Top 8 Go task-runner Projects

air

16 5,617 7.7 Go

☁️ Live reload for Go apps

Project mention: Testing flow for Go in VS Code? | reddit.com/r/golang | 2021-12-30

IIRC VS Code has option to run tests after each save. If you want a more terminal way I recommend https://github.com/cosmtrek/air and configure to run go test on each change.
Task

19 4,507 8.5 Go

A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go

Project mention: Task: A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go | reddit.com/r/golang | 2022-01-05
SonarLint

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realize

0 4,189 0.0 Go

Realize is the #1 Golang Task Runner which enhance your workflow by automating the most common tasks and using the best performing Golang live reloading.
mmake

0 1,595 0.0 Go

Modern Make
gow

2 222 4.2 Go

Missing watch mode for Go commands. Watch Go files and execute a command like "go run" or "go test" (by mitranim)

Project mention: mitranim/gow: watch mode for Go commands | reddit.com/r/golang | 2021-04-18
Orbit

0 162 0.2 Go

:satellite: A cross-platform task runner for executing commands and generating files from templates (by gulien)
taskctl

0 152 3.1 Go

Concurrent task runner, developer's routine tasks automation toolkit. Simple modern alternative to GNU Make 🧰
OPS

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leprechaun

0 84 0.0 Go

You had one job, or more then one, which can be done in steps

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2022-01-05.

Go task-runner related posts

mitranim/gow: watch mode for Go commands
1 project | reddit.com/r/golang | 18 Apr 2021
I use the gin (not the framework) reload tool a lot, but I notice it's failing on github
4 projects | reddit.com/r/golang | 5 Feb 2021

Index

What are some of the best open-source task-runner projects in Go? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	air	5,617
2	Task	4,507
3	realize	4,189
4	mmake	1,595
5	gow	222
6	Orbit	162
7	taskctl	152
8	leprechaun	84

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