Class Rake::Application
In: lib/rake.rb
Parent: Object

Rake main application object. When invoking rake from the command line, a Rake::Application object is created and run.

Methods

Included Modules

TaskManager

Constants

RAKEFILES = ['rakefile', 'Rakefile', 'rakefile.rb', 'Rakefile.rb']
OPTIONS = [ ['--dry-run', '-n', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Do a dry run without executing actions."], ['--help', '-H', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Display this help message."], ['--libdir', '-I', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT, "Include LIBDIR in the search path for required modules."], ['--rakelibdir', '-R', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT, "Auto-import any .rake files in RAKELIBDIR. (default is 'rakelib')"], ['--nosearch', '-N', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile."], ['--prereqs', '-P', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit."], ['--quiet', '-q', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Do not log messages to standard output."], ['--rakefile', '-f', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT, "Use FILE as the rakefile."], ['--require', '-r', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT, "Require MODULE before executing rakefile."], ['--silent', '-s', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Like --quiet, but also suppresses the 'in directory' announcement."], ['--tasks', '-T', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT, "Display the tasks (matching optional PATTERN) with descriptions, then exit."], ['--trace', '-t', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full backtrace."], ['--usage', '-h', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Display usage."], ['--verbose', '-v', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Log message to standard output (default)."], ['--version', '-V', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Display the program version."], ['--classic-namespace', '-C', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT, "Put Task and FileTask in the top level namespace"], ]

Attributes

original_dir  [R]  The original directory where rake was invoked.

Public Class methods

Create a Rake::Application object.

Public Instance methods

Add a file to the list of files to be imported.

Add a loader to handle imported files ending in the extension ext.

Collect the list of tasks on the command line. If no tasks are give, return a list containing only the default task. Environmental assignments are processed at this time as well.

Return a list of the command line options supported by the program.

Warn about deprecated use of top level constant names.

Display the tasks and prerequisites

Display the tasks and dependencies.

Do the option defined by opt and value.

Read and handle the command line options.

True if one of the files in RAKEFILES is in the current directory. If a match is found, it is copied into @rakefile.

Display the rake command line help.

Load the pending list of imported files.

Find the rakefile and then load it and any pending imports.

Application options from the command line

Similar to the regular Ruby require command, but will check for .rake files in addition to .rb files.

Run the rake application.

Display the program usage line.

[Validate]