one step closer to complete

lint_directories.nu

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ def ls-incorrect-dirs [] {
 }
 let incorrect_count = (ls-incorrect-dirs | length);
 if $incorrect_count > 0 {
-  echo `The following directories are named incorrectly: {{(char newline)}}`
+#   echo `The following directories are named incorrectly: {{(char newline)}}`
+  $"The following directories are named incorrectly: (char newline)"
 	ls-incorrect-dirs
 	exit 1
 } {

maintainer_time.nu

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 let m_table = (
-    echo [['name', 'tz', 'time']; ['andres' 'US/Eastern' ' '] ['fdncred' 'US/Central' ' '] ['gedge' 'US/Eastern' ' '] ['jturner' 'NZ' ' '] ['wycats' 'US/Pacific' ' ']]
+    [['name', 'tz', 'time']; ['andres' 'US/Eastern' ' '] ['fdncred' 'US/Central' ' '] ['gedge' 'US/Eastern' ' '] ['jturner' 'NZ' ' '] ['wycats' 'US/Pacific' ' ']]
 )
 let now = (date now)
-echo $m_table | update time {
+$m_table | update time {
-    echo $now | date to-timezone (get tz) | date format '%c'
+    each { |name|
+        $now | date to-timezone ($name | get tz) | date format '%c'
+    }
 }

make_readme_table.nu

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ let nu_files = (ls **/*.nu)
 let nu_table = (echo $nu_files |
     get name |
     wrap File |
-    insert Category {
+    insert Category { |it|
-        let cat = (get File | path dirname)
+        let cat = (echo $it.File | path dirname)
         if $cat == "" {
             echo "not assigned yet"
         } {
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ let nu_table = (echo $nu_files |
     } | where Category !~ ".git" | select Category File | sort-by Category)
 
 # Let's fix the file now
-let nu_table = (echo $nu_table | update File {
+let nu_table = (echo $nu_table | update File { |it|
-    let file_path = (get File)
+    let file_path = (echo $it.File)
     let file_name = (echo $file_path | path basename)
     let file_link = (build-string "[" $file_name "]" "(./" $file_path ")")
     echo $file_link

stdlib_candidate/get-latest-release-linux.nu

@@ -1,22 +1,47 @@
 # A small script to auto-update nushell in linux
 # WIP - Not finished yet
 def get-latest [] {
+    # fetch the information about the latest release
     let metadata = (fetch https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases/latest)
-    let release_name = (echo $metadata | get name | split row ' ' | nth 0)
+    let release_name = ($metadata | get name | split row ' ' | nth 0)
-    let body = (echo $metadata | get body)
+    # get the body that shows information about this release
-    let asset_info = (echo $metadata | get assets | where name =~ 'linux.tar.gz')
+    let body = ($metadata | get body)
-    let download_url = (echo $asset_info | get browser_download_url)
+    # find the linux download
-    let file_name = (echo $asset_info | get name)
+    let asset_info = ($metadata | get assets | where name =~ 'linux.tar.gz')
-    echo (build-string "Release name is " $release_name (char newline) (char newline))
+    # construct the url
-    echo (build-string $body (char newline) (char newline) "Downloading...")
+    let download_url = ($asset_info | get browser_download_url)
+    let file_name = ($asset_info | get name)
+    # tell you what i'm doing
+    $"Release name is ($release_name)(char newline)(char newline)"
+    $"($body)(char newline)(char newline)Downloading..."
+    # fetch doesn't appear to follow redirects so get the actual download url
     let redirected_url = (fetch $download_url --raw)
-    let real_download_url = (echo $redirected_url | xpath '//@href' | get '//@href')
+    # pull the download url out with xpath, thank you!
+    let real_download_url = ($redirected_url | xpath '//@href' | get '//@href')
+    # now do the real download of the archive
     fetch $real_download_url | save $file_name
-    # Remaining to do
+    # tell you what i'm doing
-    # tar xf $file_name
+    $"Extracting ($file_name) to /tmp(char newline)"
-    # parse the $file_name to get the folder like going
+    # extract the tar file to the temp folder
-    # from: nu_0_27_0_linux.tar.gz
+    tar -xf ($file_name) -C /tmp
-    # to: nu_0_27_0_linux
+    # parse the $file_name to get the folder
-    # cp nu_0_27_0_linux/nushell-0.27.0/* ~/.cargo/bin
+    # echo nu_0_31_0_linux.tar.gz | path parse | get stem | path parse | get stem
+    # echo nu_0_31_0_linux.tar.gz | split column '.' | get Column1
+    # now get the file name using the path commands. it was a little tricky because
+    # there are two extensions .tar and .gz
+    let root_file_name = ($file_name | path parse | get stem | path parse | get stem)
+    # update our progress
+    $"Copying files from /tmp/($root_file_name)/*/* to ~/.cargo/bin(char newline)"
+    # this is for testing so it doesn't overwrite my real nu. this should really
+    # be a paremeter
+    mkdir release
+    # construct the copy from and to paths
+    let cp_from_path = $"/tmp/($root_file_name)/*/*"
+    let cp_to_path = "./release"
+    # actually run the cp command
+    # we may want to make this overwrite and not prompt
+    cp ($cp_from_path) ($cp_to_path)
     # exec ~/.cargo/bin/nu
+    $"Starting nushell(char nl)"
+    exec ./release/nu
 }

