grunt-if

Conditionally run tasks

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.5

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-if --save-dev

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

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-if');

The "if" task

Overview

In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named if to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig().

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        your_target: {
            // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here.
            options: {
                // execute test function(s)
                test: function(){ return true; },

                //test if cli executable exists
                executable: 'foo'
            },
            //array of tasks to execute if all tests pass
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ],

            //array of tasks to execute if any test fails
            ifFalse: ['taskIfFalse']
        }
    }
});

Options

options.test

Type: Function | Array of Functions Default value: []

A function or an array of functions that must all evaluate (or resolve) to a truthy value. If a function returns a Q style promise, the test passes if the resolved value is truthy. The test will fail if the promise is rejected or the resolved value is falsey.

options.executable

Type: String | Array of Strings Default value: []

If set, tests will be performed to determine whether the specified command line executable(s) exist.

options.config

Type: String | Object | Array of Strings or Objects Default value: []

If a string, the test will be true if the config value of the given string is truthy. If an object, the test will do do a comparison to the provided value using the specified operand.

Usage Examples

Test Function - returns value

In this example, ifTrue tasks are executed if the test method returns true.

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        default: {
            options: {
                test: function(){ return Date.now() % 2; }
            },
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ]
            ifFalse: [ 'taskIfFalse' ]
        }
    }
});

Test Function - returns promise

In this example, ifTrue tasks are executed if the test method resolves to true after the delay.

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        default: {
            options: {
                test: function(){
                    var d = q.defer();
                    setTimeout( function(){
                        d.resolve( Date.now() % 2  === 1 );
                    }, 2000 );
                    return d.promise;
                }
            },
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ]
            ifFalse: [ 'taskIfFalse' ]
        }
    }
});

Test Executable

In this example, ifTrue tasks are executed if the fontforge executable is available.

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        default: {
            options: {
                executable: 'fontforge'
            },
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ]
            ifFalse: [ 'taskIfFalse' ]
        }
    }
});

Test Config Value

In this example, ifTrue tasks are executed if the config value is truthy.

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        default: {
            options: {
                config: 'settings.param'
            },
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ]
            ifFalse: [ 'taskIfFalse' ]
        }
    }
});

In this example, ifTrue tasks are executed if the config value matches.

grunt.initConfig({
    if: {
        default: {
            options: {
                config: {
                    property: "settings.param",
                    value: "test",
                    operand: "=" //options are: = | != | < | <= | > | >=
                }
            },
            ifTrue: [ 'taskIfTrue' ]
            ifFalse: [ 'taskIfFalse' ]
        }
    }
});

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

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