auxilium

auxilium is an application that will take a configuration file of one to many "steps" that will be executed one after another to simulate what you would normally type during a lab or a demo. In this way you have a structured and easy to run approach to your demo, minimising variations in the demo, while still running live commands allowing a second terminal to perform additional adhoc actions or other investigations as the group your demo-ing to will take you.

These actions and configurations, listed below can be used for run other programs, commands or simply output text.

Demo

This gif runs through how the demo auxilium configuration looks, including user inputs.

Note: Ironically the auxilium demo was captured with charm's VHS which contains a lot of the functionality intended with auxilium, though with additional features, functionality, and polish. Hence most people should use VHS over auxilium.

Command help

$ auxilium

auxilium is an application which will read a provided configuration file to run through example CLI scripts with
custom text explaining the process. It's used as a way to write a CLI demo, which runs live commands, allowing for
easier proding in another shell, while also being scripted to ensure the right execution order and pacing.

Usage:
  auxilium [flags]
  auxilium [command]

Available Commands:
  help        Help about any command
  list        Lists out all the steps in the supplied configuration file.

Flags:
      --config string              config file
  -c, --continue-from-step int     Skips all steps until the provided step number. Default is 0.
  -f, --fast-forward-to-step int   Runs through all steps without waiting for any next step signals until the provided step number. Default is 0.
  -h, --help                       help for auxilium

Use "auxilium [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Available actions

Action Type	Description
OutputText	Prints text to the screen.
RunScript	Run a command with the arguments provided.
BashShellPrompt	Provides an interactive shell prompt for you to use.
Makefile	Provides a way to specify a target in a Makefile to be run.

Individual options per action type

OutputText action configuration options

Text option	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
Text	Text to be displayed.	N/A	Everything
TextColour	The colour of the text.	Default of your shell.	Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
TextBackgroundColour	The color of the background for your text.	Default of your shell.	Blue, Green, Red, Yellow

RunScript action configuration options

RunScript option	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
Command	The command to be run.	N/A	Any valid linux command.
Args	An array of arguments to be passed to the command.	N/A	Any valid arguments for the command you're running.
WorkingDirectory	The directory to be used when executing the script.	Directory where auxilium is executed from.	Any valid directory on the system.

BashShellPrompt action configuration options

BashShellPrompt option	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
WorkingDirectory	The directory to be used when entering the bash shell.	Directory where auxilium is executed from.	Any valid directory on the system.

Makefile action configuration options

Makefile option	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
FileLocation	The path and name of the Makefile touse.	N/A	Any valid path and file location.
Target	The target in the Makefile that needs to be run for this step.	N/A	Any valid target in the Makefile.