class Rake::FileTask

A FileTask is a task that includes time based dependencies. If any of a FileTask’s prerequisites have a timestamp that is later than the file represented by this task, then the file must be rebuilt (using the supplied actions).

Public Class Methods

scope_name (scope, task_name)

Source

# File vendor/bundle/ruby/3.4.0/gems/rake-13.2.1/lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 53
def scope_name(scope, task_name)
  Rake.from_pathname(task_name)
end

Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task. File based tasks ignore the scope when creating the name.

Public Instance Methods

needed? ()

Source

# File vendor/bundle/ruby/3.4.0/gems/rake-13.2.1/lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 16
def needed?
  begin
    out_of_date?(File.mtime(name)) || @application.options.build_all
  rescue Errno::ENOENT
    true
  end
end

Is this file task needed? Yes if it doesn’t exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.

timestamp ()

Source

# File vendor/bundle/ruby/3.4.0/gems/rake-13.2.1/lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 25
def timestamp
  begin
    File.mtime(name)
  rescue Errno::ENOENT
    Rake::LATE
  end
end

Time stamp for file task.