Class: Rake::MultiTask
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| Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance | |
| Class Chain: 
          self,
           Task | |
| Instance Chain: 
          self,
           Task | |
| Inherits: | Rake::Task 
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| Defined in: | lib/rake/multi_task.rb | 
Overview
Same as a regular task, but the immediate prerequisites are done in parallel using Ruby threads.
Class Method Summary
Task - Inherited
| .[] | Return a task with the given name. | 
| .clear | Clear the task list. | 
| .create_rule | Define a rule for synthesizing tasks. | 
| .define_task | Define a task given  | 
| .format_deps | Format dependencies parameter to pass to task. | 
| .new | Create a task named  | 
| .scope_name | Apply the scope to the task name according to the rules for this kind of task. | 
| .task_defined? | TRUE if the task name is already defined. | 
| .tasks | List of all defined tasks. | 
Instance Attribute Summary
Task - Inherited
| #actions | List of actions attached to a task. | 
| #already_invoked | Has this task already been invoked? Already invoked tasks will be skipped unless you reenable them. | 
| #application | 
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| #comment | First line (or sentence) of all comments. | 
| #locations | File/Line locations of each of the task definitions for this task (only valid if the task was defined with the detect location option set). | 
| #needed? | Is this task needed? | 
| #order_only_prerequisites | List of order only prerequisites for a task. | 
| #prereqs | Alias for Task#prerequisites. | 
| #prerequisites | List of prerequisites for a task. | 
| #scope | Array of nested namespaces names used for task lookup by this task. | 
| #sources, | |
| #sources= | List of sources for task. | 
| #comment= | |
Instance Method Summary
- #invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain) private Internal use only
Task - Inherited
| #add_description | Add a description to the task. | 
| #all_prerequisite_tasks | List of all unique prerequisite tasks including prerequisite tasks’ prerequisites. | 
| #arg_names | Name of arguments for this task. | 
| #clear | Clear the existing prerequisites, actions, comments, and arguments of a rake task. | 
| #clear_actions | Clear the existing actions on a rake task. | 
| #clear_args | Clear the existing arguments on a rake task. | 
| #clear_comments | Clear the existing comments on a rake task. | 
| #clear_prerequisites | Clear the existing prerequisites of a rake task. | 
| #enhance | Enhance a task with prerequisites or actions. | 
| #execute | Execute the actions associated with this task. | 
| #full_comment | Full collection of comments. | 
| #investigation | Return a string describing the internal state of a task. | 
| #invoke | Invoke the task if it is needed. | 
| #name | Name of the task, including any namespace qualifiers. | 
| #prerequisite_tasks | List of prerequisite tasks. | 
| #reenable | Reenable the task, allowing its tasks to be executed if the task is invoked again. | 
| #set_arg_names | Set the names of the arguments for this task. | 
| #source | First source from a rule (nil if no sources). | 
| #timestamp | Timestamp for this task. | 
| #to_s | Return task name. | 
| #| | Add order only dependencies. | 
| #invoke_with_call_chain | Same as invoke, but explicitly pass a call chain to detect circular dependencies. | 
| #first_sentence | Get the first sentence in a string. | 
| #format_trace_flags | Format the trace flags for display. | 
| #transform_comments | Transform the list of comments as specified by the block and join with the separator. | 
| #arg_description | Argument description (nil if none). | 
| #inspect, | |
| #invoke_prerequisites | Invoke all the prerequisites of a task. | 
| #invoke_prerequisites_concurrently | Invoke all the prerequisites of a task in parallel. | 
| #name_with_args | Name of task with argument list description. | 
| #collect_prerequisites, #add_chain_to, #add_comment, #lookup_prerequisite | |
Constructor Details
This class inherits a constructor from Rake::Task
Instance Method Details
#invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain) (private)
# File 'lib/rake/multi_task.rb', line 10
def invoke_prerequisites(task_args, invocation_chain) # :nodoc: invoke_prerequisites_concurrently(task_args, invocation_chain) end