lib/mattock/task.rb in mattock-0.1.2 vs lib/mattock/task.rb in mattock-0.1.3

@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 require 'mattock/cascading-definition'
 require 'rake/task'
+require 'rake/file_task'
 
 module Mattock
-  class Task < Rake::Task
+  # A configurable subclass of Rake::Task, such that you can use a
+  # configuration block to change how a common task behaves, while still
+  # overriding Rake API methods like Task#needed? and Task#timestamp
+
+  module TaskMixin
     include CascadingDefinition
 
     setting :task_name
     setting :task_args
 
-    def self.default_taskname(name)
-      setting(:task_name, name)
+    module ClassMethods
+      def default_taskname(name)
+        setting(:task_name, name)
+      end
     end
 
+    def self.included(mod)
+      mod.class_eval{ extend ClassMethods }
+      super
+    end
+
     def initialize(*args)
       configs = args.take_while{|arg| Configurable === arg}
       @extracted_task_args = args[configs.length..-1]
       if @extracted_task_args.any?{|arg| Configurable === arg}
         raise "Mattock::Task classes should be created with parent configs, then Rake task args"
@@ -30,10 +42,11 @@
     end
 
     def action
     end
 
+    # I continue to look for an alternative here.
     def task_class
       return @task_class if @task_class
       @task_class = Class.new(self.class) do
         define_method :initialize, Rake::Task.instance_method(:initialize)
       end
@@ -47,7 +60,15 @@
       task = task_class.define_task(*task_args) do
         action
       end
       copy_settings_to(task)
     end
+  end
+
+  class Task < Rake::Task
+    include TaskMixin
+  end
+
+  class FileTask < Rake::FileTask
+    include TaskMixin
   end
 end