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).

Private Class Methods

scope_name(scope, task_name) click to toggle source

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.

   # File lib/rake/file_task.rb
41 def scope_name(scope, task_name)
42   task_name
43 end

Public Instance Methods

needed?() click to toggle source

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 Yes if it doesn’t exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.

   # File lib/rake/file_task.rb
15 def needed?
16   ! File.exist?(name) || out_of_date?(timestamp)
17 end
timestamp() click to toggle source

Time stamp for file task.

   # File lib/rake/file_task.rb
20 def timestamp
21   if File.exist?(name)
22     File.mtime(name.to_s)
23   else
24     Rake::EARLY
25   end
26 end

Private Instance Methods

out_of_date?(stamp) click to toggle source

Are there any prerequisites with a later time than the given time stamp?

   # File lib/rake/file_task.rb
31 def out_of_date?(stamp)
32   @prerequisites.any? { |n| application[n, @scope].timestamp > stamp}
33 end