grunt-commands

Easy way to run shell commands, batch files or executable files in grunt.

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.0

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-commands --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-commands');

This plugin was designed to work with Grunt 0.4.x. If you're still using grunt v0.3.x it's strongly recommended that you upgrade.

Command task

Run this task with the grunt commands command.

Task targets, options may be specified according to the grunt Configuring tasks guide.

Options

force

Type: Boolean Default: true

Usage Examples

    watch: {
        // ...
    },

    // this task (grunt-commands)
    commands: {
        options: {force: false},
        target_1: {
            cmd: 'xxx.js', // detected to nodejs
        },
        target_2: {
            cmd: [
                'xxx.sh', // detected to shell
                {
                    cmd: 'xxx.bat', // detected to batch commands
                    force: true
                },
                'cd ./xxx/a' // any commands of OS supports
            ]
        }
    }

    jshint: {
        // ...
    }

• Use nodejs file as commands

    commands : {

        // Run tests via nodejs
        tests: {
            cmd: './test/tests.js'
        },

        // If file name has space chars
        // you must write it like this.
        // this is usually by Windows users
        test2: {
            cmd: './test/include\\ space.js'
        },
    }

• Use shell file as commands (Only for Linux/Unix platform)

    commands : {

        // Deploy project via ShellScript
        deploy: {
            cmd  : './test/deploy.sh',
            force: true
        }
    }

• Use batch commands file (Only for Windows platform).

    commands : {
        // Package to zip file via Windows batch file
        zip: {
            cmd  : './test/zip.bat'
        }
    }

• Custom commands your OS supports.

    // this task
    commands: {

        someOthorCommands: {
            cmd: [
                // commands one
                {
                    cmd: 'cd tmp && echo "Time `date`" > cmd.log',

                    // if dir `tmp` exists will throw an error,
                    // so set `force: true` to igone the error.
                    force: true
                },

                // commands two
                'cd tmp && echo "Time `date`" > cmd2.log',

                // Rename js file, special the extend name is `.js`
                renameNodejsFile: {
                    cmd  : 'mv ./tmp/nodejs.js ./tmp/nodejs-md.js'
                },

                // Delete shell file, special the extend name is `.sh`
                renameNodejsFile: {
                    cmd  : 'rm ./tmp/shell-md.sh'
                }
            ]
        }
    },

Release History

• 2014-10-28 v0.1.7
  • Add feture
  • automaticly to detect commands type.
  • Use nodejs.child_process.exec as default executor, Let it support as more command types as OS supports.
  • Bug fixed:
  • #3 Rename from grunt-contrib-commands to grunt-commands.
  • #4 Rewrite commands executor use node.child_process.
  • #5 Change all task name as same of commands.
• 2013-07-19 v0.1.0 Start up project .

Task submitted by Colin Luo

This file was generated on Fri Jul 19 2013 0:29:15.