Use windows batch script to create menu

Background

Recently, I find that we need  to  type some very long gradle commands to run build, check, test, etc. It's very annoying, isn't it?

 

Idea

Can I write a script to run the gradle commands? Is that easy? If so, I only need to type 2 or 3 charactors(like "go" or "go 1") in this way. Considering we are working with windows 7, so I choose windows batch script to make my dream come true. ^_^ 

 

Solution

　　Step 1: display a menu in the command line

 1 @echo off

 2 ::file name: go.bat

 3 ::##################Menu##################

 4 :menuLoop

 5 echo     Task List

 6 echo 1   Local build (clean build)

 7 echo 2   Quick check (clean check -x :integrationTest ...)

 8 echo 3   Intellij config (--refresh-dependencies cleanIdea idea)

 9 set choice=

10 echo.&set /p choice=Choose one task or hit ENTER to quit: ||(goto :EOF)

11 echo.&call :task_%choice%

12 goto :EOF

13 

14 ::##################Tasks##################

15 :task_1

16 call gradle clean build

17 goto :EOF

18 

19 :task_2

20 call gradle clean check -x :integrationTest -x :coberturaIntegrationTest

21 goto :EOF

22 

23 :task_3

24 call gradle --refresh-dependencies cleanIdea idea

25 goto :EOF

　　Step 2: accept one parameters

1 ::#################Accept Parameters#################

2 ::set option=%1

3 if "%1" == "" (

4     goto :menuLoop   

5 ) else (

6     goto :task_%1

7 )

　　Put this part before the menu codes, then it should work.

OK, now I only need to type "go 2" if I want to do a quick check on my project codes.

NOTE: some tasks in the batch script above were written based on our project requirements. You need to make some changes about the commands.