emmathemartian/clockwork

A language-agnostic build tool

26

stars

53

commits

V

primary language

Sep 19, 2025

updated

emmathemartian.github.io/clockwork/
build-system
build-tool
clockwork
vlang
Browse cluster: Build systems and monorepo tooling

README

Clockwork

A language-agnostic build tool wrote to be efficient, easy, and extensible.

Clockwork is still in beta and is unstable!

View the documentation here.

Installation

Automatically

There is a script to install Clockwork which we can use here.

v download -RD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EmmaTheMartian/clockwork/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.vsh

This script will install Clockwork for your user. It will be cloned to ~/.local/share/clockwork/.

Manually

$ git clone https://github.com/emmathemartian/clockwork ~/.local/share/clockwork
$ cd clockwork
$ v install .
$ v -prod -o build/clockwork .
$ ln -s $(pwd)/build/clockwork ~/.local/bin/clockwork

Uninstallation

Remove the ~/.local/bin/clockwork symlink and ~/.local/share/clockwork

Updating

To update just the Clockwork executable: clockwork --update

Basic Rundown

Make a file called build.maple in your project's root. Populate it with the following:

config:msg = 'Hello, World!'

task:hello = {
	run = 'echo "${msg}"'
}

Then run clockwork hello to see Hello, World! in the terminal.

For a proper example, see the example/ directory.

You can also view the documentation here.

License

Clockwork is a tiny little project, so I have decided to license it under both MIT and the Unlicense. If you want to use the Clockwork source for your own purposes, utilize whichever license works best for you :D

Contributors

EmmaTheMartian

53 commits

emmathemartian/clockwork

A language-agnostic build tool

26

stars

53

commits

V

primary language

Sep 19, 2025

updated

emmathemartian.github.io/clockwork/
build-system
build-tool
clockwork
vlang
Browse cluster: Build systems and monorepo tooling

README

Clockwork

A language-agnostic build tool wrote to be efficient, easy, and extensible.

Clockwork is still in beta and is unstable!

View the documentation here.

Installation

Automatically

There is a script to install Clockwork which we can use here.

v download -RD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EmmaTheMartian/clockwork/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.vsh

This script will install Clockwork for your user. It will be cloned to ~/.local/share/clockwork/.

Manually

$ git clone https://github.com/emmathemartian/clockwork ~/.local/share/clockwork
$ cd clockwork
$ v install .
$ v -prod -o build/clockwork .
$ ln -s $(pwd)/build/clockwork ~/.local/bin/clockwork

Uninstallation

Remove the ~/.local/bin/clockwork symlink and ~/.local/share/clockwork

Updating

To update just the Clockwork executable: clockwork --update

Basic Rundown

Make a file called build.maple in your project's root. Populate it with the following:

config:msg = 'Hello, World!'

task:hello = {
	run = 'echo "${msg}"'
}

Then run clockwork hello to see Hello, World! in the terminal.

For a proper example, see the example/ directory.

You can also view the documentation here.

License

Clockwork is a tiny little project, so I have decided to license it under both MIT and the Unlicense. If you want to use the Clockwork source for your own purposes, utilize whichever license works best for you :D

Contributors

EmmaTheMartian

53 commits

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