Task

Use Task in pipelines.

This guide covers configuring continuous integration pipelines to use Task.

Example Task file

Here is an example Taskfile.yml.

version: '3'

tasks:

  first:
    cmds:
      - echo "this is the {{.TASK}} task"

  second:
    deps: [first]
    cmds:
      - echo "this is the {{.TASK}} task"

  third:
    cmds:
      - echo "this is the {{.TASK}} task"

The below examples assume this file is checked in to the root of your repository.

Pipeline with one step

You can install Task and run task commands in a step.

kind: pipeline
spec:
  stages:
    - name: task example
      type: ci
      spec:
        steps:
          - name: run tasks
            type: run
            spec:
              container: node:20
              script: |
                npm install -g @go-task/cli
                task second
                task third

Pipeline with multiple steps

If your pipeline has multiple steps, each step that runs tasks will need the task binary.

Here is a pipeline that installs the task binary to ./bin in the workspace, then runs tasks in separate steps.

kind: pipeline
spec:
  stages:
    - name: task example
      type: ci
      spec:
        steps:
          - name: install task
            type: run
            spec:
              container: alpine
              script: |
                apk add curl
                sh -c "$(curl --location https://taskfile.dev/install.sh)" -- -d
                ./bin/task --version

          - name: second task
            type: run
            spec:
              container: alpine
              script: |
                ./bin/task second

          - name: third task
            type: run
            spec:
              container: alpine
              script: |
                ./bin/task third

Temporary volume

If you don't want to install the task binary in the workspace, you can install it in a temporary volume.

kind: pipeline
spec:
  stages:
    - name: task example
      type: ci
      spec:
        volumes:
          - name: shared
            type: temp
            spec: {}
        steps:
          - name: install task
            type: run
            spec:
              mount:
                - name: shared
                  path: /shared
              container: alpine
              script: |
                apk add curl
                sh -c "$(curl --location https://taskfile.dev/install.sh)" -- -d -b /shared

          - name: task version
            type: run
            spec:
              mount:
                - name: shared
                  path: /shared
              container: alpine
              script: |
                /shared/task --version