Refactor compiler.go for better maintainability:
- Extract isScopedMode() helper function
- Split getVariables() into getScopedVariables() and getLegacyVariables()
- Fix directory resolution: parent chain env/vars now resolve from their
own directory instead of the current task's directory
Add nested includes support and tests:
- Add testdata/scoped_taskfiles/inc_a/nested/Taskfile.yml (3 levels deep)
- Add test case for nested include inheritance (root → a → nested)
- Verify nested includes inherit vars from full parent chain
Fix flaky tests:
- Remove VAR from print tasks (defined in both inc_a and inc_b)
- Test only unique variables (UNIQUE_A, UNIQUE_B, ROOT_VAR)
Document flatten: true escape hatch:
- Add migration guide step for using flatten: true
- Add new section explaining flatten bypasses scoping
- Include example and usage recommendations
When calling a task with vars (e.g., `task: name` with `vars:`),
those vars were not being applied in scoped mode. This fix adds
call.Vars to the variable resolution chain.
Variable priority (lowest to highest):
1. Root Taskfile vars
2. Include Taskfile vars
3. Include passthrough vars
4. Task vars
5. Call vars (NEW)
6. CLI vars
Document the new experiment with:
- Environment namespace ({{.env.XXX}}) explanation
- Variable scoping between includes
- CLI variables priority
- Migration guide from legacy mode
- Comparison table between legacy and scoped modes
In scoped mode, CLI vars (e.g., `task foo VAR=value`) now correctly
override task-level vars. This is achieved by:
1. Adding a `CLIVars` field to the Compiler struct
2. Storing CLI globals in this field after parsing
3. Applying CLI vars last in scoped mode to ensure they override everything
The order of variable resolution in scoped mode is now:
1. OS env → {{.env.XXX}}
2. Root taskfile env → {{.env.XXX}}
3. Root taskfile vars → {{.VAR}}
4. Include taskfile env/vars (if applicable)
5. IncludeVars (vars passed via includes: section)
6. Task-level vars
7. CLI vars (highest priority)
Legacy mode behavior is unchanged.
Rename the experiment from SCOPED_INCLUDES to SCOPED_TASKFILES to better
reflect its expanded scope. This experiment now provides:
1. Variable scoping (existing): includes see only their own vars + parent vars
2. Environment namespace (new): env vars accessible via {{.env.XXX}}
With TASK_X_SCOPED_TASKFILES=1:
- {{.VAR}} accesses vars only (scoped per include)
- {{.env.VAR}} accesses env (OS + Taskfile env:, inherited)
- {{.TASK}} and other special vars remain at root level
This is a breaking change for the experimental feature:
- {{.PATH}} no longer works, use {{.env.PATH}} instead
- Env vars are no longer at root level in templates
Tests verify:
- Legacy mode: vars merged globally (A sees B's VAR, can access UNIQUE_B)
- Scoped mode: vars isolated (A sees own VAR, cannot access UNIQUE_B)
- Inheritance: includes can still access root vars (ROOT_VAR)
Test structure:
- testdata/scoped_includes/ with main Taskfile and two includes
- inc_a and inc_b both define VAR with different values
- Cross-include test shows A trying to access B's UNIQUE_B
When SCOPED_INCLUDES experiment is enabled:
- Resolve vars from DAG instead of merged vars
- Apply root Taskfile vars first (inheritance)
- Then apply task's source Taskfile vars from DAG
- Apply IncludeVars passed via includes: section
- Skip IncludedTaskfileVars (contains parent's vars, not source's)
This ensures tasks in included Taskfiles see:
1. Root vars (inheritance from parent)
2. Their own Taskfile's vars
3. Vars passed through includes: section
4. Call vars and task-level vars
When the SCOPED_INCLUDES experiment is enabled, variables from included
Taskfiles are no longer merged globally. They remain in their original
Taskfile within the DAG.
Exception: flatten includes still merge variables globally to allow
sharing common variables across multiple Taskfiles.
Add Root() method to TaskfileGraph to get the root vertex (entrypoint
Taskfile). This will be used for lazy variable resolution.
Note: Tasks already have Location.Taskfile which can be used to find
their source Taskfile in the graph, so GetVertexByNamespace is not
needed.
Store the TaskfileGraph in the Executor so it can be used for lazy
variable resolution when SCOPED_INCLUDES experiment is enabled.
The graph is now preserved after reading, before merging into the
final Taskfile. This allows traversing the DAG at runtime to resolve
variables from the correct scope.
Add new experiment flag TASK_X_SCOPED_INCLUDES for scoped variable
resolution in included Taskfiles. When enabled, variables from included
Taskfiles will be isolated rather than merged globally.
This is the first step towards implementing lazy DAG-based variable
resolution with strict isolation between includes.
Valentin Maerten
Timothy Rule
Andrey Nering
renovate[bot]
Bouke Versteegh
WinkelCode