Run Script

Pure bash task runner - functions as tasks, auto-discovered via compgen.

Template

Create file named run at repository root with chmod +x:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -o errexit
set -o pipefail
set -o nounset

BASE_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)

# Add tasks above help function

function help {
    printf "%s <task> [args]\n\nTasks:\n" "${0}"
    compgen -A function | grep -v "^_" | cat -n
    printf "\nExtended help:\n  Each task has comments for general usage\n"
}

TIMEFORMAT=$'\nTask completed in %3lR'
time "${@:-help}"

Adding Tasks

Tasks are functions. Name describes action:

# Build the project
function build {
    go build -o bin/app ./cmd/app
}

function test {
    go test ./...
}

function lint {
    golangci-lint run
}

Tasks with Arguments

Arguments passed after task name available as $1, $2, etc:

# Deploy to environment: ./run deploy staging
function deploy {
    local env="${1:?Usage: deploy <environment>}"
    kubectl apply -k "overlays/${env}"
}

# Run specific test: ./run test-one TestUserCreate
function test-one {
    go test -run "${1:?Usage: test-one <test-name>}" ./...
}

Tasks with Optional Arguments

Use default values:

# Build with optional output name: ./run build [output-name]
function build {
    local output="${1:-bin/app}"
    go build -o "$output" ./cmd/app
}

Private Helpers

Prefix with underscore - excluded from help:

function _log {
    echo "[$(date +'%H:%M:%S')] $*"
}

function _require_env {
    : "${!1:?Environment variable $1 is required}"
}

function build {
    _log "Building..."
    go build -o bin/app ./cmd/app
}

function deploy {
    _require_env "KUBECONFIG"
    kubectl apply -k overlays/prod
}

Task Composition

Call other tasks:

function ci {
    lint
    test
    build
}

function release {
    ci
    deploy prod
}

Comments

Add comment above function for non-obvious tasks:

# Sync database schema from production
function db-sync {
    pg_dump "$PROD_DB" | psql "$LOCAL_DB"
}

Skip comments when function name is self-explanatory:

function test {
    go test ./...
}

NEVER

• Name file anything other than run
• Place anywhere other than repository root
• Forget chmod +x run
• Use echo for logging in helpers (use functions for consistency)
• Create tasks that shadow common commands without clear naming (e.g., test is fine, but be careful with cd, ls)