README.rst

@@ -20,28 +20,26 @@ Install bou with pip:
 Running bou
 -----------
 
-To run bou, simply call it:
+To run bou, simply run the command. The build file will be automatically detected.
 
 .. code-block::
 
    $ bou
 
-To specify a build configuration file, use the ``-f`` option:
+To specify a build configuration file, use the ``-f`` option.
 
 .. code-block::
 
    $ bou -f /path/to/build.yaml
 
-To specify a stage or a step to run, just add it to the command
+To specify a stage or a step to run, just add it to the command. Stages take priority over steps, so if you have a
+stage and a step with the same name, the stage will be run.
 
 .. code-block::
 
    $ bou build
    $ bou test
 
-.. note::
-
-   By default, all stages are run, and stages are run in the order in the build configuration file.
 
 Task Configuration
 ------------------
@@ -90,6 +88,16 @@ variables are set.
          - $PYTHON $SOURCE/setup.py build
 
 
+Stages and Steps
+----------------
+
+If no steps or stages are specified, by default bou will attempt to run the following, in order:
+
+ 1. All of the stages in the ``stages`` section of the task configuration
+ 2. If no stages are specified in the task config, all of the stages discovered in the steps
+ 3. If no stages are found, all of the steps
+
+
 Source Code
 -----------
 

bou.py

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ ENV_VAR = re.compile(r'(\$([A-Za-z0-9_]+))')
 
 
 def parse_args():
+    """
+    Parse command line arguments, and return an object with all the arguments
+
+    :return: A namespace object with all the supplied arguments
+    """
     parser = ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', dest='build_file', help='Path to the build file')
     parser.add_argument('stage_or_step', nargs='?', default=None, help='Run a particular stage or step')
@@ -20,7 +25,14 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def setup_env(env, base_path):
-    """Set up the environment dictionary, resolving shell variables"""
+    """
+    Set up the environment dictionary, resolving shell variables
+
+    :param env: The environment list or dictionary
+    :param base_path: The base path that the build runs in
+
+    :return: A merged dictionary of environment variables
+    """
     if isinstance(env, list):
         env = {pair.split('=')[0]: pair.split('=')[1] for pair in env}
     env = dict(BASE_DIR=str(base_path), **env)
@@ -33,13 +45,28 @@ def setup_env(env, base_path):
 
 
 def setup_step(config, step_name):
-    """Prepare a step for usage"""
+    """
+    Prepare a step for usage
+
+    :param config: The build configuration
+    :param step_name: The name of the step to prepare
+
+    :return: A step object
+    """
     step = config['steps'][step_name]
     step['environment'] = config.get('environment', []) + step.get('environment', [])
     return step
 
 
 def get_steps_for_stage(config, stage_name):
+    """
+    Get all the steps for a particular stage
+
+    :param config: The build configuration
+    :param stage_name: The name of the stage
+
+    :return: A list of step objects
+    """
     steps = []
     for step_name in config['steps'].keys():
         if config['steps'][step_name]['stage'] == stage_name:
@@ -48,6 +75,14 @@ def get_steps_for_stage(config, stage_name):
 
 
 def run_step(step, base_path):
+    """
+    Run a particular step
+
+    :param step: The step (as a dictionary)
+    :param base_path: The base path to run this in
+
+    :return: Return True if the step passed, or False if the step failed
+    """
     script = step['script']
     if isinstance(script, list):
         script = os.linesep.join(script)
@@ -60,14 +95,49 @@ def run_step(step, base_path):
 
 
 def run_stage(config, stage_name, base_path):
+    """
+    Run all the steps in a particular stage
+
+    :param config: The build configuration
+    :param stage_name: The stage to run
+    :param base_path: The base path of the build
+    """
     for step in get_steps_for_stage(config, stage_name):
         result = run_step(step, base_path)
         if not result:
             break
 
 
+def get_all_stages(config):
+    """
+    Return all the stages available in the build configuration
+
+    :param config: The build configuration
+
+    :return: A list of stages
+    """
+    stages = config.get('stages', [])
+    for step_name, step in config['steps'].items():
+        if step['stage'] not in stages:
+            stages.append(step['stage'])
+    return stages
+
+
+def get_all_steps(config):
+    """
+    Return all the steps available in the build configuration
+
+    :param config: The build configuration
+
+    :return: A list of steps
+    """
+    return list(config.get('steps', {}).keys())
+
+
 def get_build_file():
-    """Determine the local build file"""
+    """
+    Determine the local build file
+    """
     base_path = Path.cwd()
     for child in base_path.iterdir():
         if child.name in BUILD_FILES:
@@ -76,7 +146,9 @@ def get_build_file():
 
 
 def main():
-    """Run the build system"""
+    """
+    Run the build system
+    """
     args = parse_args()
     if args.build_file:
         build_file = Path(args.build_file).resolve()
@@ -87,18 +159,26 @@ def main():
         return 1
     base_path = build_file.parent
     config = yaml.full_load(build_file.open())
+    all_stages = get_all_stages(config)
+    all_steps = get_all_steps(config)
     if args.stage_or_step:
-        if args.stage_or_step in config['stages']:
+        if args.stage_or_step in all_stages:
             run_stage(config, args.stage_or_step, base_path)
-        elif args.stage_or_step in config['steps'].keys():
+        elif args.stage_or_step in all_steps:
             step = setup_step(config, args.stage_or_step)
             run_step(config, step, base_path)
         else:
             print('"{stage}" is not a valid stage or step name'.format(stage=args.stage_or_step))
             return 2
     else:
-        for stage_name in config['stages']:
+        stages = config.get('stages', all_stages)
+        if stages:
+            for stage_name in stages:
                 run_stage(config, stage_name, base_path)
+        else:
+            for step_name in all_steps:
+                step = setup_step(config, step_name)
+                run_step(config, step, base_path)
     return 0
 
 

setup.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = bou
-version = 0.0.1
+version = 0.0.2
 author = Raoul Snyman
 author_email = raoul@snyman.info
 description = Simple YAML-driven build or task runner