stdlib_candidate/nu_style.nu

@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ def bg_from_rgb [
     green:int # green component 0-255
     blue:int # blue component 0-255
     ] {
-        echo [(ansi -e '48;2;') $red ';' $green ';' $blue 'm'] | str collect
+        $"(ansi -e '48;2;')($red);($green);($blue)m"
     }
 
 # Get a foreground color from an index value 0-255
 def fg_from_index [
     idx:int # index value 0-255
 ] {
-    echo [(ansi -e '38;5;') $idx 'm'] | str collect
+    $"(ansi -e '38;5;')($idx)m"
 }
 
 # Get a background color from an index value 0-255
 def bg_from_index [
     idx:int # index value 0-255
 ] {
-    echo [(ansi -e '48;5;') $idx 'm'] | str collect
+    $"(ansi -e '48;5;')($idx)m"
 }

stdlib_candidate/print.nu

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ def print [
     ...rest                 # All of the parameters
     ] {
     let is_empty = ($separator | empty?)
-    let num_of_rest = (echo $rest | length)
+    let num_of_rest = ($rest | length)
-    echo $rest | each --numbered {
+    $rest | each --numbered { |param|
         if $is_empty {
-            build-string $it.item
+            $param.item
         } {
-            if $num_of_rest > ($it.index + 1) {
+            if $num_of_rest > ($param.index + 1) {
-                build-string $it.item $separator
+                $"($param.item)($separator)"
             } {
-                build-string $it.item
+                $param.item
             }
         }
-    } | str collect
+    } | into string | str collect
 }
 
 # > print 1 2 3 "four" -s '--'
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ def print2 [
     ...rest                 # All of the parameters
     ] {
     let is_empty = ($separator | empty?)
-    let num_of_rest = (echo $rest | length)
+    let num_of_rest = ($rest | length)
     if $is_empty {
-        echo $rest | str from | str collect
+        $rest | into string | str collect
     } {
-        echo $rest | str from | str collect $separator
+        $rest | into string | str collect $separator
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,33 +53,33 @@ def print3 [
     ...rest                 # All of the parameters
     ] {
     let sep_empty = ($separator | empty?)
-    let num_of_rest = (echo $rest | length)
+    let num_of_rest = ($rest | length)
     let flat = ($flat | empty?)
-    echo $rest | each --numbered {
+    $rest | each --numbered { |param|
         if $sep_empty {
             #log 'sep is empty'
-            if (echo $it.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
+            if (echo $param.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
                 #log 'flatten please'
-                let flatter = (echo $it.item | flatten | str from | str collect)
+                let flatter = ($param.item | flatten | into string | str collect)
-                build-string $flatter
+                $flatter
             } {
                 #log 'no flat'
-                build-string $it.item
+                $param.item
             }
         } {
-            if $num_of_rest > ($it.index + 1) {
+            if $num_of_rest > ($param.index + 1) {
-                if (echo $it.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
+                if ($param.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
-                    let flatter = (echo $it.item | flatten | str from | str collect $separator)
+                    let flatter = ($param.item | flatten | into string | str collect $separator)
-                    build-string $flatter $separator
+                    $"($flatter)($separator)"
                 } {
-                    build-string $it.item $separator
+                    $"($param.item)($separator)"
                 }
             } {
-                if (echo $it.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
+                if ($param.item | length) > 1 && $flat {
-                    let flatter = (echo $it.item | flatten | str from | str collect $separator)
+                    let flatter = ($param.item | flatten | into string | str collect $separator)
-                    build-string $flatter
+                    $flatter
                 } {
-                    build-string $it.item
+                    $param.item
                 }
             }
         }

