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asdf-local

Asdf is an all-in-one tool manager designed to replace individual language specific version managers such as pyenv, nvm, rbenv, etc.

The asdf-local resource loads installed tools into the path specified by directory or directories so that they are available to use. In asdf, installed tools must be added to a .tool-versions file for that tool to be available in that directory or any subdirectories. Tools that are not loaded are not available.

See the main page for an overview of the various asdf resources.

Parameters:

  • plugin: (string, required) The name of the asdf plugin. The plugin must already be installed on the system using asdf.plugin or asdf-plugin.

  • version: (array[string], required) The version of the tool to load. The version must already be installed on the system. Install tool versions using the asdf-plugin or asdf-install resources.

  • directory: (string) The directory to load the tool. This parameter accepts both relative and absolute paths. One of directory or directories must be specified.

  • directories: (array[string]) A list of directories to load the tool in. This parameter accepts both relative and absolute paths. One of directory or directories must be specified.

Example usage:

Install asdf and load golang in /my/golang/project:

codify.json
[
  {
    "type":  "asdf"
  },
  {
    "type": "asdf-plugin",
    "plugin": "golang",
    "versions": ["latest"]
  },
  {
    "type": "asdf-local",
    "plugin": "golang",
    "version": "latest",
    "directory": "~/my/golang/project"
  }
]

Install asdf and load nodejs in multiple directories

codify.json
[
  {
    "type":  "asdf"
  },
  {
    "type": "asdf-plugin",
    "plugin": "nodejs",
    "versions": ["latest", "20.18.0"]
  },
  {
    "type": "asdf-local",
    "plugin": "nodejs",
    "version": "20.18.0",
    "directories": ["~/projects", "~/Documents"]
  }
]

Dependencies:

asdf-local has a hard dependency on asdf being installed on the system already or asdf being in the config.

asdf-local also requires that the plugin and tool version be already installed on the system. Plugins and tools can be installed using asdf-plugin or asdf-install.