Modular tasks

nur allows you to define helper commands and also any nu based modules.

Using custom commands in your nurfile

You can define any command you like and need to use. Just know that subcommands to "nur" will be available as tasks. All other commands will not be available.

def some-helper [] {
    do-something-useful
}

def "nur something" [] {
    print "Calling some-helper"
    some-helper
}

Organising your nur helpers into modules

If your helper commands get more sophisticated, you may want to use a nu module instead of putting all of your code into one big nurfile. nur will automatically add the directory called .nur/scripts/ into $env.NU_LIB_DIRS. This allows you to define nu modules there and then use those in your nurfile.

Basic hello world example:

# .nur/scripts/hello-world.nu
export def main [] {
    print "Hello world"
}

# nurfile
use hello-world.nu

def "nur hello" [] {
    hello-world
}

I recommend reading about nu modules in the official nu documentation.