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But you can easily make the task run in another folder, informing\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"dir"),":"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n serve:\n dir: public/www\n cmds:\n # run http server\n - caddy\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If the directory does not exist, ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"task")," creates it."),(0,i.kt)("h2",{id:"task-dependencies"},"Task dependencies"),(0,i.kt)("blockquote",null,(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"blockquote"},"Dependencies run in parallel, so dependencies of a task should not depend one\nanother. If you want to force tasks to run serially, take a look at the\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#calling-another-task"},"Calling Another Task")," section below.")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"You may have tasks that depend on others. Just pointing them on ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"deps")," will make\nthem run automatically before running the parent task:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:\n deps: [assets]\n cmds:\n - go build -v -i main.go\n\n assets:\n cmds:\n - esbuild --bundle --minify css/index.css > public/bundle.css\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"In the above example, ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"assets")," will always run right before ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"build")," if you run\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"task build"),"."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"A task can have only dependencies and no commands to group tasks together:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n assets:\n deps: [js, css]\n\n js:\n cmds:\n - esbuild --bundle --minify js/index.js > public/bundle.js\n\n css:\n cmds:\n - esbuild --bundle --minify css/index.css > public/bundle.css\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If there is more than one dependency, they always run in parallel for better\nperformance."),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"tip"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"You can also make the tasks given by the command line run in parallel by using\nthe ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"--parallel")," flag (alias ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"-p"),"). Example: ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"task --parallel js css"),".")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If you want to pass information to dependencies, you can do that the same manner\nas you would to ",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#calling-another-task"},"call another task"),":"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n default:\n deps:\n - task: echo_sth\n vars: { TEXT: 'before 1' }\n - task: echo_sth\n vars: { TEXT: 'before 2' }\n silent: true\n cmds:\n - echo \"after\"\n\n echo_sth:\n cmds:\n - echo {{.TEXT}}\n")),(0,i.kt)("h2",{id:"platform-specific-tasks-and-commands"},"Platform specific tasks and commands"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If you want to restrict the running of tasks to explicit platforms, this can be\nachieved using the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"platforms:")," key. Tasks can be restricted to a specific OS,\narchitecture or a combination of both. On a mismatch, the task or command will\nbe skipped, and no error will be thrown."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"The values allowed as OS or Arch are valid ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"GOOS")," and ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"GOARCH")," values, as\ndefined by the Go language\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/go/build/syslist.go"},"here"),"."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"The ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"build-windows")," task below will run only on Windows, and on any\narchitecture:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build-windows:\n platforms: [windows]\n cmds:\n - echo 'Running command on Windows'\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"This can be restricted to a specific architecture as follows:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build-windows-amd64:\n platforms: [windows/amd64]\n cmds:\n - echo 'Running command on Windows (amd64)'\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"It is also possible to restrict the task to specific architectures:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build-amd64:\n platforms: [amd64]\n cmds:\n - echo 'Running command on amd64'\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Multiple platforms can be specified as follows:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:\n platforms: [windows/amd64, darwin]\n cmds:\n - echo 'Running command on Windows (amd64) and macOS'\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Individual commands can also be restricted to specific platforms:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:\n cmds:\n - cmd: echo 'Running command on Windows (amd64) and macOS'\n platforms: [windows/amd64, darwin]\n - cmd: echo 'Running on all platforms'\n")),(0,i.kt)("h2",{id:"calling-another-task"},"Calling another task"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"When a task has many dependencies, they are executed concurrently. This will\noften result in a faster build pipeline. However, in some situations, you may\nneed to call other tasks serially. In this case, use the following syntax:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},'version: \'3\'\n\ntasks:\n main-task:\n cmds:\n - task: task-to-be-called\n - task: another-task\n - echo "Both done"\n\n task-to-be-called:\n cmds:\n - echo "Task to be called"\n\n another-task:\n cmds:\n - echo "Another task"\n')),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Using the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"vars")," and ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"silent")," attributes you can choose to pass variables and\ntoggle ",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#silent-mode"},"silent mode")," on a call-by-call basis:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n greet:\n vars:\n RECIPIENT: '{{default \"World\" .RECIPIENT}}'\n cmds:\n - echo \"Hello, {{.RECIPIENT}}!\"\n\n greet-pessimistically:\n cmds:\n - task: greet\n vars: { RECIPIENT: 'Cruel World' }\n silent: true\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"The above syntax is also supported in ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"deps"),"."),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"tip"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"NOTE: If you want to call a task declared in the root Taskfile from within an\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#including-other-taskfiles"},"included Taskfile"),", add a leading ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},":")," like this:\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"task: :task-name"),".")),(0,i.kt)("h2",{id:"prevent-unnecessary-work"},"Prevent unnecessary work"),(0,i.kt)("h3",{id:"by-fingerprinting-locally-generated-files-and-their-sources"},"By fingerprinting locally generated files and their sources"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If a task generates something, you can inform Task the source and generated\nfiles, so Task will prevent running them if not necessary."),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:\n deps: [js, css]\n cmds:\n - go build -v -i main.go\n\n js:\n cmds:\n - esbuild --bundle --minify js/index.js > public/bundle.js\n sources:\n - src/js/**/*.js\n generates:\n - public/bundle.js\n\n css:\n cmds:\n - esbuild --bundle --minify css/index.css > public/bundle.css\n sources:\n - src/css/**/*.css\n generates:\n - public/bundle.css\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"sources")," and ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"generates")," can be files or file patterns. When given, Task will\ncompare the checksum of the source files to determine if it's necessary to run\nthe task. If not, it will just print a message like ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},'Task "js" is up to date'),"."