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| author | Marijn Besseling <njirambem@gmail.com> | 2026-03-18 15:10:02 +0100 |
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| committer | Marijn Besseling <njirambem@gmail.com> | 2026-03-18 15:10:02 +0100 |
| commit | f4911a77f4c94faf344a1dd46ed7a8011cac2c48 (patch) | |
| tree | cc6d73eebdf526a99b62c7e29f538e44e7174c1d | |
launch launch
| -rw-r--r-- | .gitignore | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | build.zig | 138 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | build.zig.zon | 81 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/main.zig | 35 |
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c046b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore | |||
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| 1 | .zig-cache | ||
| 2 | zig-out \ No newline at end of file | ||
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig new file mode 100644 index 0000000..593ccee --- /dev/null +++ b/build.zig | |||
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| 1 | const std = @import("std"); | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | // Although this function looks imperative, it does not perform the build | ||
| 4 | // directly and instead it mutates the build graph (`b`) that will be then | ||
| 5 | // executed by an external runner. The functions in `std.Build` implement a DSL | ||
| 6 | // for defining build steps and express dependencies between them, allowing the | ||
| 7 | // build runner to parallelize the build automatically (and the cache system to | ||
| 8 | // know when a step doesn't need to be re-run). | ||
| 9 | pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void { | ||
| 10 | const exe_name = b.option([]const u8, "exe-name", "Name of the resulting executable"); | ||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | // Standard target options allow the person running `zig build` to choose | ||
| 13 | // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which | ||
| 14 | // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options | ||
| 15 | // for restricting supported target set are available. | ||
| 16 | const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{}); | ||
| 17 | // Standard optimization options allow the person running `zig build` to select | ||
| 18 | // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall. Here we do not | ||
| 19 | // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize. | ||
| 20 | const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{}); | ||
| 21 | // It's also possible to define more custom flags to toggle optional features | ||
| 22 | // of this build script using `b.option()`. All defined flags (including | ||
| 23 | // target and optimize options) will be listed when running `zig build --help` | ||
| 24 | // in this directory. | ||
| 25 | |||
| 26 | // Here we define an executable. An executable needs to have a root module | ||
| 27 | // which needs to expose a `main` function. While we could add a main function | ||
| 28 | // to the module defined above, it's sometimes preferable to split business | ||
| 29 | // logic and the CLI into two separate modules. | ||
| 30 | // | ||
| 31 | // If your goal is to create a Zig library for others to use, consider if | ||
| 32 | // it might benefit from also exposing a CLI tool. A parser library for a | ||
| 33 | // data serialization format could also bundle a CLI syntax checker, for example. | ||
| 34 | // | ||
| 35 | // If instead your goal is to create an executable, consider if users might | ||
| 36 | // be interested in also being able to embed the core functionality of your | ||
| 37 | // program in their own executable in order to avoid the overhead involved in | ||
| 38 | // subprocessing your CLI tool. | ||
| 39 | // | ||
| 40 | // If neither case applies to you, feel free to delete the declaration you | ||
| 41 | // don't need and to put everything under a single module. | ||
| 42 | const exe = b.addExecutable(.{ | ||
| 43 | .name = if (exe_name) |name| name else "launch", | ||
| 44 | .root_module = b.createModule(.{ | ||
| 45 | // b.createModule defines a new module just like b.addModule but, | ||
| 46 | // unlike b.addModule, it does not expose the module to consumers of | ||
| 47 | // this package, which is why in this case we don't have to give it a name. | ||
| 48 | .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"), | ||
| 49 | // Target and optimization levels must be explicitly wired in when | ||
| 50 | // defining an executable or library (in the root module), and you | ||
| 51 | // can also hardcode a specific target for an executable or library | ||
| 52 | // definition if desireable (e.g. firmware for embedded devices). | ||
| 53 | .target = target, | ||
| 54 | .optimize = optimize, | ||
| 55 | // List of modules available for import in source files part of the | ||
| 56 | // root module. | ||
| 57 | .imports = &.{ | ||
| 58 | // Here "launch" is the name you will use in your source code to | ||
| 59 | // import this module (e.g. `@import("launch")`). The name is | ||
| 60 | // repeated because you are allowed to rename your imports, which | ||
| 61 | // can be extremely useful in case of collisions (which can happen | ||
| 62 | // importing modules from different packages). | ||
| 63 | // .{ .name = "launch", .module = mod }, | ||
| 64 | }, | ||