table_grouping.nu

@@ -10,24 +10,27 @@ let table = (echo [
 ])
 
 # Show what the table looks like
-echo $table
+$"This is an example table (char nl)"
+$table
 
+$"This is markdown created from the example table (char nl)"
 # Now show what the table in Markdown looks like
-build-string '## Nushell' (char nl) (char nl)
+$"## Nushell(char nl)(char nl)"
-echo $table | group-by user_login | pivot user prs | each {
+$table | group-by user_login | pivot user prs | each { |row|
-    let user_name = $it.user
+    let user_name = $row.user
-    let pr_count = (echo $it.prs | length)
+    let pr_count = (echo $row.prs | length)
 
     # only print the comma if there's another item
-    let user_prs = (echo $it.prs | each -n {
+    let user_prs = ($row.prs | each -n { |pr|
-        if $pr_count == ($it.index + 1) {
+        if $pr_count == ($pr.index + 1) {
-            build-string '[' $it.item.title '](' $it.item.url ')'
+            build-string '[' $pr.item.title '](' $pr.item.url ')'
         } {
-            build-string '[' $it.item.title '](' $it.item.url '), and '
+            build-string '[' $pr.item.title '](' $pr.item.url '), and '
         }
     } | str collect)
 
-    build-string '- ' $user_name ' created ' $user_prs (char nl)
+    $"- ($user_name) created ($user_prs) (char nl)"
+
 } | str collect
 
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temp.nu

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def "temp f-to-c" [
     # (100°F − 32) × 5/9 = 37.778°C
 
     let celcius = (($fahren - 32) * 5 / 9)
-    build-string $fahren ' °F is ' $celcius ' °C'
+    $"($fahren) °F is ($celcius) °C"
 }
 
 # Convert Fahrenheit to Kelvin
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def "temp f-to-k" [
     # (100°F − 32) × 5/9 + 273.15 = 310.928K
 
     let kelvin = (($fahren - 32) * 5 / 9 + 273.15)
-    build-string $fahren ' °F is ' $kelvin ' °K'
+    $"($fahren) °F is ($kelvin) °K"
 }
 
 # Convert Celcius to Fahrenheit
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def "temp c-to-f" [
     # (100°C × 9/5) + 32 = 212°F
 
     let fahren = (($celcius * 9 / 5) + 32)
-    build-string $celcius ' °C is ' $fahren ' °F'
+    $"($celcius) °C is ($fahren) °F"
 }
 
 # Convert Celcius to Kelvin
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def "temp c-to-k" [
     # 100°C + 273.15 = 373.15K
 
     let kelvin = ($celcius + 273.15)
-    build-string $celcius ' °C is ' $kelvin ' °K'
+    $"($celcius) °C is ($kelvin) °K"
 }
 
 # Convert Kelvin to Fahrenheit
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def "temp k-to-f" [
     # (100K − 273.15) × 9/5 + 32 = -279.7°F
 
     let fahren = (($kelvin - 273.15) * 9 / 5 + 32)
-    build-string $kelvin ' °K is ' $fahren ' °F'
+    $"($kelvin) °K is ($fahren) °F"
 }
 
 # Convert Kelvin to Celcius
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ def "temp k-to-c" [
     # 100K − 273.15 = -173.1°C
 
     let celcius = ($kelvin - 273.15)
-    build-string $kelvin ' °K is ' $celcius ' °C'
+    $"($kelvin) °K is ($celcius) °C"
 }
 
 temp f-to-c 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl
 temp f-to-k 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl
 temp c-to-f 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl
 temp c-to-k 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl
 temp k-to-f 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl
 temp k-to-c 100
-echo (char nl)
+char nl