Not a direct response to your proposal, but a handy rubber duck tip, in the case of `npm install` you can use the `--prefix` option to avoid changing directory from project root, even with umbrella apps I don't find myself leaving the project root directory in my nvim / shell / server terminal setup.
Cheers Jon On Fri, 21 Jan 2022, at 6:32 AM, Benjamin Philip wrote: > Hi, > > As of Elixir 1.13, project specific mix tasks such as `mix test`, can only be > called from project root. > > This is okay when I have to run `npm install` in the `assets` directory in a > phoenix project, but has the side effect of making repetitive tasks/commands > in a subdirectory quite tedious (because I have to cd a lot), especially if I > have to run a mix task after running the command. > > Naturally, I have 2 shell sessions while developing - one for running mix > tasks, and the other for actual development - editing files, running commands > etc. Switching between the two sessions can mean using a quick keystroke at > best, or removing my hands from keyboard and using the mouse at worst. This > can quickly become irritating if I have to switch sessions often and I don't > know the keystroke for my terminal. > > The rake <https://github.com/ruby/rake> build tool on the other hand, allows > for calling rake in a project subdirectory by changing rake's working > directory to project root using this function > <https://github.com/ruby/rake/blob/5c60da8644a9e4f655e819252e3b6ca77f42b7af/lib/rake/application.rb#L678-L688>. > Rake then runs the required task. > > This would not be possible for example make, where the buildlogic (Makefiles) > are found in directories with project source code. > > However, rake has all build logic in a Rakefile, or in the `rakelib` > directory. Similarly, mix has all tasks in `lib/mix/tasks/`. Thus, I feel > allowing mix to be called in project subdirs, will not have any problems. > > I propose that mix allows project specific mix tasks to be called in a > project subdirectory. > > Regards, > Benjamin Philip > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/71e3417b-ae1c-48e3-92f3-524d232f88d0n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/71e3417b-ae1c-48e3-92f3-524d232f88d0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/095e5609-7279-43f2-bf59-30e3777583db%40www.fastmail.com.
