Issue #519: Allow includes to be optional

taskfile/included_taskfile.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 type IncludedTaskfile struct {
 	Taskfile       string
 	Dir            string
+	Optional       bool
 	AdvancedImport bool
 }
 
@@ -92,12 +93,14 @@ func (it *IncludedTaskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) err
 	var includedTaskfile struct {
 		Taskfile string
 		Dir      string
+		Optional bool
 	}
 	if err := unmarshal(&includedTaskfile); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	it.Dir = includedTaskfile.Dir
 	it.Taskfile = includedTaskfile.Taskfile
+	it.Dir = includedTaskfile.Dir
+	it.Optional = includedTaskfile.Optional
 	it.AdvancedImport = true
 	return nil
 }

taskfile/read/taskfile.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 			includedTask = taskfile.IncludedTaskfile{
 				Taskfile:       tr.Replace(includedTask.Taskfile),
 				Dir:            tr.Replace(includedTask.Dir),
+				Optional:       includedTask.Optional,
 				AdvancedImport: includedTask.AdvancedImport,
 			}
 			if err := tr.Err(); err != nil {
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 		}
 
 		info, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil && includedTask.Optional {
+			return nil
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}