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Uses closures for ultimate coolness. v0.6.0(12y ago)362209.9k↓14.2%26[1 issues](https://github.com/jaz303/phake/issues)[8 PRs](https://github.com/jaz303/phake/pulls)7MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since May 27Pushed 3y ago17 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/jaz303/phake)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/jaz303/phake)[ Docs](http://github.com/jaz303/phake)[ RSS](/packages/jaz303-phake/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (5)Used By (7) phake - Rake/Make for PHP 5.3 [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a01a6efe008a1b0ee7ba9b7f792d41fae086a54b8ee6cbdafdc0669aa4583f60/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6a617a3330332f7068616b652e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/jaz303/phake) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= [](#phake---rakemake-for-php-53-) © 2010 Jason Frame \[ / [@jaz303](http://twitter.com/jaz303) \] Released under the MIT License. A wee clone of Ruby's `rake` for PHP 5.3. Uses closures for ultimate coolness. Questions abut `phake`? Come and chat in `#phake` on Freenode! Usage ----- [](#usage) - Download - Create a `Phakefile` in the current directory or a parent directory - Invoke `./phake task:name` to invoke task or `./phake -T` to list defined tasks Defining Tasks -------------- [](#defining-tasks) Define tasks like this: ``` task('dependency1', function() { echo "i will run first!\n"; }); task('dependency2', function() { echo "i will run second!\n"; }); task('task_name', 'dependency1', 'dependency2', function() { echo "i will run last!\n"; }); ``` This task would be invoked from the command line by `./phake task_name` Task bodies are optional if you want to create some sort of "super-task" that just invokes a bunch of others: ``` task('foo', 'dep1', 'dep2'); ``` And multiple bodies can be added to tasks, all of which will be executed when the task is invoked: ``` task('foo', function() { echo "task work item 1\n"; }); task('foo', function() { echo "task work item 2\n"; }); ``` Grouping Tasks -------------- [](#grouping-tasks) Like Rake, we can group tasks: ``` group('db', function() { task('init', function() { echo "i'm initialising the database\n"; }); }); ``` This would be invoked by `./phake db:init` Describing Tasks ---------------- [](#describing-tasks) Call `desc()` immediately before defining a task to set its description: ``` desc("Initialises the database"); task('db_init', function() { echo "oh hai it's a database\n"; }); ``` Output from `./phake -T`: ``` db_init Initialises the database ``` After/Before Blocks ------------------- [](#afterbefore-blocks) Sometimes you may want to specify that some code should run before or after a task (distinct from dependencies), a bit like Capistrano. Phake supports this: ``` before('foo', function() { ... }); after('baz:bar', function() { ... }); ``` Task Arguments -------------- [](#task-arguments) Phake allows arguments to specified on the command line: ``` # Execute task `quux` with the given args ./phake quux name=Jason city=Glasgow ``` This format must be matched exactly; do not put spaces between `=` and the argument name/value. If you need to put spaces in the argument value, place the entire assignment in quotes. Arguments are made available to tasks by the application object's `ArrayAccess` implementation: ``` task('task_with_args', function($app) { $name = $app['name']; $city = $app['city']; // do some stuff... }); ``` Aborting Execution ------------------ [](#aborting-execution) To abort execution of a task sequence, simply throw an exception. ``` desc('Demonstrate failure'); task('fail', function() { throw new Exception; }); ``` Running `phake fail` will yield: ``` - jason@disco phake % ./bin/phake fail (in /Users/jason/dev/projects/phake) aborted! Exception (See full trace by running task with --trace) ``` A Somewhat More Complete Example -------------------------------- [](#a-somewhat-more-complete-example) This is what a complete `Phakefile` might look like. It also highlights some of the more complex name resolution issues arising when dealing with groups. ``` ``` Here's the output from `./phake` (implied task to run is `default`): ``` jason@ratchet phake [master*] $ ./phake (in /Users/jason/dev/projects/phake) I am the outer environment. I should run first. I am the inner environment. I should run second. I am initialising the database... Running unit tests... Running a second batch of unit tests... All tests complete! () ``` And the corresponding output from `phake -T`: ``` jason@ratchet phake [master*] $ ./phake -T (in /Users/jason/dev/projects/phake) database Initialises the database connection environment Load the application environment test:all:run Run absolutely every test everywhere! test:units Run the unit tests ``` Bash Autocompletion ------------------- [](#bash-autocompletion) Bashkim Isai has created [`phake-autocomplete`](https://github.com/bashaus/phake-autocomplete), a bash-completion script for phake task names. ### Health Score 41 — FairBetter than 89% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity53 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community33 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity51 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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