Index

A

• args variable / The second variant
• arguments, passing to tasks
  • first alternative / The first alternative
  • second variant / The second variant

B

• backtrace
  • about / Using command-line arguments for debugging
  • working with / Using command-line arguments for debugging
• blog generator / The characteristics of the file task dependencies
• BlogGenerator class / The characteristics of the file task dependencies
• bundler gem
  • about / Applying multitasks in practice
  • URL / Applying multitasks in practice

C

• Capistrano tool
  • Rake, used by / Examples of Rake being used by famous gems
  • URL / Examples of Rake being used by famous gems
  • Rake implementation, extending / Capistrano extending the Rake implementation
• clean task / The cleaning tasks
• clobber task / The cleaning tasks
• command-line arguments
  • using / The command-line arguments
  • used, for debugging / Using command-line arguments for debugging
• common prerequisite
  • used, for multiple task definitions / Multiple task definitions with a common prerequisite
• config file, automatically generated
  • practical example / A practical example of automatically generating a config file
• cron
  • about / Recurrent running of tasks
  • URL / Recurrent running of tasks
• custom rake tasks
  • defining / Defining custom rake tasks
  • using, in Rails / Custom rake tasks in a Rails project

D

• debugger tool
  • used, for debugging Ruby code / Using the Ruby approach to debug a Rake project
  • URL / Using the Ruby approach to debug a Rake project
• debugging
  • command-line arguments, used for / Using command-line arguments for debugging
• dependency resolution
  • getting, --prereqs used / Getting a dependency's resolution with --prereqs
• desc method / The command-line arguments
• directory method
  • used, for creating folder / Creating a folder with the directory method
• duplicated file tasks
  • eliminating, rule method used / Using a rule to get rid of the duplicated file tasks

E

• Emacs editor / Using the FileList module functionality to collect the files
• ENV variable / Passing arguments to the tasks, The first alternative

F

• FileList module
  • used, for collecting files / Using the FileList module functionality to collect the files
• file lists
  • transforming, pathmap method used / Using pathmap to transform file lists
• files
  • file task, used for working with / Using file tasks to work with files
  • collecting, FileList module used / Using the FileList module functionality to collect the files
• file task dependencies
  • characteristics / The characteristics of the file task dependencies
• file tasks
  • used, for working with files / Using file tasks to work with files
• file tasks duplication
  • about / Understanding the duplication of the file tasks
• file utilities, Rake
  • FileList module / Using the FileList module functionality to collect the files
  • pathmap method / Using pathmap to transform file lists
  • FileUtils module / Introducing the FileUtils module
• FileUtils#mkdir_p method / Creating a folder with the directory method
• FileUtils.rm method / The characteristics of the file task dependencies
• FileUtils module
  • about / Introducing the FileUtils module
• folder
  • creating, directory method used / Creating a folder with the directory method

G

• gems
  • Rake usage, examples / Examples of Rake being used by famous gems
  • Rake, used as task executor / The pain of task execution
• generators
  • about / Thor – the next generation of Rake
• Git
  • about / Introducing Jenkins
  • URL / Introducing Jenkins
• git-scribe tool
  • using / Setting up a project
• global Rakefile
  • used, for running tasks / Using global Rakefiles to run tasks anywhere

H

• heredoc / The characteristics of the file task dependencies

I

• import method
  • used, for loading Rakefiles / Using the import method to load other Rakefiles

J

• Jenkins
  • about / Introducing Jenkins
  • URL / Introducing Jenkins
  • working / Introducing Jenkins
  • setting up / Setting up Jenkins
  • configuring, to run rake tasks / Configuring Jenkins to run rake tasks

M

• message variable / The second variant
• method_from_rakefile() method / Using the import method to load other Rakefiles
• multiple tasks
  • defining, with common prerequisite / Multiple task definitions with a common prerequisite
• multiple tasks definitions
  • arguments, passing to tasks / Passing arguments to the tasks, The first alternative, The second variant
• multitask method
  • used, for defining tasks / Defining tasks with parallel prerequisites
• multitasks
  • applying / Applying multitasks in practice
• multitasks thread safety
  • about / Thread safety of multitasks

