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task
Run any project.
The task file is a simple bash script and standardized interface for all software projects.
It is to be understood as a software development pattern to standardize the installation, configuration and execution of different software frameworks.
Specification
The specification is a short guide to setting up a task file for a Python project.
- Create a file
taskin your project.
touch task
- Ensure it is executable.
chmod +x task
- First add the bash shebang.
#!/bin/bash
- Then append the abort on error setting.
set -e
- Load environment variables from the
.envfile.
if [[ -a ".env" ]]; then
source .env
fi
- Add a help function.
function help() {
echo
echo "task <command> [options]"
echo
echo "commands:"
echo
# Define column widths
cmd_width=10
opt_width=6
desc_width=40
# Print table header
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "Command" "Option" "Description"
echo "|$(printf '%*s' $((cmd_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|$(printf '%*s' $((opt_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|$(printf '%*s' $((desc_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|"
# Print table rows
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "all" "" "Run all tasks."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "install" "" "Setup the local environment."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "lint" "" "Run pre-commit and update index.html."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "source" "" "Source the Python virtual env."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "version" "" "Show version of required tools."
echo
}
- Setup the command functions.
function version() {
uv --version
}
function install() {
echo "Setup venv and install python dependencies"
uv venv env
source env/bin/activate
uv pip install pre-commit
}
function lint() {
source env/bin/activate
echo "Run pre-commit"
pre-commit run --all-file
}
- Finally finish the file with command switch cases.
if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null; then
"$1" "${@:2}"
else
case "$1" in
all)
install
lint
;;
source)
source env/bin/activate
;;
*)
echo "Unknown command: $1"
help
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
Usage
Running the task file requires a shell alias: alias task='./task'
Show the available commands with task help.
From the specification the project can be installed with task install.
To source the Python environment run source task source.
Execute all commands with task all.
Completion
With the output of task help the task commands can be completed.
Completion for bash: /etc/bash_completion.d/task_completions
#!/bin/bash
_task_completions() {
local cur prev commands
cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
commands=$(./task help | grep -A999 -e '---' | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//' | grep -v '^$' | tr '\n' ' ')
if [[ ${COMP_CWORD} == 1 ]]; then
COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${commands}" -- "${cur}") )
elif [[ ${COMP_CWORD} == 2 ]]; then
COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -f -- "${cur}") )
else
COMPREPLY=()
fi
}
complete -F _task_completions task
Completion for zsh: ~/.oh-my-zsh/completions/_task
#compdef task
_arguments '1: :->tasks' '*: :_files'
case "$state" in
tasks)
args=$(./task help | grep -A999 -e '---' | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//' | grep -v '^$' | tr '\n' ' ')
args="$args help"
_arguments "1:profiles:($args)"
;;
esac
Examples
This website is built with a task file. Here is the source:
#!/bin/bash
set -e
function help() {
echo
echo "task <command> [options]"
echo
echo "commands:"
echo
# Define column widths
cmd_width=10
opt_width=6
desc_width=40
# Print table header
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "Command" "Option" "Description"
echo "|$(printf '%*s' $((cmd_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|$(printf '%*s' $((opt_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|$(printf '%*s' $((desc_width + 2)) '' | tr ' ' '-')|"
# Print table rows
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "all" "" "Run all tasks."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "install" "" "Install node packages."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "dev" "" "Run 11ty server."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "build" "" "Build the 11ty website."
printf "| %-${cmd_width}s | %-${opt_width}s | %-${desc_width}s |\n" "version" "" "Show version of required tools."
echo
}
function install() {
npm install
}
function dev() {
npx eleventy --serve
}
function build() {
npx eleventy
}
function version() {
echo "eleventy: $(npx eleventy --version)"
}
if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null; then
"$1" "${@:2}"
else
case "$1" in
all)
install
build
;;
*)
echo "Unknown command: $1"
help
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
Source: janikvonrotz/taskfile.build
More examples of task files can be accessed from these projects: