Class: Rake::FileTask
Overview
######################################################################### A FileTask is a task that includes time based dependencies. If any of a FileTask’s prerequisites have a timestamp that is later than the file represented by this task, then the file must be rebuilt (using the supplied actions).
Direct Known Subclasses
Instance Attribute Summary
Attributes inherited from Task
#actions, #application, #comment, #full_comment, #prerequisites, #scope, #sources
Class Method Summary collapse
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.scope_name(scope, task_name) ⇒ Object
Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task.
Instance Method Summary collapse
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#needed? ⇒ Boolean
Is this file task needed? Yes if it doesn’t exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.
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#timestamp ⇒ Object
Time stamp for file task.
Methods inherited from Task
[], #add_description, #arg_description, #arg_names, clear, #clear, #clear_actions, #clear_prerequisites, create_rule, define_task, #enhance, #execute, #initialize, #inspect, #investigation, #invoke, #invoke_prerequisites, #name, #name_with_args, #reenable, #set_arg_names, #source, task_defined?, tasks, #to_s
Constructor Details
This class inherits a constructor from Rake::Task
Class Method Details
.scope_name(scope, task_name) ⇒ Object
Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task. File based tasks ignore the scope when creating the name.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 779 def scope_name(scope, task_name) task_name end |
Instance Method Details
#needed? ⇒ Boolean
Is this file task needed? Yes if it doesn’t exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.
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# File 'lib/rake.rb', line 751 def needed? return true unless File.exist?(name) return true if out_of_date?() false end |