scripths

GHCi scripts for standalone execution and Markdown documentation.

scripths lets you write .ghci scripts with dependency management and run them as standalone programs — or embed executable Haskell code blocks in Markdown files and evaluate them notebook-style with captured output.

Features

• Standalone .ghci execution — Run GHCi scripts directly from the command line, with automatic dependency.
• Cabal metadata directives — Declare build-depends, default-extensions, and ghc-options inline using -- cabal: comments.
• Markdown notebooks — Execute Haskell code blocks inside Markdown files and render the output back into the document as block quotes.
• Smart GHCi rendering — Multi-line definitions are automatically wrapped in :{/:} blocks, and IO binds / Template Haskell splices are handled correctly as individual statements.

Installation

cabal install scripths

CLI Usage

scripths [--output=<filename>] [-o <filename>] <script>

When -o / --output is provided for Markdown files, the result is written to that path. Otherwise it is printed to stdout. The file extension determines the mode. .ghci / hs files are parsed and executed as a standalone GHCi script. .md / .markdown files are processed as a notebook with captured output.

Requires GHC and cabal-install on your PATH.

Quick Start

Running a GHCi script

Create a file example.ghci:

double :: Int -> Int
double = (*2)

-- cabal: build-depends: text
:set -XOverloadedStrings
import qualified Data.Text as T

T.take 10 "hello"

double 5

Run it:

scripths example.ghci

Running a Markdown notebook

Create a file notebook.md:

# My Analysis

Some introductory prose.

```haskell
print (5 + 5)
```

Define some values:

```haskell
x = 10
y = 20
```

We can then add the values in the next block and
the output is embeded below.

```haskell
x + y
```

Run it and write the results to a new file:

scripths -o output.md notebook.md

Each Haskell code block is evaluated in order, and its output is inserted into the Markdown as a block quote beneath the code fence.

Cabal Metadata Directives

You can declare dependencies, language extensions, and GHC options directly inside your scripts using -- cabal: comments:

-- cabal: build-depends: text, containers
-- cabal: default-extensions: OverloadedStrings, TypeApplications
-- cabal: ghc-options: -Wall