Taskmaster is a simple project task runner.
npm install taskmasterTaskmaster is a simple tool to enable sane, simple and asynchronous build / deploy tasks in NodeJS-heavy projects.
npm install -g taskmaster
Tasks are NodeJS modules that export a simple interface. Example:
exports.usage = "task greet
exports.run = function(argv, result) {
if(argv._[1]) {
console.log("Hello, " + argv._[1]);
result.resolve();
} else
result.reject("Give me your name, task-master, and I shall give you mine.");
};
Tasks are located inside a "tasks/" directory within your project. When a user types the command "task" in your project directory, Taskmaster takes care of the boilerplate busy work related to informing the user about the universe of options:
$ cd ./some/cool/project
$ task
task error You must specify a task to run.
task log Available tasks:
task log greeter
task log To view usage for a task:
task log task help
A user can ask for usage related to a specific task:
$ task help greeter
task log greeter Usage:
task log greeter task greet
This project is still young and naive, and there is much potential robustness to be explored in the exported interface of tasks. Please don't hesitate contact me with any requests or suggestions :)