Automatically run other cells if it's needed

[gojanpaolo]

Is there a way to automatically run other cells if it's needed?
For example, if I have the following

```
export url="https://example.com"
```

```
curl "${url}/v1"
```

```
curl "${url}/v2"
```

Let's say I have a new session, if I run curl "${url}/v1", it should automatically run the first block because it needs the url variable. But it should not automatically run curl "${url}/v2.

Same goes if I run curl "${url}/v2, it should also automatically run the first block. But it should not automatically run curl "${url}/v1"

VS Code's REST Client extension has this kind of feature: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient?tab=readme-ov-file#variables

Thanks!

[sourishkrout]

Hi @gojanpaolo! Thanks for filing this issue. We are considering adding direnv support which, when allowed/authorized, will execute .envrc (an arbitrary shell/bash script file that can be used for initialization).

If the URL is static, you can drop it into a .env or .env.local at the base of your project, and Runme will load it when you start up.

e.g. ~/project/myrepo/.env.local:

url="https://example.com"

If you change values, please click the Reset Session button in the notebook toolbar (screenshot below).

[gojanpaolo]

@sourishkrout Thanks for the response! I think .env would solve a few of our use cases.

But what if the value is dynamic? e.g.

```
latest_version=$(curl ... | jq | .latest_version)
```

```
install $latest_version
```

```
uninstall $latest_version
```

[gojanpaolo]

I saw this: #519
But it looks like it doesn't work

I was expecting echo "$__" to also print foo

[gojanpaolo]

Looks like .env also doesn't seem to work

[sourishkrout]

@gojanpaolo did you hit the "Reset Session" button as shown above? The .env will be populated at session creation by either restarting VS Code or "Reset Session", @gojanpaolo.

[gojanpaolo]

@sourishkrout Yes I did. And I also restarted VS Code

[sourishkrout]

Are you on Windows using PowerShell by chance @gojanpaolo?

We currently only support WSL2 on Windows: https://docs.runme.dev/why#known-limitations

[gojanpaolo]

I'm on Windows and use git bash

[sourishkrout]

Unfortunately, git bash is not Unix/POSIX and thus not supported.

However, here's how you can get Windows Subsystem for Linux working: https://docs.runme.dev/how-runme-works/windows

[gojanpaolo]

Ah, I just now tried in WSL and it's working as expected!
I think this is the 2nd or 3rd tool that I want to use but only works on WSL. Maybe I need to switch to WSL as my main.
Thank you!