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If you prefer this check to be made by the modification timestamp of the files,\ninstead of its checksum (content), just set the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"method")," property to\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"timestamp"),"."),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:\n cmds:\n - go build .\n sources:\n - ./*.go\n generates:\n - app{{exeExt}}\n method: timestamp\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"In situations where you need more flexibility the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," keyword can be used.\nYou can even combine the two. See the documentation for\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#using-programmatic-checks-to-indicate-a-task-is-up-to-date"},"status")," for an\nexample."),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"info"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"By default, task stores checksums on a local ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},".task")," directory in the project's\ndirectory. Most of the time, you'll want to have this directory on ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},".gitignore"),"\n(or equivalent) so it isn't committed. (If you have a task for code generation\nthat is committed it may make sense to commit the checksum of that task as well,\nthough)."),(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"If you want these files to be stored in another directory, you can set a\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"TASK_TEMP_DIR")," environment variable in your machine. It can contain a relative\npath like ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"tmp/task")," that will be interpreted as relative to the project\ndirectory, or an absolute or home path like ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"/tmp/.task")," or ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"~/.task"),"\n(subdirectories will be created for each project)."),(0,i.kt)("pre",{parentName:"admonition"},(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-bash"},"export TASK_TEMP_DIR='~/.task'\n"))),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"info"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"Each task has only one checksum stored for its ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"sources"),". If you want to\ndistinguish a task by any of its input variables, you can add those variables as\npart of the task's label, and it will be considered a different task."),(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"This is useful if you want to run a task once for each distinct set of inputs\nuntil the sources actually change. For example, if the sources depend on the\nvalue of a variable, or you if you want the task to rerun if some arguments\nchange even if the source has not.")),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"tip"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"The method ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"none")," skips any validation and always run the task.")),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"info"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"For the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"checksum")," (default) or ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"timestamp")," method to work, it is only necessary\nto inform the source files. When the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"timestamp")," method is used, the last time\nof the running the task is considered as a generate.")),(0,i.kt)("h3",{id:"using-programmatic-checks-to-indicate-a-task-is-up-to-date"},"Using programmatic checks to indicate a task is up to date"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Alternatively, you can inform a sequence of tests as ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status"),". If no error is\nreturned (exit status 0), the task is considered up-to-date:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n generate-files:\n cmds:\n - mkdir directory\n - touch directory/file1.txt\n - touch directory/file2.txt\n # test existence of files\n status:\n - test -d directory\n - test -f directory/file1.txt\n - test -f directory/file2.txt\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Normally, you would use ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"sources")," in combination with ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"generates")," - but for\ntasks that generate remote artifacts (Docker images, deploys, CD releases) the\nchecksum source and timestamps require either access to the artifact or for an\nout-of-band refresh of the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},".checksum")," fingerprint file."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Two special variables ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"{{.CHECKSUM}}")," and ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"{{.TIMESTAMP}}")," are available for\ninterpolation within ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," commands, depending on the method assigned to\nfingerprint the sources. Only ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"source")," globs are fingerprinted."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Note that the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"{{.TIMESTAMP}}"),' variable is a "live" Go ',(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"time.Time")," struct, and\ncan be formatted using any of the methods that ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"time.Time")," responds to."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"See ",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"https://golang.org/pkg/time/"},"the Go Time documentation")," for more\ninformation."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"You can use ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"--force")," or ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"-f")," if you want to force a task to run even when\nup-to-date."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Also, ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"task --status [tasks]...")," will exit with a non-zero exit code if any of\nthe tasks are not up-to-date."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," can be combined with the\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"#by-fingerprinting-locally-generated-files-and-their-sources"},"fingerprinting"),"\nto have a task run if either the the source/generated artifacts changes, or the\nprogrammatic check fails:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n build:prod:\n desc: Build for production usage.