method

namespace

v2_2_9 - Show latest stable - Class: Rake::DSL

namespace(name=nil, &block)

private

Create a new rake namespace and use it for evaluating the given block. Returns a NameSpace object that can be used to lookup tasks defined in the namespace.

Example:

ns = namespace "nested" do
  # the "nested:run" task
  task :run
end
task_run = ns[:run] # find :run in the given namespace.

Tasks can also be defined in a namespace by using a “:” in the task name:

task "nested:test" do
  # ...
end

# File lib/rake/dsl_definition.rb, line 141
    def namespace(name=nil, &block) # :doc:
      name = name.to_s if name.kind_of?(Symbol)
      name = name.to_str if name.respond_to?(:to_str)
      unless name.kind_of?(String) || name.nil?
        raise ArgumentError, "Expected a String or Symbol for a namespace name"
      end
      Rake.application.in_namespace(name, &block)
    end

namespace

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