It uses a simple python script (Cakefile) located in the project root to define its tasks. Cake can be run and can run tasks from anywhere within the project.
Features
- Task descriptions
- Task arguments
- Colored output
Usage
List all tasks
cake
Execute task
cake [name] [args]
Example
$ cat Cakefile from cake.lib import task, path @task("header information") def test(value='test'): """ task description """ print('current dir: %s' % path.current) print('project dir: %s' % path.root) print('running with value %s' % value)
$ cake (in /home/alex/work/cake/examples) cake test # task description
$ cake test example (in /home/alex/work/cake/examples) ** test: header information current dir: /home/alex/work/cake/examples project dir: /home/alex/work/cake/examples running with value example
Install
pip install cake