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Building a persistent task runner, `dude suite`

Like if your Makefile and vim's leader key had a baby. Wait, why am I always making babies with leader key?

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<sandbox_mode>danger-full-access</sandbox_mode>
<network_access>enabled</network_access>
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I want to build a sort of task runner which is a shell process a script that I run and then it's a sort of Tui interface for that's listening for input
and if I press certain keys it runs certain scripts so we'll have a definition file of sorts where you map keys to actions I think we should just use
some sort of yaml probably and then for example you give it a setting of like key colon T and then command or like cmd colon bin slash test and so when
you spawn the script it reads the definition file and then presents a UI that shows all the configuration configuration options and then as you press a
key for example T in our case it runs the test command and once it's done it's ready and maybe it is even like using a split view yeah so so all the
configurations on the left in a sort of sidebar thing with yeah and then on the right you can get the output so it's so it isn't blocking while it's
running and you can maybe arrow up and down to select the scripts and maybe they're like white when at rest and then when it's running it's yellow if it
fails it's red yeah yeah but actually I think we should build this in a on its own somewhere else

So this is a brand new directory, there's nothing here. The first thing we need to do is decide on what tech to use. And I think it could be fun to try something new, maybe Rust or Go or Zig. But that's up for discussion. So yeah, I guess that's the first thing we'll discuss. And other than that, interview me about the rest of what I've said here so we can scope out this thing and get a working first version. you
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Got it — new project, TUI task runner, key‑bound scripts, split view output. Let’s pick a tech stack and then I’ll drill into scope.

First, quick take on options:

  • Go + Bubble Tea: fastest to prototype; great TUI ecosystem; easy static binary.
  • Rust + Ratatui/Crossterm: very solid TUI, strong types; more setup; best for long‑term robustness.
  • Zig + Vaxis: fun/lean, but smaller ecosystem and steeper lift for “first version.”

My default suggestion is Go + Bubble Tea for fastest MVP, unless you want Rust’s rigor or Zig for novelty.

Answer these so I can scope an MVP and pick tech:

  1. Preferred language? Go/Rust/Zig (or something else)?
  2. Target OSes? macOS only or also Linux/Windows?
  3. Where should the repo live? New directory path?
  4. Config format: YAML ok? (or TOML/JSON)? Single file name?
  5. How should keys work — direct “press T runs test” or arrow‑select + Enter?
  6. Do you want both: hotkeys + selectable list?
  7. Can multiple commands run concurrently, or only one at a time?
  8. Should output be live‑streamed in the right pane, with scrollback?
  9. Should output from previous runs persist (history), or only last run?
  10. How should failure/success be shown — color + exit code? anything else?
  11. Any per‑command settings: cwd, env vars, shell, timeout?
  12. Need “stop/kill” a running command? keybinding?
  13. Need templates or inheritance (e.g., shared env across commands)?
  14. Should it watch the config and hot‑reload?
  15. Should it support multiple config files / profiles?
  16. Any opinion on split view layout (fixed width sidebar? resizable? tabbed output)?

Once you answer those, I’ll propose the MVP feature list + config schema, then we can scaffold.
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  1. lets go with go (haha)
  2. macos/linux at least. Windows not a requirement yet
  3. cwd
  4. yaml (wdyt?)
  5. both
  6. exactly. I suspect we'll mostly run things with the hotkeys but we need arrow key focus management for choosing which script output to show
  7. yes. Only one of each type but more types can run at once. I'd think we should also have combo options so a single key can trigger multiple others. Like "a" for all or "c" for deploy or whatever. Maybe it's even a settting for whether to run parallel or sequential. Like lint and test can run at once but deploy wants to run lint+test THEN push or whatever.
  8. yes
  9. good question. Lets do last run for a first round
  10. color + exit code fine
  11. hmm, lets omit at first
  12. ya. I think we should have ctrl bindings for "meta" things so we leave the non-modifier space open. So ctrl-k (or ctrl-c maybe) can be kill, ctrl-q can be quit, etc. Feel free to suggest more. Maybe ctrl-j/k for vim style movement. ctrl-h/l for focus movement list/output pane
  13. explain?
  14. no
  15. no
  16. fixed width sidebar, right pane autosizes
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Outlining Go TUI project design and implementation

$ ls -la
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drwxr-xr-x   2 mikker  staff    64 Jan  9 10:05 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 90 mikker  staff  2880 Jan  9 10:05 ..
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Designing task runner specifications and structure

Initiating project setup and config validation

I’m ready to start coding by initializing the Go module with go mod init suite and will design the config YAML with validation to ensure unique task IDs and references in combos. I’ll also keep the config simple while preparing to explain command settings later.

$ go mod init suite
go: creating new go.mod: module suite
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Structuring project files and planning config.go creation

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/config.go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \
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Designing task management model and UI

I'm sketching out ui.go to handle task states, combos, and output display with bubbletea, defining structs, task lifecycle, combo sequencing, and key event handling—all while planning a tidy, colorful terminal UI that keeps output scrollable and interactive.

Outlining model.go and runner.go architecture

I’m laying out model.go to define the model, update logic, view rendering, and key interactions, while moving task execution and output listening into runner.go; this split keeps concerns clear and sets up clean bubbletea integration for task management and UI updates.

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/main.go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \
$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/runner.go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \
Thinking

Correcting return types to tea.Cmd

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/runner.go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \
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Starting to create ui.go

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/ui.go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \
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Creating style.go for UI styles

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/style.go\npackage main\n\nimport \
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Reviewing padding and width in styles

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/style.go\npackage main\n\nimport \
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Analyzing task rendering and config setup

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/tasks.yml\ntitle: suite\nsidebar_width: 32\n\ntasks:\n  - id: lint\n    label: Lint\n    key: l\n    cmd: bin/lint\n\n  - id: test\n    label: Test\n    key: t\n    cmd: bin/test\n\ncombos:\n  - id: all\n    label: All\n    key: a\n    mode: parallel\n    run: [lint, test]\nEOF\n
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Drafting README content

$ cat <<'EOF' > ~/dev/suite/README.md\n# suite\n\nTiny TUI task runner with hotkeys and a split output view.\n\n## Run\n\n```bash\ngo run .\n```\n\nOr build a binary:\n\n```bash\ngo build -o suite\n./suite\n```\n\nBy default it reads `tasks.yml` from the current directory. Use `-config` to override:\n\n```bash\n./suite -config path/to/tasks.yml\n```\n\n## Key bindings\n\n- `enter` run selected task\n- `up/down` (or `j/k`) move selection\n- `ctrl+h` / `ctrl+l` move focus between list and output\n- `ctrl+k` kill selected task\n- `ctrl+q` quit\n- task/combos keys run immediately\n\nWhen the output pane is focused, scrolling keys control output.\n\n## Config\n\n```yaml\ntitle: suite\nsidebar_width: 32\n\ntasks:\n  - id: lint\n    label: Lint\n    key: l\n    cmd: bin/lint\n\n  - id: test\n    label: Test\n    key: t\n    cmd: bin/test\n\ncombos:\n  - id: all\n    label: All\n    key: a\n    mode: parallel # or sequential\n    run: [lint, test]\n    # stop_on_fail: false\n```\n\nNotes:\n- `label` defaults to `id` if omitted.\n- `mode` defaults to `sequential` for combos.\n- `stop_on_fail` defaults to `true` for sequential combos.\n- Only one instance of a task runs at a time; re-triggering a running task is ignored.\n- Only the most recent run output is kept per task.\n\n## Future ideas\n\nPer-command `cwd`, `env`, `shell`, and timeouts are intentionally omitted in this first version.\nEOF\n
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