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Autotask

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Automatically run appropriate tasks based one filetype, filename or user's requirements in Visual Studio Code
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Autotask

Overview

This extension will automatically run appropriate tasks based on filetype, filename or user's requirements in Visual Studio Code.

Example

Suppose you have 2 tasks called Install prod package and Install dev package, which are defined in tasks.json file like this:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Install prod package",
            "command": [
                "npm", "install", "${input:package_name}"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": []
        },
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Install dev package",
            "command": [
                "npm", "install", "${input:package_name}", "--save-dev"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": []
        }
    ],
    "inputs": [
        {
            "id": "package_name",
            "type": "promptString",
            "description": "Package name to install"
        }
    ]
}

Before using this extension

You have to choose the right task everytime you want to run without recommendation by using Ctrl + Shift + P -> Tasks: Run Task -> Install prod package/Install dev package

After using this extension

Now, you can create a task called autotask to automatically choose the appropriate task to run based on filetype, filename or user's requirements by pressing F6 only while opening .js file. It will show a selection list if there are more than one task that you can run.

{
    "type": "autotask",
    "filePatterns": ["\\.js"],
    "taskToTrigger": ["Install prod package", "Install dev package"],
    "label": "Install package"
}

How to use

You need to add a new task called autotask alongside with already existed tasks. This autotask task is where you define conditions to run the desired ones. This is the example tasks.json:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Install prod package",
            "command": [
                "npm", "install", "${input:package_name}"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": []
        },
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Install dev package",
            "command": [
                "npm", "install", "${input:package_name}", "--save-dev"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": []
        },
        {
            "type": "autotask",
            "filePatterns": ["\\.js"],
            "taskToTrigger": ["Install prod package", "Install dev package"],
            "label": "Install package"
        }
    ],
    "inputs": [
        {
            "id": "package_name",
            "type": "promptString",
            "description": "Package name to install"
        }
    ]
}

Now you can trigger specific Install package task by Ctrl + Shift + P -> Tasks: Run Task -> Install package or press F6 while opening .js file to let this extension do its job, which is a preferred way.

Contribution

Contributions are always welcome.

Acknowledgments

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Thanks all for endless support for this extension in terms of developing and using it.

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