\n cmds:\n - composer install\n # Run this task if source files changes.\n sources:\n - composer.json\n - composer.lock\n generates:\n - ./vendor/composer/installed.json\n - ./vendor/autoload.php\n # But also run the task if the last build was not a production build.\n status:\n - grep -q '\"dev\": false' ./vendor/composer/installed.json\n")),(0,i.kt)("h3",{id:"using-programmatic-checks-to-cancel-the-execution-of-a-task-and-its-dependencies"},"Using programmatic checks to cancel the execution of a task and its dependencies"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"In addition to ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," checks, ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"preconditions")," checks are the logical inverse\nof ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," checks. That is, if you need a certain set of conditions to be\n",(0,i.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"true")," you can use the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"preconditions")," stanza. ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"preconditions")," are similar to\n",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status")," lines, except they support ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"sh")," expansion, and they SHOULD all\nreturn 0."),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n generate-files:\n cmds:\n - mkdir directory\n - touch directory/file1.txt\n - touch directory/file2.txt\n # test existence of files\n preconditions:\n - test -f .env\n - sh: '[ 1 = 0 ]'\n msg: \"One doesn't equal Zero, Halting\"\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Preconditions can set specific failure messages that can tell a user what steps\nto take using the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"msg")," field."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If a task has a dependency on a sub-task with a precondition, and that\nprecondition is not met - the calling task will fail. Note that a task executed\nwith a failing precondition will not run unless ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"--force")," is given."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Unlike ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"status"),", which will skip a task if it is up to date and continue\nexecuting tasks that depend on it, a ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"precondition")," will fail a task, along with\nany other tasks that depend on it."),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n task-will-fail:\n preconditions:\n - sh: 'exit 1'\n\n task-will-also-fail:\n deps:\n - task-will-fail\n\n task-will-still-fail:\n cmds:\n - task: task-will-fail\n - echo \"I will not run\"\n")),(0,i.kt)("h3",{id:"limiting-when-tasks-run"},"Limiting when tasks run"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"If a task executed by multiple ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"cmds")," or multiple ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"deps")," you can control when it\nis executed using ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"run"),". ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"run")," can also be set at the root of the Taskfile to\nchange the behavior of all the tasks unless explicitly overridden."),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Supported values for ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"run"),":"),(0,i.kt)("ul",null,(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"li"},"always")," (default) always attempt to invoke the task regardless of the number\nof previous executions"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"li"},"once")," only invoke this task once regardless of the number of references"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"li"},"when_changed")," only invokes the task once for each unique set of variables\npassed into the task")),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n default:\n cmds:\n - task: generate-file\n vars: { CONTENT: '1' }\n - task: generate-file\n vars: { CONTENT: '2' }\n - task: generate-file\n vars: { CONTENT: '2' }\n\n generate-file:\n run: when_changed\n deps:\n - install-deps\n cmds:\n - echo {{.CONTENT}}\n\n install-deps:\n run: once\n cmds:\n - sleep 5 # long operation like installing packages\n")),(0,i.kt)("h2",{id:"variables"},"Variables"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"When doing interpolation of variables, Task will look for the below. They are\nlisted below in order of importance (i.e. most important first):"),(0,i.kt)("ul",null,(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Variables declared in the task definition"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Variables given while calling a task from another (See\n",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"li",href:"#calling-another-task"},"Calling another task")," above)"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Variables of the ",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"li",href:"#including-other-taskfiles"},"included Taskfile")," (when the\ntask is included)"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Variables of the ",(0,i.kt)("a",{parentName:"li",href:"#vars-of-included-taskfiles"},"inclusion of the Taskfile"),"\n(when the task is included)"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Global variables (those declared in the ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"li"},"vars:")," option in the Taskfile)"),(0,i.kt)("li",{parentName:"ul"},"Environment variables")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Example of sending parameters with environment variables:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-bash"},"$ TASK_VARIABLE=a-value task do-something\n")),(0,i.kt)("admonition",{type:"tip"},(0,i.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"},"A special variable ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},".TASK")," is always available containing the task name.")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Since some shells do not support the above syntax to set environment variables\n(Windows) tasks also accept a similar style when not at the beginning of the\ncommand."),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-bash"},'$ task write-file FILE=file.txt "CONTENT=Hello, World!" print "MESSAGE=All done!"\n')),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Example of locally declared vars:"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\ntasks:\n print-var:\n cmds:\n - echo \"{{.VAR}}\"\n vars:\n VAR: Hello!\n")),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"Example of global vars in a ",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"Taskfile.yml"),":"),(0,i.kt)("pre",null,(0,i.kt)("code",{parentName:"pre",className:"language-yaml"},"version: '3'\n\nvars:\n GREETING: Hello from Taskfile!\n\ntasks:\n greet:\n cmds:\n - echo \"{{.GREETING}}\"\n")),(0,i.kt)("h3",{id:"dynamic-variables"},"Dynamic variables"),(0,i.kt)("p",null,"The below syntax (",(0,i.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"sh:")," prop in a variable) is considered a dynamic variable.\nThe value will be treated as a command and the output assigned. 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