If you want to run or update a task when certain files are updated or you are looking for a easy and fast way to automate a task, Wacle can come handy for Windows users. Wacle is inspired by make/makefile utility tools.
Wacle requires a wfile, which define a set of tasks to be executed.
Of course the first step is to install Wacle.
After the installation is complete we can run our wfile in the command line using the command
wackle [your_file.wfl]
Mastering making a wfile is very easy as wacle uses an easy to learn syntax.Just follow the the examples below!
print "Hello World"
Note that print function does not work exclusively for strings so something like this:
print 46
is accepted.
MyVariable : string
after the declaration we can assign a value to it
MyVariable = "Hello World"
and use it in the context!
print MyVariable
You can assign a value from parenthesis expresion!
secondWord : string
secondWord = "Is"
myVariable = ("Wacle"+secondWord+"Awsome!")
Result : WacleIsAwsome
BrutCommand "g++ [...]" or BrutCommand "tracert [...]" 😁
FileEvent "filename.txt" [change] { print "file has changed" }
Note the syntax! FileEvent function requires "flags" in order to tell the Event Manager what type of event you want!
| Event Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
| change | Triggers when the file has been changed |
| delete | Triggers when the file has been deleted |
SetInterval 3000 { print "Block Executed once every 3 miliseconds" }
SetTimeOut 3000 { print "Block executed after 3000 miliseconds" }
Reading from a document requires a variable in which will be stored the data.
myVariable : string
ReadFile "filename.txt" [settings] myVariable { print myVariable }
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| lines | Read the document line by line |
| words | Read the document word by word |
| chars | Read the document char by char |
FileMove "C:/OriginalLocation/file" "C:/NewLocation"
_fileName : string
GetSubDirectories _path [settings] _fileName { print _fileName }
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| norec | (No recurance).It does not look in subfolders for files |
| rec | (Recurance).It does look in subfolders for files |
x : int
InRange x 1 5 [settings] { print x }
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| increase | |
| decrease |
IF x [comparator] 3 { print x }
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| equals | true if x = 3 |
| less | true if x < 3 |
| greater | true if x > 3 |