Caution

This repository has been archived and is no longer maintained.

This CLI tool was part of an older architecture where students submitted tests via a backend service. Dot Code School now uses a fully static pipeline — courses are ingested from gitorial repos at build time and deployed via Vercel. There is no backend or test submission system to connect to.

See dotcodeschool/frontend for the current platform.

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DotCodeSchool CLI

A command-line interface tool for running tests and submitting assignments for DotCodeSchool courses.

Overview

The DotCodeSchool CLI is a test runner that helps students work on DotCodeSchool course assignments. It provides functionality to run tests locally, list available tests, and submit your work to the DotCodeSchool platform.

Features

• 🧪 Test Runner: Run course tests locally with various modes (single test, all tests, or staggered mode)
• 📋 Test Listing: View all available tests for your course
• 🚀 Assignment Submission: Submit your work directly to DotCodeSchool
• 🔄 State Management: Persistent state tracking using an embedded database
• 🌐 Backend Integration: Seamless integration with DotCodeSchool's backend API
• 🖥️ Cross-Platform: Support for macOS and Linux (both amd64 and arm64 architectures)

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

Use the installation script to automatically download and install the latest version:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotcodeschool/cli/main/install.sh | sh

You can customize the installation:

# Install a specific version
DOTCODESCHOOL_CLI_VERSION=v0.1.0 curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotcodeschool/cli/main/install.sh | sh

# Install to a custom location
INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotcodeschool/cli/main/install.sh | sh

Manual Installation

1. Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the releases page
2. Extract the archive:

   tar -xzf v0.1.0_<os>_<arch>.tar.gz

3. Move the binary to your PATH:

   sudo mv dotcodeschool /usr/local/bin/
   chmod +x /usr/local/bin/dotcodeschool

Usage

Running Tests

Run tests in staggered mode (default):

dotcodeschool test

Run all tests at once:

dotcodeschool test --all

Run a specific test by name:

dotcodeschool test <test-name>

Keep the test environment after running (useful for debugging):

dotcodeschool test --keep

Listing Available Tests

View all tests available for your course:

dotcodeschool test --list

Submitting Your Work

Submit the current commit to DotCodeSchool:

dotcodeschool submit

Create an empty commit and submit it:

dotcodeschool submit --empty

Custom Database Location

Specify a custom database path:

dotcodeschool --db /path/to/database test

Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.56 or later
• OpenSSL development headers (for building)
• For cross-platform builds: Docker and cross

Build Instructions

Development Build

cargo build

Release Build

cargo build --release

Production Build (Optimized)

cargo build --profile production

Cross-Platform Builds

To build for all supported platforms (requires Docker):

./build.sh

This will create release archives for:

• macOS (x86_64 and ARM64)
• Linux (x86_64 and ARM64)

The built binaries will be in the releases/ directory with SHA256 checksums.

Platform Support

Platform	Architecture	Status
macOS	x86_64 (Intel)	✅ Supported
macOS	ARM64 (Apple Silicon)	✅ Supported
Linux	x86_64	✅ Supported
Linux	ARM64	✅ Supported

Configuration

The CLI uses a local database (.dcs.db by default) to store state information. Logs are written to .dcs.log in the current directory.

Development

Project Structure

cli/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs          # Entry point and CLI argument parsing
│   ├── monitor.rs       # State machine and workflow coordination
│   ├── runner/          # Test execution logic
│   ├── lister/          # Test listing functionality
│   ├── validator/       # Validation logic
│   ├── parsing/         # Configuration and data parsing
│   ├── db.rs            # Database operations
│   ├── models.rs        # Data models
│   ├── constants.rs     # Application constants
│   └── str_res.rs       # String resources
├── Cargo.toml           # Rust dependencies and configuration
├── build.sh             # Cross-platform build script
└── install.sh           # Installation script

Dependencies

Key dependencies include:

• clap - CLI argument parsing
• sled - Embedded database
• serde - Serialization/deserialization
• reqwest - HTTP client for API communication
• git2 - Git operations
• colored - Terminal output coloring
• indicatif - Progress bars

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.