Command Line Execution plug-in for Kobalt

The plug-in allows for the execution of system commands, similarly to the Gradle Exec or Ant Exec tasks.

To use the plug-in include the following in your Build.kt file:

import net.thauvin.erik.kobalt.plugin.exec.*

val pl = plugins("net.thauvin.erik:kobalt-exc:")

val p = project {
    name = "example"
	
    exec {
       commandLine(listOf("echo", "Hello, World!"))
    }
}

View Example

To invoke the exec task:

./kobaltw exec

commandLine Directive

The commandLine directive is used to execute command line(s) during the build process:

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("cmd", "/c", "stop.bat"), dir = "../tomcat/bin", os = setOf(Os.WINDOWS))
    commandLine(listOf("./stop.sh"), dir = "../tomcat/bin", os = setOf(Os.MAC, Os.LINUX))
    commandLine(listOf("/bin/sh", "-c", "ps aux | grep tomcat"), fail = setOf(Fail.EXIT))
}

Parameters

args

The full command line including the executable and all parameters.

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("ls", "-l"))
    commandLine(args = listOf("cmd", "/c", "dir /Q"))
}

dir

The working directory in which the command should be executed. Defaults to the project directory.

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("cmd", "/c", "stop.bat"), dir = "../tomcat/bin")
    commandLine("./stop.sh", dir = "../tomcat/bin")
}

os

List of operating systems on which the command may be executed. If the current OS is contained within the list, the command will be executed.

The following predefined values are available:

Name	Operating System
Os.FREEBSD	FreeBSD
Os.LINUX	Linux
Os.MAC	Apple Macintosh / OS X
Os.OPENVMS	OpenVMS
Os.OS400	OS/400
Os.SOLARIS	Solaris / SunOS
Os.TANDEM	Tandem's Non-Stop
Os.WINDOWS	Microsoft Windows
Os.ZOS	z/OS / OS/390

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("cmd", "/c", "stop.cmd"), os = setOf(Os.WINDOWS))
    commandLine(listOf("./stop.sh"), os = setOf(Os.LINUX, Os.MAC))
}

fail

List of error options to specify whether data returned to the standard streams and/or an abnormal exit value constitute build failure signaling.

The following predefined values are available:

Name	Failure When
Fail.EXIT	Exit value > 0
Fail.NORMAL	Exit value > 0 or any data to the standard error stream (stderr)
Fail.OUTPUT	Any data to the standard output stream (stdout) or stderr.
Fail.STDERR	Any data to stderr.
Fail.STDOUT	Any data to stdout.
Fail.ALL	Any of the conditions above.
Fail.NONE	Never fails.

Fail.NORMAL is the default value.

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("cmd", "/c", "stop.bat"), fail = setOf(Fail.EXIT))
    commandLine(listOf("./stop.sh"), fail = setOf(Fail.EXIT, Fail.STDOUT))
}

Logging / Debugging

To view the output of the exec task, use:

./kobaltw exec --log 2

You could also redirect the error stream to a file:

exec {
    commandLine(listOf("/bin/sh", "-c", "./stop.sh 2> error.txt"), os = setOf(Os.LINUX))
    commandLine(listOf("cmd", "/c", "stop.bat 2> error.txt"), os = setOf(Os.WINDOWS))
}