if args.peek().is_none() {
+        eprintln!("error: specify a command (valid options: {keys})");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    for arg in args {
+        if let Some(cmd_fn) = cmds.get(arg.as_str()) {
+            cmd_fn()?;
+        } else if matches!(arg.as_str(), "-h" | "--help") {
+            println!("valid options: {keys}");
+            exit(0)
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("error: unknown command `{arg}` (valid options: {keys}");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+    println!("all tests passed!");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn test_all() -> Result<()> {
+    test_workspace()?;
+    clippy()?;
+    doc()?;
+    fmt()?;
+    semver_checks()?;
+    eslint()?;
+    gui()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn cargo(args: &str, cb: &dyn Fn(&mut Command)) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Running `cargo {args}`");
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
+    cmd.args(args.split_whitespace());
+    cb(&mut cmd);
+    let status = cmd.status().expect("cargo should be installed");
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err("command `cargo {args}` failed".into());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn test_workspace() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo("test --workspace", &|_| {})?;
+    cargo("test --workspace --no-default-features", &|_| {})?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn clippy() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo(
+        "clippy --workspace --all-targets --no-deps -- -D warnings",
+        &|_| {},
+    )?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn doc() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo(
+        "doc --workspace --document-private-items --no-deps",
+        &|cmd| {
+            cmd.env("RUSTDOCFLAGS", "-D warnings");
+        },
+    )?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn fmt() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo("fmt --check", &|_| {})?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn semver_checks() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo("+stable semver-checks --workspace", &|_| {})?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn gui() -> Result<()> {
+    cargo("test --test gui", &|_| {})?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn eslint() -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Running `npm run lint`");
+    let status = Command::new("npm")
+        .args(["run", "lint"])
+        .status()
+        .expect("npm should be installed");
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err("eslint failed".into());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}