lib/core/project.rb in buildr-1.2.3 vs lib/core/project.rb in buildr-1.2.4

@@ -282,9 +282,22 @@
         else
           projects
         end
       end
 
+      # :call-seq:
+      #   task_in_parent_project(task_name) => task_name or nil
+      #
+      # Assuming the task name is prefixed with the current project, finds and returns a task with the
+      # same name in a parent project.  Call this with "foo:bar:test" will return "foo:test", but call
+      # this with "foo:test" will return nil.
+      def task_in_parent_project(task_name)
+        namespace = task_name.split(":")
+        last_name = namespace.pop
+        namespace.pop
+        Rake.application.lookup((namespace + [last_name]).join(":"), []) unless namespace.empty?
+      end
+
     end
 
     include InheritedAttributes
 
     # The project name. For example, "foo" for the top-level project, and "foo:bar"