bacon

Bacon is a background code checker for Rust projects designed to stay open beside an editor while developers work. It watches source changes and automatically reruns relevant Cargo jobs. The terminal interface highlights compiler warnings, errors, and test failures without requiring repeated commands. Built-in jobs cover cargo check, Clippy, tests, documentation, and cargo-nextest. Developers can define custom jobs in a version-controlled bacon.toml file for project-specific workflows. Keyboard shortcuts make it easy to switch checks or focus on failing tests. Optional compilation features add clipboard and sound support for notifications.

Features

Automatic Rust source monitoring
Cargo check and Clippy integration
Test and cargo-nextest execution
Custom project-specific jobs
Interactive terminal error navigation
Optional clipboard and sound support

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Affero GNU Public License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

Rust

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Rust Command Line Tools

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