GnomeStack.Core 0.1.0

GnomeStack.Core

Provides extended functionality for the .NET BCL such as invoking child processes painlessly, copying directories, environment variable substitution, password generation, useful extensions to string builder, option, and result monads.

The GnomeStack.Standard namespace is the std namespace where key classes are, most of which are static classes that can be imported like a module or use like a normal C# static class.

The GnomeStack.Standard makes it easier for C# scripting or a more functional approach to programming in C#.

The GnomeStack.Extra contains extension and convenience methods for the BCL and are isolated to avoid collisions with other libraries.

Both namespaces are meant to be used with the global Usings.cs file.

using static GnomeStack.Standard.Fs;

MakeDirectory("path/to/directory");

Fs

The Fs class contains methods for File and Directory with additional methods:

• CatFiles - reads on or file files and returns a string
• CopyDirectory - recursively copies directories and files.
• EnumerateDirectoryMatches - evaluates glob patterns against directories.
• EnumerateFileMatches - evaluates glob patterns against files.
• EnumerateFileSystemInfoMatches - evaluates glob patterns against directories.
• EnsureDirectory - creates a directory if it doesn't exist.
• EnsureFile - creates a file it doesn't exist.
• Match - evaluates a glob for matches.

Ps

The Ps class invokes child processes and has helper methods such as Which that determines if an executable is on the path.

using GnomeStack.Standard;

// elsewhere 
// executes and sends out standard out and standard error.
Ps.Exec("dotnet", "--version");
Ps.Exec("dotnet", new[] { "build", "-c", "Configuration"});

// captures standard out and standard error.
var output = Ps.Capture("dotnet", "build -c 'Configuration'");
Console.Log(output);
Console.Log(output.ExitCode);
Console.Log(output.StdOut); // readonly list of string
Console.Log(Ps.Which("git"));

// use more of a builder pattern
var output2 = Ps.New("git")
    .WithArgs("--version")
    .WithStdOut(Stdio.Piped) // captures standard out
    .WithCwd("/path/to/repo")
    .Output()
    .ThrowOnInvalidExitCode();

Console.Log(output2);
Console.Log(output2.ExitCode);

// chain command line calls
Ps.New("echo", "my test")
    .Pipe("grep", "test")
    .Pipe("cat")
    .Output();

Env

Environment is an extended version of System.Environment.

• IsWindows
• IsLinux
• IsMacOS
• IsWsl
• Is64BitOs
• IsPrivilegedProcess
• ProcessArch
• OsArch
• Expand - Expand a template string with environment variables.
• Vars - A variable property that is enumerable and has index get and set access.
• Get - Gets an environment variable
• TryGet - Tries to get the environment variable.
• GetRequired - Gets the environment variable or throws.
• Set - Sets the environment variable.
• Has - Has the environment variable.
• Remove - Removes the environment variable.
• AddPath - Adds a path to the environment path variable.
• GetPath - Gets the path environment value.
• SetPath - Sets the path environment value;
• HasPath - Determines if a path already exists in the environment path variable.
• RemovePath - Removes a path from the environment path variable.

Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("WORD", "World");

var result = Env.Expand("Hello %WORD%");
assert.Equal("Hello World", result);


var result2 = Env.Expand("Hello ${WORD}");
assert.Equal("Hello World", result2);