nix-script
write scripts in compiled languages that run in the nix ecosystem, with no separate build step (by BrianHicks)
rust-script
Run Rust files and expressions as scripts without any setup or compilation step. (by fornwall)
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BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | Apache License 2.0 |
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nix-script
Posts with mentions or reviews of nix-script.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-10.
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Ask HN: What to use instead of Bash / Sh
https://github.com/BrianHicks/nix-script
This was on HN the other day. Nix allows you to crunchbang a `nix-shell -p` kind of expression.
rust-script
Posts with mentions or reviews of rust-script.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-15.
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Rust 101
There is also rust-script[1] which runs "Rust files and expressions as scripts without any setup or compilation step." I wrote a data loader[2] in it for my Observable Framework project and have been very happy with its performance and overall ease including hot-reloading.
[1] https://rust-script.org
[2] https://observablehq.com/framework/loaders#routing
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How to convince my boss that Rust is usable
To address your concerns about non-trivial building process making Rust less suitable for small scripts : https://rust-script.org/ Work is actively being done. (not by me)
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I made a scriptable spaced repetition CLI with Rust and Rhai!
I started this as a little script made with rust-script, which took only a few hours to mock up, and then I was able to refactor the core logic into a much larger scriptable system over only about a day. And, Rust being Rust, it worked first time once I got it compiling! Also, I have to say, having a full-blown custom scripting engine just work is a novelty coming from web programming, and Rhai is a great choice if you need this sort of functionality in your own projects!
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Organizing a large collection of Rust "scripts"?
Use rust-script ! Instead of having a folder for each script, your script could be a single file, just like you would in python. Then you can put all the files in a single directory with a readme describing the functionality and use-case of each script.
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Pre-RFC: `cargo-script` for everyone
In case you didn't notice in the Prior Art section, rust-script is the most actively maintained descendant of cargo-script (from which the cargo-eval crate is forked as well).
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Rust tech stack
Someone even wrote https://rust-script.org/ to make that "shell scripting using Rust" use-case more convenient.
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would you use rust for scripting?
Is rust-script close enough?
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Why is Rust always advertised as system programming not general purpose programming?
That may have been more of the originator of the idea, but what I believe I had used was rust-script, looking into it more. That one isn't maintained.
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How has learning Rust been a benefit to you in other programming areas?
If you want that, check out rust-script.
- rust-analyzer changelog #134