foundry - Man Page
a command line development environment
Synopsis
foundry [OPTION]... COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTIONS]...
Description
foundry is a development environment and build system designed for the GNOME desktop. It provides project management, build pipeline integration, SDK management, and various development tools for building applications and libraries.
Commands
Project Commands
- init
Initialize a new project in the current directory.
Environment Commands
- enter
Enter the environment of the project in the current directory.
- devenv [-- command]
Enter the build environment for the project similar to the build pipeline.
- shell [-- command]
Start a shell in the project environment or run command.
File Commands
- guess-language
Detect the programming language of a file.
- grep
Grep files using the search and replace mechanism of Foundry.
- symbol-tree FILE
List symbols in FILE as a tree.
- find-symbol-at FILE LINE LINE_OFFSET
Find the symbol at a specific position in FILE at LINE and LINE_OFFSET (both starting from 1). Use --tree to print parent symbols as a tree.
- ctags FILE
Index FILE using the ctags service and output the ctags data to stdout.
Build Commands
- build
Build the current build pipeline.
- run [-- command]
Run a project command in the runtime environment.
Pipeline Commands
- pipeline info
Show information about the build pipeline.
- pipeline flags
Show build flags for the build pipeline.
- pipeline targets
List build targets for the build pipeline.
- pipeline which
Show which pipeline is active.
- pipeline invalidate
Invalidate the pipeline cache.
- pipeline link PHASE PROJECT_DIRECTORY LINKED_PHASE
Link a workspace to the build pipeline. The stage will run at PHASE of the current pipeline and execute the linked pipeline at LINKED_PHASE.
- pipeline unlink PHASE PROJECT_DIRECTORY
Unlink a workspace from the build pipeline. Removes entries matching PHASE and PROJECT_DIRECTORY from the linked workspaces.
Configuration Commands
- config list
List available configurations.
- config switch
Change the active configuration.
SDK Commands
- sdk list
List available SDKs.
- sdk install SDK_ID
Install a specific SDK.
- sdk switch SDK_ID
Change the active SDK for the build pipeline. This will update your current configuration to use the SDK when possible.
- sdk shell SDK_ID
Enter a shell in the SDK environment.
- sdk which PROGRAM
Show where
Dependencies Commands
- dependencies list
List project dependencies.
- dependencies update
Update project dependencies. This does not build the dependencies. Use foundry build to build the dependencies.
Device Commands
- device list
List available devices.
- device switch
Switch the current target device.
Deployment Commands
- deploy
Deploy the project to the active device.
Test Commands
- test list
List available unit tests.
- test run TEST_ID
Run a unit test.
Search Commands
- search
Use global search engine to search across project.
- show FILE
Open FILE in the preferred file browser.
Settings Commands
- settings get SCHEMA KEY
Get a setting value applying the priority of settings from the user overrides, project settings, and application-wide settings in that order.
- settings set SCHEMA KEY VALUE
Set a setting value. Use --global to make the setting the user default. Use --project to make the setting the project default including other users who clone the project. Otherwise, the setting applies to the current user for the current project only.
Secret Commands
- secret get-api-keyHOSTNAMESERVICE
Get an API key from the secret store. For example, foundry secret get-api-key gitlab.gnome.org gitlab
- secret check-expires-atHOSTNAMESERVICE
Check when an API key expires for a service on a specific hostname. The expiration date will be printed in local timezone.
- secret rotateHOSTNAMESERVICE
Rotate an API key for a service on a specific hostname. The API key will be rotated using a registered key rotator plugin and the new key will be stored securely.
- secret set-api-keyHOSTNAMESERVICEAPI_KEY
Store an API key in the secret store.
Diagnosis Commands
- diagnose FILE
Diagnose issues with FILE
Conditional Commands
The following commands are only available when certain features are enabled at build time:
Git Commands (requires feature-git)
- clone
Clone a repository into a new project directory.
Documentation Commands (requires feature-docs)
- doc bundle install
Install a specific documentation bundle.
- doc bundle list
List available documentation bundles.
- doc query KEYWORD
Search for documentation.
Forge Commands (requires feature-forge)
- forge list
List available forge integrations.
- forge issues list
List issues from the forge.
- forge merge-requests list
List merge requests from the forge.
- forge project
Show information about the forge project.
- forge switch FORGE_ID
- forge switch --clear
Switch the active forge integration. Use --clear to clear the forge setting instead of setting it.
- forge user
Show information about the forge user.
Text Editing Commands (requires feature-text)
- grep
Search for text patterns in source files.
LLM Commands (requires feature-llm)
- llm list-models
List available language models.
- llm list-resources
List available resources.
- llm list-tools
List available LLM tools.
- llm complete
Complete text using a language model.
MCP Commands (requires feature-mcp)
- mcp
Run MCP server. The server communicates via stdin/stdout using the Model Context Protocol.
LSP Commands (requires feature-lsp)
- lsp list
List available language server plugins.
- lsp prefer
Set preferred LSP for a language.
- lsp run
Run a language server for a specific language.
Template Commands (requires feature-templates)
- template create
Create a new project from a template.
- template list
List available project templates.
Version Control Commands (requires feature-vcs)
- vcs blame
Show blame information for files.
- vcs fetch
Fetch changes from remote repositories.
- vcs ignored
List ignored files.
- vcs list
List version control information.
- vcs list-branches
List branches in the repository.
- vcs list-files
List files tracked by version control.
- vcs list-remotes
List remote repositories.
- vcs list-tags
List tags in the repository.
- vcs log FILE
Show commit history for FILE.
- vcs switch
Switch branches or checkouts.
Options
- --shared
Use shared mode for the command.
- -h, --help
Show help information for the command.
Examples
Initialize a new project:
foundry init
Build the project:
foundry build
Run a project command:
foundry run
Enter the build environment:
foundry devenv
List available SDKs:
foundry sdk list
Install an SDK:
foundry sdk install org.gnome.Sdk/x86_64/master
Start a language server:
foundry lsp run python3
Features
Foundry may be compiled with various features disabled or removed. Some commands may be unavailable if the underlying feature was not compiled into your version of Foundry.
See Also
For further information, visit the website https://devsuite.app/
Bugs
Bug reports can be found and filed at https://gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/foundry/issues