| 65 | }), | ||
| 66 | }); | ||
| 67 | |||
| 68 | // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the | ||
| 69 | // install prefix when running `zig build` (i.e. when executing the default | ||
| 70 | // step). By default the install prefix is `zig-out/` but can be overridden | ||
| 71 | // by passing `--prefix` or `-p`. | ||
| 72 | b.installArtifact(exe); | ||
| 73 | |||
| 74 | // This creates a top level step. Top level steps have a name and can be | ||
| 75 | // invoked by name when running `zig build` (e.g. `zig build run`). | ||
| 76 | // This will evaluate the `run` step rather than the default step. | ||
| 77 | // For a top level step to actually do something, it must depend on other | ||
| 78 | // steps (e.g. a Run step, as we will see in a moment). | ||
| 79 | const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app"); | ||
| 80 | |||
| 81 | // This creates a RunArtifact step in the build graph. A RunArtifact step | ||
| 82 | // invokes an executable compiled by Zig. Steps will only be executed by the | ||
| 83 | // runner if invoked directly by the user (in the case of top level steps) | ||
| 84 | // or if another step depends on it, so it's up to you to define when and | ||
| 85 | // how this Run step will be executed. In our case we want to run it when | ||
| 86 | // the user runs `zig build run`, so we create a dependency link. | ||
| 87 | const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe); | ||
| 88 | run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step); | ||
| 89 | |||
| 90 | // By making the run step depend on the default step, it will be run from the | ||
| 91 | // installation directory rather than directly from within the cache directory. | ||
| 92 | run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep()); | ||
| 93 | |||
| 94 | // This allows the user to pass arguments to the application in the build | ||
| 95 | // command itself, like this: `zig build run -- arg1 arg2 etc` | ||
| 96 | if (b.args) |args| { | ||
| 97 | run_cmd.addArgs(args); | ||
| 98 | } | ||
| 99 | |||
| 100 | // Creates an executable that will run `test` blocks from the provided module. | ||
| 101 | // Here `mod` needs to define a target, which is why earlier we made sure to | ||
| 102 | // set the releative field. | ||
| 103 | // const mod_tests = b.addTest(.{ | ||
| 104 | // .root_module = mod, | ||
| 105 | // }); | ||
| 106 | |||
| 107 | // A run step that will run the test executable. | ||
| 108 | // const run_mod_tests = b.addRunArtifact(mod_tests); | ||
| 109 | |||
| 110 | // Creates an executable that will run `test` blocks from the executable's | ||
| 111 | // root module. Note that test executables only test one module at a time, | ||
| 112 | // hence why we have to create two separate ones. | ||
| 113 | const exe_tests = b.addTest(.{ | ||
| 114 | .root_module = exe.root_module, | ||
| 115 | }); | ||
| 116 | |||
| 117 | // A run step that will run the second test executable. | ||
| 118 | const run_exe_tests = b.addRunArtifact(exe_tests); | ||
| 119 | |||
| 120 | // A top level step for running all tests. dependOn can be called multiple | ||
| 121 | // times and since the two run steps do not depend on one another, this will | ||
| 122 | // make the two of them run in parallel. | ||
| 123 | const test_step = b.step("test", "Run tests"); | ||
| 124 | // test_step.dependOn(&run_mod_tests.step); | ||
| 125 | test_step.dependOn(&run_exe_tests.step); | ||
| 126 | |||
| 127 | // Just like flags, top level steps are also listed in the `--help` menu. | ||
| 128 | // | ||
| 129 | // The Zig build system is entirely implemented in userland, which means | ||
| 130 | // that it cannot hook into private compiler APIs. All compilation work | ||
| 131 | // orchestrated by the build system will result in other Zig compiler | ||
| 132 | // subcommands being invoked with the right flags defined. You can observe | ||
| 133 | // these invocations when one fails (or you pass a flag to increase | ||
| 134 | // verbosity) to validate assumptions and diagnose problems. | ||
| 135 | // | ||
| 136 | // Lastly, the Zig build system is relatively simple and self-contained, | ||
| 137 | // and reading its source code will allow you to master it. | ||
| 138 | } | ||
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6927c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/build.zig.zon | |||
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| 1 | .{ | ||
| 2 | // This is the default name used by packages depending on this one. For | ||
| 3 | // example, when a user runs `zig fetch --save <url>`, this field is used | ||
| 4 | // as the key in the `dependencies` table. Although the user can choose a | ||
| 5 | // different name, most users will stick with this provided value. | ||
| 6 | // | ||
| 7 | // It is redundant to include "zig" in this name because it is already | ||
| 8 | // within the Zig package namespace. | ||
| 9 | .name = .launch, | ||
| 10 | // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/). | ||
| 11 | // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication. | ||
| 12 | .version = "0.0.0", | ||
| 13 | // Together with name, this represents a globally unique package | ||
| 14 | // identifier. This field is generated by the Zig toolchain when the | ||
| 15 | // package is first created, and then *never changes*. This allows | ||
| 16 | // unambiguous detection of one package being an updated version of | ||
