42check

42check is a python script which parses the output of norminette and formats it to make file links work

Motivation

For programming I use VS Code with its integrated terminal where I launch norminette. In its output, the file name along with line and column numbers are not recognized by VS Code. 42check reformats this information: while holding CTRL, I can click on the filename and VS Code automatically takes me to the line of the norm error.

Usage

Type 42check to check the norm of all *.c and *.h files in the current directory. Type 42check specific_folder/specific_file.c to check the norm just of that file.

Installation

Requirements

norminette must be installed and in the path.

Download

Download the file 42check.py and save it to a folder, e.g. /home/<user>/programs/42check. Goto /home/<user>/bin, create a symbolic link to the downloaded file and make it executable:

cd /home/<user>/bin
ln -s /home/<user>/programs/42check/42check.py ./42check
chmod 0100 ./42check

You can now execute 42check in your shell. If not, or if the directory /home/<user>/bin should not exist, see the section below.

Put ~/bin to $PATH

If there is no folder /home/<user>/bin create it:

mkdir ~/bin`

Check if it is in the $PATH variable:

echo $PATH

If not, you can add export PATH=/home/<user>/bin to your ~/.zshrc (or ~/.bashrc if you are using bash) or to ~/.profile, regarding your system/needs.

Add a shortcut for VS Code

Open the file where you can edit the keyboard shortcuts via File -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts and click on the file icon in the upper right corner:

Add the following code at the top. You can also modify the shortcut to your needs (here I chose CTRL + N):

{
	"key": "ctrl+n",
	"command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
	"args": {
		"text": "cd '${fileDirname}'\n42check '${fileBasename}'\n"
	}
},

After pressing the shorcut, it should activate the latest open terminal, change to the directory where currently opened file resides and run 42check on it.

If you use VS Code on Windows with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), try this little hack:

{
	"key": "ctrl+n",
	"command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
	"args": {
		"text": "VSCODE_WD=$(sed 's/\\\\/\\//g' <<< '${fileDirname}' | sed 's/C:/\\/mnt\\/c/g') && cd \"$VSCODE_WD\" && echo \"cd $VSCODE_WD\"\n42check \"${fileBasename}\"\n"
	}
},

See also

If you like 42check, you might also like 21norm, which will correct many of the norm errors detected by norminette automatically.