use programmatically with gulp

[DarkPark]

was not able to make it work
maybe you will see the problem
it's a cli app

#!/usr/bin/env node

var gulp = require('gulp');

gulp.task('repl', function () {
    var runtime = require('gulp-runtime');
    runtime.setPrompt('>');
});

// exec selected task
gulp.start('repl');

and no REPL, error output:

[19:18:48] Starting 'repl'...
[19:18:48] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:18:48] Working directory changed to /usr/bin
[19:18:48] Using gulpfile Error: configFile `stb.js` not found in `/usr/bin`
[19:18:48] Finished 'repl' after 0,120588953
[19:18:48] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:18:48] Task 'default' is not in your gulpfile
[19:18:48] Please check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting

[stringparser]

It tried to find a configFile (i.e. a gulpfile) and wasn't there. What comes to mind is:

1. Your first argument for the program was stb.js
2. You have this script somewhere and are running it for the cli

Either way, when you run a program that includes gulp-runtime the first argument is taken as a gulpfile by default. I don't really like this since it does not make possible to do things like what you are trying to achieve. Its on the documentation, on the extras page not really much aside of implying it though.

I think I'll make the cli a function call for the next version so you can add it at will.

What you think?

If the above doesn't make much sense tell me so ;)

[DarkPark]

You are right - this is a global cli application using gulp inside. Something like app generator but with more functions. It would be nice to have your gulp-runtime as well there.
Will be very grateful if you have such functionality in the next version :)

[stringparser]

Nifty!

Yes I still have to finish the new version of the runtime module and I really like the idea of making the cli a plain function so one can decide what to do with it.

[DarkPark]

Cool!
Looking forward to it :)

[stringparser]

Nice! I'll keep this open to bug me and do it as soon as possible

[stringparser]

A cli would be available just as a simple use case and the repl as a function call . i.e.

var runtime = require('gulp-runtime');
runtime.next(process.argv.slice(2))(); // cli
runtime.repl({ 
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout
});

As soon as the runtime module is finished. Does that sound good?

[DarkPark]

I'll check it

[DarkPark]

not very lucky:

[19:01:46] Starting serve  ...
[19:01:46] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:01:46] Working directory changed to /usr/bin
[19:01:46] Using gulpfile Error: configFile `stb.js` not found in `/usr/bin`
[19:01:46] serve errored after 465 ms
{ task: 'serve',
  message: 'serve catch',
  duration: 0.464552996,
  hrDuration: [ 0, 464552996 ],
  err: [TypeError: Object #<Runtime> has no method 'next'] }
[19:01:46] Error
[19:01:46] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:01:46] Task 'default' is not in your gulpfile
[19:01:46] Please check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting

commenting the line runtime.next(process.argv.slice(2))(); gives:

[19:02:31] Starting serve  ...
[19:02:31] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:02:31] Working directory changed to /usr/bin
[19:02:31] Using gulpfile Error: configFile `stb.js` not found in `/usr/bin`
[19:02:31] serve errored after 331 ms
{ task: 'serve',
  message: 'serve catch',
  duration: 0.330541657,
  hrDuration: [ 0, 330541657 ],
  err: [TypeError: Object #<Runtime> has no method 'repl'] }
[19:02:31] Error
[19:02:31] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:02:31] Task 'default' is not in your gulpfile
[19:02:31] Please check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting

commenting this runtime.repl gives:

[19:05:12] Starting serve  ...
[19:05:12] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:05:12] Working directory changed to /usr/bin
[19:05:12] Using gulpfile Error: configFile `stb.js` not found in `/usr/bin`
[19:05:12] Finished serve after 348 ms
[19:05:12] From plugin `gulp-runtime`
[19:05:12] Task 'default' is not in your gulpfile
[19:05:12] Please check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting

[stringparser]

Hey, hey I said "would be". Is not done yet. I should had use "will be"

I was consulting you :)

[DarkPark]

oh, I see :)
yes, this design seems okay

[stringparser]

nice

[stringparser]

Ok, it took long but there you go :). To do what you wanted to do here:

var runtime = require('gulp-runtime');
var gulp = require('gulp-runtime').create('nameHere'); // empty names are changed to #root

gulp.task('repl', function(next){
   runtime.create('nameHere', {repl: true}); // after this your instance `nameHere` has a repl
   gulp.repl.setPrompt('>'); // or empty as you did before
   next();
});

You yes I've taken a risky step and made an alternate interface for vinyl-fs instead of make the project a plugging for gulp.