ctl-release

Development

Update and rebuild spikectl or ctl packages in the monorepo

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Option: CTL Release

Initiation (I)

Invoke when:

Source code changed in packages/spikectl/ or packages/ctl/
Need to rebuild CLI binaries for Nix distribution
Updating CLI tools after refactoring

Observation Space (Y)

Observable	How to Check
Source modified	`git status packages/{spikectl,ctl}/src/`
Binary stale	Compare `bin/` mtime vs `src/` mtime
TypeScript valid	`bunx tsc --noEmit`

Action Space (U)

Action	Command	From Directory
`compile`	`bun build --compile --minify src/index.ts --outfile bin/<name>`	`packages/<pkg>/`
`build-nix`	`nix build '.?dir=packages/tmnl#<pkg>'`	repo root
`test-binary`	`./result/bin/<pkg> --version`	repo root
`update-lock`	`nix flake update <pkg>`	`packages/tmnl/`

Policy (π)

STATE: source_changed ∧ ¬binary_updated
  → ACTION: compile

STATE: binary_updated ∧ need_nix_build
  → ACTION: build-nix

STATE: flake_deps_changed
  → ACTION: update-lock → build-nix

STATE: build_complete
  → ACTION: test-binary → TERMINATE

Termination (β)

Condition	Exit
`./result/bin/<pkg> --version` succeeds	SUCCESS
TypeScript errors	FAIL: fix errors
Nix build fails	FAIL: check flake.nix

Q-Heuristics

Situation	Guidance
Source-only changes	Skip `nix flake update` - `path:` inputs evaluate live
New dependencies in flake.nix	Must run `nix flake update <pkg>`
Binary size changed significantly	Verify correct bundling

Constraints

□(compile_before_nix_build) — Always compile before Nix build
□(test_after_build) — Always verify binary works after build
◇(version_incremented) — Eventually bump version for releases

Commands

Quick Rebuild

cd packages/spikectl
bun build --compile --minify src/index.ts --outfile bin/spikectl

Full Release

cd packages/spikectl
bun build --compile --minify src/index.ts --outfile bin/spikectl
git add bin/spikectl
git commit -m "build(spikectl): v0.x.x"

cd ../..
nix build '.?dir=packages/tmnl#spikectl'
./result/bin/spikectl --version

DevShell Access

nix develop '.?dir=packages/tmnl#tmnl-ctl'
# Now spikectl and ctl are in PATH

Why No Flake Update for Source Changes?

The tmnl flake uses path: inputs:

spikectl = { url = "path:../spikectl"; }

No hash lock → changes picked up on rebuild.