Hok Chawye Hsu
winget install --id=ChawyeHsu.Hok -e A CLI implementation of Scoop in Rust
Hok is a command-line tool designed to manage software installations on Windows efficiently. Built in Rust as a reimplementation of Scoop, Hok offers a modern alternative with improved performance and reliability.
Key Features:
- Fast and efficient package management powered by Rust.
- Compatibility with existing Scoop commands for seamless integration into workflows.
- Enhanced performance through optimized code execution.
- Support for core operations like installing, updating, and managing packages.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, system administrators, and users familiar with Scoop who seek a faster and more reliable tool for package management on Windows. Hok provides an efficient way to manage software installations while maintaining compatibility with existing workflows. It can be installed via winget, ensuring easy access for users seeking performance improvements in their software management tasks.
README
hok
> Hok is a CLI implementation of Scoop in Rust
Install
🚧 CAVEAT: Under heavy development, interfaces may change without notice.
Assuming you have the original Scoop installed, simply run:
scoop bucket add dorado https://github.com/chawyehsu/dorado
scoop install dorado/hok
Note this will add the dorado bucket I maintain to install Hok. Hok is experimental and it's currently only available in that bucket.
Commands
The command line interface is similar to Scoop.
$ hok help
Hok is a CLI implementation of Scoop in Rust
Usage: hok.exe
Commands:
bucket Manage manifest buckets
cache Package cache management
cat Inspect the manifest of a package
cleanup Cleanup apps by removing old versions
config Configuration management
hold Hold package(s) to disable changes
home Browse the homepage of a package
info Show package(s) basic information
install Install package(s)
list List installed package(s)
search Search available package(s)
unhold Unhold package(s) to enable changes
uninstall Uninstall package(s)
update Fetch and update subscribed buckets
upgrade Upgrade installed package(s)
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Options:
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
Type 'hok help ' to get help for a specific command.
Development
Prerequisites: Git, Rust
# clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/chawyehsu/hok
cd hok
# build
cargo build
# run and test
cargo run -- help
Performance
Hok (also the libscoop backend) aims to provide a faster yet powerful alternative to the original Scoop. Here are some random benchmarks captured in the Windows Sandbox environment on my PC (AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 32G RAM, Windows 10).
# versions:
hok/dorado 0.1.0-beta.6
scoop-search/main 1.5.0
sfsu/extras 1.14.0
# Benchmarking scoop bucket list
Benchmark 1: scoop bucket list
Time (mean ± σ): 5.610 s ± 0.627 s [User: 6.573 s, System: 3.520 s]
Range (min … max): 4.784 s … 7.063 s 10 runs
Benchmark 2: hok bucket list
Time (mean ± σ): 159.4 ms ± 28.3 ms [User: 86.4 ms, System: 175.2 ms]
Range (min … max): 140.0 ms … 252.1 ms 18 runs
Summary
hok bucket list ran
35.19 ± 7.38 times faster than scoop bucket list
# Benchmarking scoop list
Benchmark 1: scoop list
Time (mean ± σ): 3.577 s ± 0.043 s [User: 4.919 s, System: 2.142 s]
Range (min … max): 3.524 s … 3.678 s 10 runs
Benchmark 2: sfsu list
Time (mean ± σ): 58.3 ms ± 30.8 ms [User: 18.8 ms, System: 44.2 ms]
Range (min … max): 39.1 ms … 234.1 ms 50 runs
Benchmark 3: hok list
Time (mean ± σ): 48.7 ms ± 53.2 ms [User: 13.4 ms, System: 41.7 ms]
Range (min … max): 31.8 ms … 412.4 ms 62 runs
Summary
hok list ran
1.20 ± 1.45 times faster than sfsu list
73.39 ± 80.11 times faster than scoop list
# Benchmarking scoop search (sqlite_cache enabled)
Benchmark 1: scoop search google
Time (mean ± σ): 3.771 s ± 0.031 s [User: 5.134 s, System: 2.085 s]
Range (min … max): 3.725 s … 3.830 s 10 runs
Benchmark 2: scoop-search google
Time (mean ± σ): 178.5 ms ± 14.2 ms [User: 210.8 ms, System: 850.4 ms]
Range (min … max): 149.4 ms … 206.8 ms 17 runs
Benchmark 3: sfsu search google
Time (mean ± σ): 73.7 ms ± 30.1 ms [User: 49.3 ms, System: 85.0 ms]
Range (min … max): 52.6 ms … 202.3 ms 36 runs
Benchmark 4: hok search google
Time (mean ± σ): 73.0 ms ± 10.2 ms [User: 44.9 ms, System: 93.4 ms]
Range (min … max): 63.0 ms … 109.3 ms 25 runs
Summary
hok search google ran
1.01 ± 0.44 times faster than sfsu search google
2.44 ± 0.39 times faster than scoop-search google
51.63 ± 7.25 times faster than scoop search google
You may run the benchmarks yourself using provided benchmark scripts in the
scripts directory. Results may vary on different environments, feel free
to share yours to help us improve the project.
License
hok © Chawye Hsu. Released under the Apache-2.0 license. For licenses of sub crates, see COPYING.
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