added xtask bin for tests (#715, #712) (#717)

* xtask without worksapce fix #715, fix #712 (maybe?)

- reworked book operations in xtask
- updated readme for new build command
- updated contribution.md for new test commands
- fixed missing dictionary
- added contributor tests to xtask (`cargo test`, `mdbook serve -o`, `./ci/spellcheck.sh`, `link-checker ./book` (moved to Lychee))
- updated ci .sh files for the new cookbook dir
- fixed broken link

* reverted README.md & updated CONTRIBUTION.md

- added version check for mdbook

* fix #572

- fixed broken link (clients.md/#572 (comment))

Author: Arteiii

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[alias]
+xtask = "run --manifest-path ./xtask/Cargo.toml --"

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ No worries if anything in these lists is unclear. Just submit the PR and ask awa
 --------------------------
 ### Things to check before submitting a PR
 
-- [ ] the tests are passing locally with `cargo test`
-- [ ] cookbook renders correctly in `mdbook serve -o`
+- [ ] the tests are passing locally with `cargo xtask test all`
 - [ ] commits are squashed into one and rebased to latest master
 - [ ] PR contains correct "fixes #ISSUE_ID" clause to autoclose the issue on PR merge
     -  if issue does not exist consider creating it or remove the clause
-- [ ] spell check runs without errors `./ci/spellcheck.sh`
-- [ ] link check runs without errors `link-checker ./book`
 - [ ] non rendered items are in sorted order (links, reference, identifiers, Cargo.toml)
 - [ ] links to docs.rs have wildcard version `https://docs.rs/tar/*/tar/struct.Entry.html`
 - [ ] example has standard [error handling](https://rust-lang-nursery.github.io/rust-cookbook/about.html#a-note-about-error-handling)
@@ -25,4 +22,4 @@ No worries if anything in these lists is unclear. Just submit the PR and ask awa
 ### Things to do after submitting PR
 - [ ] check if CI is happy with your PR
 
-Thank you for reading, you may now delete this text! Thank you! :smile:
+Thank you for reading, you may now delete this text! Thank you! :smile:

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ cd rust-cookbook
 Cookbook is built with [mdBook], so install that first with Cargo:
 
 ```
-cargo install --version 0.3.5 mdbook
+cargo install --version 0.4.43 mdbook
 ```
 
