Russel Winder wrote:
I find using strings as identifiers somewhat infelicitous -- I like
having language level symbols so as to avoid spelling error issues.
Also for me, strings are data not control.
So as a specific single example, I don't like having to use strings for
task names, as in:
defaultTasks ( 'flob' , 'adob' )
However, whilst task names were string everywhere I just got into the
habit of:
def flob = 'flob'
def adob = 'adob'
. . .
defaultTasks ( flob , adob )
But now that task names are not strings in some places whereas they are
in others, things are getting to a "point of pain".
task printHelloWorld << {
println ( 'Hello World.' )
}
defaultTasks ( 'printHelloWorld' )
Is annoying me because the name of the task is not the same sort of
language structure everywhere. Am I on my own here? Have I missed
something? Is there something to think about?
Probably. The defaultTasks() method should probably accept exactly the
same things as parameters that Task.dependsOn() does. Then, you could do:
task hello ...
defaultTasks hello
defaultTasks 'hello'
defaultTasks [hello]
defaultTasks { tasks.findAll { it.name == 'hello' } }
Adam
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