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 Instance Methods
needed?()
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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 Yes if it doesn't exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.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, line 15 def needed? ! File.exist?(name) || out_of_date?(timestamp) end
timestamp()
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Time stamp for file task.
# File lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 20 def timestamp if File.exist?(name) File.mtime(name.to_s) else Rake::EARLY end end
Private Instance Methods
out_of_date?(stamp)
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Are there any prerequisites with a later time than the given time stamp?
# File lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 31 def out_of_date?(stamp) @prerequisites.any? { |n| application[n, @scope].timestamp > stamp} end
scope_name(scope, task_name)
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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, line 41 def scope_name(scope, task_name) task_name end