feat: can change directory before executing task

README.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ commands = [
 # Tasks can contain dependencies, and environment variables defined
 [task.test]
 environment = [ "TESTS=1" ]
+directory = "test"
 command = "python -m unittest"
 depends = [
     "format"
@@ -65,6 +66,48 @@ command = "go fmt ./..."
 
 ![help](./gifs/help.gif)
 
+### Task
+
+A `task` in `groom` needs a name and atleast a single command. 
+
+This can be a task.
+
+```toml
+[task.some-name]
+command = "echo 'Sample Task'"
+```
+
+It can contain
+- Environment variables
+    - List of environment variables with it's values as string.
+- Task dependencies
+    - List of dependencies which should be valid groom tasks.
+- Multiple commands
+    - List of commands to execute `sequentially`.
+    - When `command` and `commands` both exist. `commands` takes precedence.
+- Description
+    - A single line describing the purpose of the task.
+- Directory
+    - A absolute path to change the working directory before executing the commands.
+
+```toml
+[task.build]
+depends = [
+    "format"
+]
+description = "Build the project"
+directory = "src"
+environment = ["DEBUG_BUILD=0"]
+commands = [
+    "gcc -c main.o main.c",
+    "gcc -c game.o game.c",
+    "gcc -o $name game.o main.o"
+]
+
+```
+
+> Everything except `name` and `command` are optional
+
 ### List
 
 Run `groom` without any arguments to list all configured tasks.

changelog.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added the `directory` option to change directory before executing a task.
 - Help Printing.
 - Added a `--simple` flag to task listing.
 - Added parent directory recursion. `groom` now finds `groom.toml` in the parent directories.

groom.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name = "groom"
 
+
 [variables]
 version = "0.1.1"
 build-dir = "build"

pkg/config/parse.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Task struct {
 	Shell       string   `toml:"shell"`
 	Environment []string `toml:"environment"`
 	Depends     []string `toml:"depends"`
+	Directory   string   `toml:"directory"`
 	Name        string
 }
 

pkg/tasks/tasks.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tasks
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/buildkite/shellwords"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func sort(tasks []*config.Task, groomConfig *config.Config) []*config.Task {
 			dependency := getTask(dep, groomConfig)
 
 			if dependency == nil {
-				goreland.LogFatal("Task %s depends on %s, which does not exist", current.Name, dep)
+				goreland.LogFatal("Task [%s] depends on [%s], which does not exist", current.Name, dep)
 			}
 
 			if !seen[dependency.Name] {
@@ -108,14 +109,40 @@ func executeTasks(taskList []*config.Task, opts *argparse.Opts) {
 	for _, task := range taskList {
 		logTask(task)
 		if !opts.DryRun {
-			runCommand(task)
+			runTask(task)
 		}
 	}
 }
-func runCommand(task *config.Task) {
+func pushDirectory(task *config.Task) {
+	if task.Directory != "" {
+		curdir, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			goreland.LogFatal("Error changing directory to %s: %s", task.Directory, err)
+		}
+		err = os.Chdir(task.Directory)
+		if err != nil {
+			goreland.LogFatal("Error changing directory to %s: %s", task.Directory, err)
+		}
+		task.Directory = curdir
+	}
+}
+func popDirectory(task *config.Task) {
+	if task.Directory != "" {
+		err := os.Chdir(task.Directory)
+		if err != nil {
+			goreland.LogFatal("Error changing directory to %s: %s", task.Directory, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+func runTask(task *config.Task) {
+
+	pushDirectory(task)
+
 	for _, command := range task.Commands {
 		run(task, command)
 	}
+
+	popDirectory(task)
 }
 func run(task *config.Task, command string) {
 	components, err := shellwords.Split(command)