# xtask Automation using [cargo-xtask](https://github.com/matklad/cargo-xtask). ## Usage ```text Usage: xtask Commands: build Build-related subcommands run Run-related subcommands release Release-related subcommands ci Perform (parts of) the checks done in CI fmt-packages Format all packages in the workspace with rustfmt lint-packages Lint all packages in the workspace with clippy semver-check Semver Checks check-changelog Check the changelog for packages help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) Options: -h, --help Print help ``` You can get help for subcommands, too! ```text cargo xtask build examples --help Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.11s Running `[...]/target/debug/xtask build examples --help` Build all examples for the specified chip Usage: xtask build examples [OPTIONS] [...] ``` ## Releasing crates To start the release process, run `cargo xrelease plan` to prepare all crates, or `cargo xrelease plan ` to release a specific crate and its dependencies. For example, to release `esp-println`, run `cargo xrelease plan esp-println`. The release is a multi-step process. Each step in the process will tell you what to do next. ## Test/example metadata use Each test and example can specify metadata. This metadata is read, interpreted and used by the `xtask`. It affects how a particular test or example is built, but it does not otherwise modify the user's system. A test or example can specify one or more sets of metadata, called "configurations". Metadata lines come in the form of: - `//% METADATA_KEY: value` - applies to all configuration. - `//% METADATA_KEY(config_name_1, config_name_2, ...): value` - applies to specific configurations. The following metadata keys can be used: ### `//% CHIPS` A space-separated list of chip names. The test or example will be built for these chips. If the line is missing, the file is built for all known chips. ``` //% CHIPS: esp32c6 esp32s3 ``` This key is a filter. If a named configuration contains a list of chips, the named list overwrites the unnamed list for that configuration. If multiple lines specify the same configuration, the latter one overwrites the earlier one. `CHIPS` can be used to set a specific feature for a specific chip, like this: ``` //% CHIPS: esp32c3 esp32c6 //% CHIPS(xtensa): esp32s3 //% FEATURES(riscv): //% FEATURES(xtensa): psram ``` Here we need to specify an empty `FEATURES(riscv)` otherwise the xtask would only create the `xtensa` configuration, ignoring the other chips. ### `//% TAG` Used to sort examples, when running `run-example` without naming a specific example. This key is a filter. If a named configuration contains a tag, the named line overwrites the unnamed line for that configuration. If multiple lines specify the same configuration, the latter one overwrites the earlier one. In general, you probably don't want to use `//% TAG(config)`. ### `//% FEATURES` A space-separated list of cargo features that will be enabled automatically when building the test or example. If you need to specify a feature of a dependency, you can use the `crate-name/feature-name` format. This key is additive. The unnamed list is added to named lists, and multiple lists with the same name are merged. ### `//% ENV` Environmental variables to be set, when building the test or example. This is mainly intended, but not limited to setting esp-config configuration. One environment variable is specified in a single line. The name and value are separated by `=`. ``` //% ENV(generic_queue): ESP_HAL_EMBASSY_CONFIG_TIMER_QUEUE = generic //% ENV(generic_queue): ESP_HAL_EMBASSY_CONFIG_GENERIC_QUEUE_SIZE = 16 ``` This key is additive. The unnamed list is added to named lists, and multiple lists with the same name are merged. ### Working with multiple metadata configurations Processing a file will create one configuration, or however many names (that is, the list of different parenthesized words next to the metadata key) the xtask encounters. For example, the following list creates two configurations (`single_integrated` and `multiple_integrated`). Both configurations will be compiled for all listed chips, with the `unstable` and `embassy` features enabled. One will select the `single-integrated` timer queue option, while the other will select `multiple-integrated`. ``` // This is a hypothetical "embassy_test.rs" //% CHIPS: esp32 esp32c2 esp32c3 esp32c6 esp32h2 esp32s2 esp32s3 //% FEATURES: unstable embassy //% ENV(single_integrated): ESP_HAL_EMBASSY_CONFIG_TIMER_QUEUE = single-integrated //% ENV(multiple_integrated): ESP_HAL_EMBASSY_CONFIG_TIMER_QUEUE = multiple-integrated ``` You can specifiy a test or example by file, or by configuration. If the parameters match multiple files, they will be built or executed in sucession. For example, running `cargo xtask run-tests esp32 embassy_test` will run both `embassy_test_single_integrated` and `embassy_test_multiple_integrated`, but you can also run `cargo xtask run-tests esp32 embassy_test_multiple_integrated` to select only one. In this example, running the `cargo xtask build-tests esp32 embassy_test` command creates an `embassy_test_single_integrated` and an `embassy_test_multiple_integrated` binary.