Synchronize CLI

Concurrency tools in your CLI.

Synchronize lets you chain long-running tasks together so you can do less babysitting and take longer coffee breaks.

How to use

Synchronize comes with two tools: syn and ack. syn sends the "synchronize" signal, and ack waits for the "synchronize" signal before exiting. You can use these two tools to run and synchronize tasks that depend on this signal by using &&. For example,

On window 1 you have this running:

$ ./do-something.sh && syn something-cool

And on window 2 you have this running:

$ ack something-cool && ./toggle-light.sh

The ./do-something.sh might take a while to finish, so we use syn to signal when it's done. Then we use ack to wait until it gets the signal, and then run whatever needs to be run afterward. Since ack doesn't exit until it gets the signal, the ./toggle-light.sh won't execute until ack receives a syn. Makes sense?

Limitations

Synchronize only works on the current host, not between two different computers. Sucks, I know. Maybe in the future it'll support networked sockets for synchronization. File a bug if you really want it.