This is very similar to https://github.com/rumkin/bake project, but slightly simpler implementation. No additional folders or files, just a Bakefile with functions required.

If you want to use the interactive menu, install https://github.com/p-gen/smenu smenu is installable via apt-get in debian/ubuntu based distros.

Install

Quick install:

curl https://git.six9.net/moonq/bake/raw/branch/main/bake > ~/.local/bin/bake
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/bake
echo '. <( bake __autocomplete __ )' >> ~/.bashrc

Update installation

Run bake __update__

Install from repository

Clone the repository.

Run the command: ./bake in this folder. Installation prefix is required to install, for example: ./bake install ~/.local/ Finally, insert the autocomplete as explained in installer.

Note: you can also just take the bake executable, and place in PATH, and run . <( bake __autocomplete __ ) to enable bash autocomplete.

Usage

Create a Bakefile:

help() { # This help. Note the exact function declaration + docs format.
    _menu
}

default() { # Default function will be run if present, and no target passed
  # Extra help to be read with -h
    echo "I'm running!"
}

build() { # Build by project
    echo building..
    echo I can get arguments: "$1"
    echo I have global variables: "$somevar"
}

deploy() { # Deploy project
    build # I dont have similar dependency tree as GNU make, all commands are run
    if [[ ! -f somebinary.bin ]]; then
       # if build produces a file, we can check and not run building again..
       build
    fi
    echo Now deploying...
    _subcommand
}

_subcommand() {
    # if function starts with _, it's not listed as target, and
    # can be called by other functions
    echo subcommand called somewhere
}

echo foo # NOTE: Bakefile gets sourced when read!
somevar=value

if [ -z "$BAKEFILE" ]; then
   echo This part is run if the file is sourced and not run in Bake
fi

run bake to get list of targets.
run bake build argument to launch target with arguments