toolset
is a lightweight utility for managing project-specific tools like linters, formatters, and code generators. It
ensures that your development tools remain up-to-date and allows you to specify exact tool versions for consistent,
reproducible builds.
- Centralized Tool Management: Easily manage and update tools like linters, formatters, and code generators within your project.
- Reproducible Builds: Ensure consistent results by locking tool versions in your project configuration.
- Automatic Updates: Keep your tools up-to-date with a single command, avoiding manual version checks and upgrades.
When developing software, you often rely on various tools—such as linters, formatters, and test runners—that are critical for maintaining code quality. These tools are frequently updated with new features or fixes. To maintain stability and ensure that everyone working on the project uses the same toolset, you need a way to lock in specific tool versions.
This is where toolset
comes in:
- Version Management: Specify exact tool versions to avoid breaking changes during updates.
- Easy Upgrades: When you're ready, upgrade all tools to their latest versions with a single command.
- Reproducibility: Enable consistent behavior across machines, making builds and code checks more reliable.
You can install toolset
using either Go or Homebrew:
go install github.com/kazhuravlev/toolset/cmd/toolset@latest
brew install kazhuravlev/toolset/toolset
toolset
allows you to initialize a configuration, add tools, install specific versions, and run or upgrade them. Below
are the basic commands:
Create a toolset.json configuration file in the specified directory:
toolset init .
Add tools to your configuration. You can specify the latest version or pin a specific version:
toolset add go github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
toolset add go github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.60.2
Ensure all specified tools are installed or updated to the defined versions:
toolset sync
By default, tools are installed into ./bin/tools.
Execute any installed tool with its corresponding arguments. For example, to run golangci-lint:
toolset run golangci-lint run --fix ./...
To upgrade all tools to their latest available versions, run:
toolset upgrade
This command ensures all tools in your toolset.json configuration are updated to the latest version.
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve toolset.