run.sh

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vscode keybindings script to run .vscode/run.sh in bash, passing the current file as an input. This started as a vscode hack/joke but I ended up finding this unreasonably useful.

Originally posted on gist.

Instructions

Add the following keybinding to your keybindings.json:

[
  { // Run the ./.vscode/run.sh in terminal, passing it the name of the current file if it exists
    // Also, search through parent directories to see whether there is a .vscode/run.sh there
    "key": "shift+enter",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "when": "editorTextFocus",
    "args": {
      // "text": "\u0003bash -c 'FILE=\"${file}\"; PWD=$(dirname \"$FILE\"); SCRIPT=\".vscode/run.sh\"; echo \"FILE = $FILE\"; echo \"PWD = $PWD\"; echo \"SCRIPT = $SCRIPT\"; while :; do RUN=\"$PWD/$SCRIPT\"; if [[ -e $RUN ]]; then echo \"Run script found at $RUN\"; \"$RUN\" \"$FILE\"; break; else echo \"No $RUN found\"; fi; [[ $PWD != \"/\" && $PWD != \"~\" ]] || { echo \"No $SCRIPT found\" && break; }; PWD=$(dirname \"$PWD\"); done'\u000D",
      "text": "\u0003bash -c 'FILE=\"${file}\"; PWD=$(dirname \"$FILE\"); SCRIPT=\".vscode/run.sh\"; while :; do RUN=\"$PWD/$SCRIPT\"; if [[ -e $RUN ]]; then \"$RUN\" \"$FILE\"; break; fi; [[ $PWD != \"/\" && $PWD != \"~\" ]] || { echo \"No $SCRIPT found\" && break; }; PWD=$(dirname \"$PWD\"); done'\u000D"
    }
  }
]

Then in your project make the .vscode folder (if there isn't one there already and add run.sh file to it). It will be run each time you press the keybinding shift+enter with an editor focus.

[ -d ".vscode" ] || mkdir ".vscode"
SOURCE="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarcinKonowalczyk/run_sh/master/run.sh"
TARGET=".vscode/run.sh"
[ -f "$TARGET" ] && mv $TARGET $TARGET~
curl $SOURCE > $TARGET
chmod u+x $TARGET

One-liners

[ -d .vscode ] || mkdir .vscode; [ -f .vscode/run.sh ] && mv .vscode/run.sh .vscode/run.sh~; curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarcinKonowalczyk/run_sh/master/run.sh > .vscode/run.sh && chmod u+x .vscode/run.sh;

Or set it as an alias in bash/zsh in (~/.bashrc / ~/.zshrc):

alias runsh="[ -d .vscode ] || mkdir .vscode; [ -f .vscode/run.sh ] && mv .vscode/run.sh .vscode/run.sh~; curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarcinKonowalczyk/run_sh/master/run.sh > .vscode/run.sh && chmod u+x .vscode/run.sh;"

or in ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

# alias for downloading run.sh
functions --erase runsh
function runsh
    [ -d .vscode ] || mkdir .vscode;
    [ -f .vscode/run.sh ] && mv .vscode/run.sh .vscode/run.sh~;
    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarcinKonowalczyk/run_sh/master/run.sh > .vscode/run.sh && chmod u+x .vscode/run.sh;
end

Test

cd ~
mkdir test
cd test
[ -d ".vscode" ] || mkdir ".vscode"; curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarcinKonowalczyk/run_sh/master/run.sh > .vscode/run.sh && chmod u+x ./.vscode/run.sh
touch hi.txt
code hi.txt

And press shift+enter. You should see something like:

Hello from run script! ^_^
ROOT       : /Users/marcinkonowalczyk/test  # root directory of the project
NAME       : test  # project name
PWD        : /Users/marcinkonowalczyk/test  # pwd
FILE       : /Users/marcinkonowalczyk/test/.vscode/run.sh # full file information
FILENAME   : run.sh  # current filename
FILEPATH   : /Users/marcinkonowalczyk/test/.vscode  # path of the current file
FILE_FOLDER : .vscode  # folder in which the current file is located
EXTENSION  : sh  # just the extension of the current file
ROOT_FOLDER : <same as FILE_FOLDER>

ToDo's

• ? run.fish / run.zsh
• ? script which automatically adds keyboard shortcut to keybindings.json
• ? find a workaround for something already running in the terminal (e.g. python/julia repl)
• ? logo screenshot / comment block?
• Rework the default run.sh script. Make the variables to have slightly more descriptive names.