foxerfly / reptl

REPTL: Read, Eval, Print, TEST, Loop (for Racket)

REPTL: Read, Eval, Print, TEST, Loop (for Racket)

(Pronounced “Reptile”, which I guess I think of as green, which is a good color when testing.)

Runs tests continuously, shows green and red, watches for file changes.

Only ever used minimally, only on Linux.

For better notifications, consider Dunst (as shown in red in screenshot).

How to run

0. Add path of reptl dir to your PATH, or copy its files into say ~/bin. Install inotify-tools.

1. Write some rackunit tests and get them to run via raco test ....

2. Run on file(s) glob pattern, like reptl.zsh ./http*(.), to repeatedly run tests as files change.

How it works

Trivially simple implementation using inotify.

• Files changes watched for via inotifywait.

• Runs raco test on change.

• Pretty pop-up notifications via inotify-send.

• Writes some red/green bars to terminal.

How is sucks

• Coarse granularity: simply runs all tests on change
• No installer yet; might add to AUR