monky-tools
Voice debugging, node shebanging and other devtools
Install
Local (voice, console)
Install
npm install monky-tools
Import
tools = require "monky-tools"
Global (shebang)
Install
npm install -g monky-tools
Voice
Thin wrapper around OS X's 'say' command. I primarly use it for voice debugging, i.e. getting audio feedback when running code I'm working on so that I don't have to switch focus to the console.
Usage
Initialize
# Use default voice
# (set in OS X's 'Dictation & Speech' settings)
voice = new tools.Voice()
# Or select another voice. I usually go with Fiona because her voice is nice and clear
# (plus I think she likes me...)
fiona = new tools.Voice 'fiona'
# If you don't know which voices you have installed, you can list them
# (takes grep pattern as optional parameter, e.g. "en_" for all English voices)
Voice.list()
Voice.list("en_")
Run
# Default voice
voice.say "Voice debugging! What will they think of next?"
# Fiona
fiona.say "Rangers are shit. Celtic rule!" # Sorry, she's Scottish...
Console
Thin wrapper around good 'ol console.log and console.error. Adds green and red color to output.
Import
log = tools.console.log
error = tools.console.error
Run
# Output green message to console
log "Server up and running"
# Output red error message to console
error "Error: file not found!"
Shebang
Adds the shebang #! /usr/bin/env node to a file. I use this command with a filewatcher when developing nodejs apps in CoffeeScript.
shebang <file>
For use with WebStorm (or other JetBrains IDEs), add a FileWatcher with the following settings (run which shebang in terminal to get path to executable)
Program: e.g. /usr/local/bin/shebang
Arguments: $FileName$
Working directory: $FileDir$
