Hi Mittie
Thanks. I like that idea. And it works (checkDirSize is a custom task):
def reducedDependencies = build.taskDependencies.values - check
build.dependsOn = reducedDependencies
println build.taskDependencies.values
Etienne
On 24.11.2010, at 23:39, Dierk König wrote:
> Well, instead of "knowing", you can ask the API and removing from a list is
> simple in Groovy.
>
>>> someTask.dependsOn = oldDependencies - depsToRemove
>
> I guess you can get the oldDependencies from the TaskGraph.
>
> That said, it certainly feels more symmetric to also have a 'remove' where
> there is an 'add'.
>
> cheers
> Dierk
>
> Am 24.11.2010 um 23:30 schrieb Etienne Studer:
>
>> On one hand, it's a general question. If I can add dependencies, it would be
>> nice to also remove dependencies. Especially when I use a plugin and want to
>> wire the task dependencies differently (as far as it makes sense).
>>
>> Example 1: Let's say I want to run 'gradle build' and always skip the tests
>> (gradle build -x test is not an option if done repeatedly). In this case, I
>> need to remove the dependency of check on test.
>>
>> Example 2: When running the tests, I want to first run another task to
>> prepare clover and after my tests are done, I want to run the clover report
>> generation. I need: build -> check -> cloverReport -> test -> cloverSetup ->
>> ...). Hence, check must not depend on test directly anymore.
>>
>> These are just examples. I've come across several cases over the past few
>> months where I wanted to squeeze in a new task between a task and its
>> dependent task. Right now, this is not easy to achieve (except to replace
>> all the dependencies, in case I know which ones were set before).
>>
>> Etienne
>>
>>
>> On 24.11.2010, at 09:46, Adam Murdoch wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 24/11/2010, at 6:03 PM, Etienne Studer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> It's easy to add an additional task dependency to a given task. How can I
>>>> do the opposite? Remove a dependency from a given task?
>>>
>>> You can do something like this:
>>>
>>> someTask.dependsOn = [... the set of dependencies that you'd actually
>>> like... ]
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let's say, just for an example, I want to remove the dependency of the
>>>> check task on the test task.
>>>
>>> Do you want to change the dependencies that the standard Gradle plugins
>>> define? If so, I don't suppose you could give a quick description of why
>>> you want to do this?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Murdoch
>>> Gradle Developer
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>>> CTO, Gradle Inc. - Gradle Training, Support, Consulting
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>>>
>>
>> Etienne Studer
>> Senior Software Developer
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>
Etienne Studer
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Canoo Engineering AG
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CH-4051 Basel
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