| 17 | // another. | ||
| 18 | // | ||
| 19 | // When forking a Zig project, this id should be regenerated (delete the | ||
| 20 | // field and run `zig build`) if the upstream project is still maintained. | ||
| 21 | // Otherwise, the fork is *hostile*, attempting to take control over the | ||
| 22 | // original project's identity. Thus it is recommended to leave the comment | ||
| 23 | // on the following line intact, so that it shows up in code reviews that | ||
| 24 | // modify the field. | ||
| 25 | .fingerprint = 0x79b757f596682a9a, // Changing this has security and trust implications. | ||
| 26 | // Tracks the earliest Zig version that the package considers to be a | ||
| 27 | // supported use case. | ||
| 28 | .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0-dev.2905+5d71e3051", | ||
| 29 | // This field is optional. | ||
| 30 | // Each dependency must either provide a `url` and `hash`, or a `path`. | ||
| 31 | // `zig build --fetch` can be used to fetch all dependencies of a package, recursively. | ||
| 32 | // Once all dependencies are fetched, `zig build` no longer requires | ||
| 33 | // internet connectivity. | ||
| 34 | .dependencies = .{ | ||
| 35 | // See `zig fetch --save <url>` for a command-line interface for adding dependencies. | ||
| 36 | //.example = .{ | ||
| 37 | // // When updating this field to a new URL, be sure to delete the corresponding | ||
| 38 | // // `hash`, otherwise you are communicating that you expect to find the old hash at | ||
| 39 | // // the new URL. If the contents of a URL change this will result in a hash mismatch | ||
| 40 | // // which will prevent zig from using it. | ||
| 41 | // .url = "https://example.com/foo.tar.gz", | ||
| 42 | // | ||
| 43 | // // This is computed from the file contents of the directory of files that is | ||
| 44 | // // obtained after fetching `url` and applying the inclusion rules given by | ||
| 45 | // // `paths`. | ||
| 46 | // // | ||
| 47 | // // This field is the source of truth; packages do not come from a `url`; they | ||
| 48 | // // come from a `hash`. `url` is just one of many possible mirrors for how to | ||
| 49 | // // obtain a package matching this `hash`. | ||
| 50 | // // | ||
| 51 | // // Uses the [multihash](https://multiformats.io/multihash/) format. | ||
| 52 | // .hash = "...", | ||
| 53 | // | ||
| 54 | // // When this is provided, the package is found in a directory relative to the | ||
| 55 | // // build root. In this case the package's hash is irrelevant and therefore not | ||
| 56 | // // computed. This field and `url` are mutually exclusive. | ||
| 57 | // .path = "foo", | ||
| 58 | // | ||
| 59 | // // When this is set to `true`, a package is declared to be lazily | ||
| 60 | // // fetched. This makes the dependency only get fetched if it is | ||
| 61 | // // actually used. | ||
| 62 | // .lazy = false, | ||
| 63 | //}, | ||
| 64 | }, | ||
| 65 | // Specifies the set of files and directories that are included in this package. | ||
| 66 | // Only files and directories listed here are included in the `hash` that | ||
| 67 | // is computed for this package. Only files listed here will remain on disk | ||
| 68 | // when using the zig package manager. As a rule of thumb, one should list | ||
| 69 | // files required for compilation plus any license(s). | ||
| 70 | // Paths are relative to the build root. Use the empty string (`""`) to refer to | ||
| 71 | // the build root itself. | ||
| 72 | // A directory listed here means that all files within, recursively, are included. | ||
| 73 | .paths = .{ | ||
| 74 | "build.zig", | ||
| 75 | "build.zig.zon", | ||
| 76 | "src", | ||
| 77 | // For example... | ||
| 78 | //"LICENSE", | ||
| 79 | //"README.md", | ||
| 80 | }, | ||
| 81 | } | ||
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1b3b689 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/main.zig | |||
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| 1 | const std = @import("std"); | ||
| 2 | const Io = std.Io; | ||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void { | ||
| 5 | // This is appropriate for anything that lives as long as the process. | ||
| 6 | const arena: std.mem.Allocator = init.arena.allocator(); | ||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | // Accessing command line arguments: | ||
| 9 | const args = try init.minimal.args.toSlice(arena); | ||
| 10 | const filepath = args[0]; | ||
| 11 | const filename = std.fs.path.basename(filepath); | ||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | std.log.debug("executable name: {s}", .{filename}); | ||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | const io = init.io; | ||
| 16 | var words = try tokenizeIntoArraylist(arena, filename); | ||
| 17 | |||
| 18 | const command = try words.toOwnedSlice(arena); | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | return std.process.replace(io, .{ | ||
| 21 | .argv = command, | ||
| 22 | }); | ||
| 23 | } | ||
| 24 | |||
| 25 | fn tokenizeIntoArraylist(gpa: std.mem.Allocator, buffer: []const u8) !std.ArrayList([]const u8) { | ||
| 26 | var it = std.mem.tokenizeScalar(u8, buffer, ' '); | ||
| 27 | |||
| 28 | var words = std.ArrayList([]const u8).empty; | ||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | while (it.next()) |word| { | ||
| 31 | try words.append(gpa, word); | ||
| 32 | } | ||
| 33 | |||
| 34 | return words; | ||
| 35 | } | ||