P

• --prereqs
  • used, for getting dependency resolution / Getting a dependency's resolution with --prereqs
• parallel prerequisites
  • used, for defining tasks / Defining tasks with parallel prerequisites
• parallel task execution
  • about / Defining tasks with parallel prerequisites
• pathmap method
  • used, for transforming file lists / Using pathmap to transform file lists
• prerequisites method / The characteristics of the file task dependencies
• project
  • setting up / Setting up a project

R

• --rules option
  • used, for tracing rule resolution / Using the --rules option to trace the rule resolution
• race conditions
  • preventing / Thread safety of multitasks
• Rails
  • Rake, integrating in / Introducing Rake's integration with Rails
  • custom rake tasks, using in / Custom rake tasks in a Rails project
• Rake
  • installing / Installing Rake
  • integrating, in Rails / Introducing Rake's integration with Rails
• rake -T command / The command-line arguments
• Rake code conventions
  • about / The code conventions of Rake
  • using / The code conventions of Rake
• Rakefile
  • about / Introducing rake tasks
  • creating / Introducing rake tasks
• Rakefile, global
  • used, for running tasks / Using global Rakefiles to run tasks anywhere
• Rakefiles
  • loading, import method used / Using the import method to load other Rakefiles
• Rake project
  • debugging, Ruby approach used / Using the Ruby approach to debug a Rake project
• Rake project structure
  • about / The structure of a Rake project
  • import method, using to load Rakefiles / Using the import method to load other Rakefiles
  • rake tasks, running from other tasks / Running rake tasks from other tasks
• rake tasks
  • about / Introducing rake tasks
  • running, from other tasks / Running rake tasks from other tasks
  • tests, writing for / Writing tests for rake tasks
• rake tasks, custom
  • defining / Defining custom rake tasks
• rake tasks, testing
  • need for / The need for tests
• rake tasks dependencies
  • prerequisites / Task dependencies – prerequisites
  • multiple tasks definitions / Multiple tasks definitions, The first alternative, The second variant
• Rake usage examples
  • task, executing / The pain of task execution
  • test, running in Sinatra / Sinatra using Rake to run tests
  • documentation, generating in Sinatra / Sinatra using Rake to generate documentation
  • in Capistrano / Capistrano extending the Rake implementation
  • other Sinatra examples / Other examples of Sinatra using Rake
• regular expression
  • used, for matching tasks / Using a regular expression to match more tasks
• repeated runs, rake tasks
  • about / Recurrent running of tasks
• Rspec
  • URL / Writing tests for rake tasks
• Ruby approach
  • used, for debugging Rake project / Using the Ruby approach to debug a Rake project
• rule method
  • used, for eliminating duplicated file tasks / Using a rule to get rid of the duplicated file tasks
  • source, dynamically detecting for / Detecting a source for the rule dynamically
• rule resolution
  • tracing, --rules option used / Using the --rules option to trace the rule resolution

S

• --suppress-backtrace option / Using command-line arguments for debugging
• Sinatra
  • Rake used, for running tests / Sinatra using Rake to run tests
  • Rake used, for generating documentation / Sinatra using Rake to generate documentation
• Sinatra gem
  • Rake, used by / Examples of Rake being used by famous gems
  • URL / Examples of Rake being used by famous gems
  • Rake usage, examples / Other examples of Sinatra using Rake
• source
  • dynamically detecting, for rule method / Detecting a source for the rule dynamically

T

• task execution
  • about / The pain of task execution
• tasks
  • running, global Rakefiles used / Using global Rakefiles to run tasks anywhere
  • arguments, passing to / Passing arguments to the tasks
  • matching, regular expression used / Using a regular expression to match more tasks
  • defining, with parallel prerequisites / Defining tasks with parallel prerequisites
  • defining, multitask method used / Defining tasks with parallel prerequisites
• Task Scheduler tool
  • URL / Recurrent running of tasks
• task work
  • cleaning / The cleaning tasks
• Test-driven Development (TDD) / Writing tests for rake tasks
• tests
  • writing, for rake tasks / Writing tests for rake tasks
  • running / Writing tests for rake tasks
• Thor
  • URL / Thor – the next generation of Rake
  • versus Rake / Thor – the next generation of Rake
• TITLE variable / The first alternative

V

• Vagrant
  • URL / Setting up Jenkins
• version control system
  • Git / Introducing Jenkins
• VirtualBox
  • URL / Setting up Jenkins

W

• whenever gem
  • installing / Recurrent running of tasks

Y

• Yardoc
  • URL / Sinatra using Rake to generate documentation