 To build and view the cookbook locally, run:
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ To run the cookbook test suite:
 cargo test
 ```
 
+### xtask
+
+To simplify common tasks like testing, building the book, and running linters.
+
+First, ensure you have the required tools installed:
+
+```bash
+cargo install [email protected] [email protected]
+```
+
+- To run all tests:
+
+  ```bash
+  cargo xtask test all
+  ```
+
+- To build the book locally:
+
+  ```bash
+  cargo xtask book
+  ```
+
+For more details on available tasks, please check the full [xtask README](./xtask/README.md).
+
 ## Linters
 
 The Rust Cookbook comes with link checking and spell checking linters that

ci/dictionary.txt

@@ -346,3 +346,6 @@ XRateLimitReset
 YAML
 YYYY
 zurich
+enum
+thiserror
+tempfile

src/database/postgres/aggregate_data.md

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 ```
 
-[`Museum of Modern Art`]: https://github.com/MuseumofModernArt/collection/blob/master/Artists.csv
+[`Museum of Modern Art`]: https://github.com/MuseumofModernArt/collection/blob/main/Artists.csv

src/web/clients.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 | [POST a file to paste-rs][ex-file-post] | [![reqwest-badge]][reqwest] | [![cat-net-badge]][cat-net] |
 
 [ex-url-basic]: clients/requests.html#make-a-http-get-request
-[ex-url-header]: web/clients/requests.html#set-custom-headers-and-url-parameters-for-a-rest-request
+[ex-url-header]: clients/requests.html#set-custom-headers-and-url-parameters-for-a-rest-request
 [ex-rest-custom-params]: clients/requests.html#set-custom-headers-and-url-parameters-for-a-rest-request
 [ex-rest-get]: clients/apis.html#query-the-github-api
 [ex-rest-head]: clients/apis.html#check-if-an-api-resource-exists

xtask/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "xtask"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]

xtask/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# xtask - (Rust Cookbook)
+
+**Rust Dependencies**:
+   - Make sure you have the required tools installed:
+     ```bash
+     cargo install [email protected] [email protected]
+     ```
+
+## Available Tasks
+
+### `test`
+Run various tests for the project. You can specify individual tests or run them all.
+
+- `cargo`: Run the `cargo test` command for the Rust code.
+- `spellcheck`: Run the spellcheck script.
+- `link`: Verify links within the project.
+- `all`: Run all the tests (default).
+
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+cargo xtask test [all|cargo|spellcheck|link]
+```
+
+### `book`
+Build or serve the project's documentation using `mdbook`.
+
+- `build`: Build the book (default).
+- `serve`: Serve the book locally and open it in a browser.
+
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+cargo xtask book [build|serve]
+```

xtask/src/main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+mod tests;
+mod mdbook;
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::{env, error::Error};
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = try_main() {
+        eprintln!("{}", e);
+        std::process::exit(-1);
+    }
+}
+
+fn try_main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let task = env::args().nth(1);
+    match task.as_deref() {
+        Some("test") => {
+            let sub_task = env::args().nth(2).unwrap_or_else(|| "all".to_string());
+            tests::run_test(&sub_task)?
+        }
+        Some("book") => {
+            let sub_task = env::args().nth(2).unwrap_or_else(|| "build".to_string());
+            mdbook::run_book(&sub_task)?
+        }
+        _ => print_help(),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn project_root() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(&env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+        .ancestors()
+        .nth(1)
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_path_buf()
+}
+
+fn print_help() {
+    eprintln!("Available tasks:");
+    eprintln!(
+        "  test [all|cargo|spellcheck|link]    - Run the tests. Use 'all' to run all tests (default), or specify individual tests."
+    );
+    eprintln!(
+        "  book [build]  - Build the book using mdbook. Default if no subcommand is specified."
+    );
+    eprintln!("  book serve    - Serve the book using mdbook and open it in a browser.");
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("Usage:");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask <task> [subcommand]");
+    eprintln!();
+    eprintln!("Examples:");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask test");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask test all");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask test cargo");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask book");
+    eprintln!("  cargo xtask book serve");
+}

xtask/src/mdbook.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use crate::project_root;
+use std::{error::Error, process::Command};
+
+pub fn run_book(task: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let args: &[&str] = if task == "serve" { &["--open"] } else { &[] };
+
+    execute_mdbook_command(task, args)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn execute_mdbook_command(command: &str, additional_args: &[&str]) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    check_mdbook_version()?;
+
+    let book_dest = project_root().join("book").to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+
+    let mut args = vec![command, "--dest-dir", &book_dest];
+    args.extend_from_slice(additional_args);
+
+    let status = Command::new("mdbook")
+        .current_dir(project_root())
+        .args(&args)
+        .status()?;
+
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err(format!("`mdbook {command}` failed to run successfully!").into());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn check_mdbook_version() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let required_version = "0.4.43";
+
+    let output = Command::new("mdbook").arg("--version").output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        println!("Error: `mdbook` not found. Please ensure it is installed!");
+        println!("You can install it using:");
+        println!("    cargo install mdbook@{required_version}");
+        return Err(Box::new(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            "`mdbook` is not installed",
+        )));
+    }
+
+    let version_output = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let version_str = version_output.trim();
+
+    if !version_str.starts_with(&format!("mdbook {}", required_version)) {
+        println!(
+            "Warning: You are using version {version_str} of `mdbook`. Version {required_version} is required."
+        );
+        println!(
+            "Errors may occur if using a different version. Please install version {required_version}:"
+
+        );
+        println!("    cargo install mdbook@{required_version}");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}