Warning

This project is going through a full rewrite, any previous version may contain unknown and unfixed bugs.

Maid is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make. Tasks are stored in a file called maidfile using the TOML syntax.

Quick Start

See the installation section for how to install just on your computer. Try running maid --version to make sure that it's installed correctly.

Once maid is installed and working, create a file named maidfile in the root of your project with the following contents:

[tasks.hello]
info = "this is a comment"
script = "echo 'hello world'"

Running maid with no arguments shows a list of tasks in the maidfile:

~ $ maid
? Select a task to run:
> hello (this is a comment)
[↑↓ to move, enter to select, type to filter]

For more commands, check out maid --help

Installation

Pre-built binaries for Linux, MacOS, and Windows can be found on the releases page.

Building

• Clone the project git clone https://github.com/exact-labs/maid.git
• Open a terminal in the project folder
• Check if you have cargo (Rust's package manager) installed, just type in cargo
• If cargo is installed, run cargo build --release
• Put the executable into one of your PATH entries