init(app_name='rake') Instance Public methods Initialize the command line parameters and app name.

invoke_task(task_string) Instance Public methods private âââââââââââââââââââââ-

load_imports() Instance Public methods Load the pending list of imported files.

load_rakefile() Instance Public methods Find the rakefile and then load it and any pending imports.

options() Instance Public methods Application options from the command line

parse_task_string(string) Instance Public methods

print_rakefile_directory(location) Instance Public methods

rake_require(file_name, paths=$LOAD_PATH, loaded=$") Instance Public methods Similar to the regular Ruby require command, but will check for *.rake files in addition to *.rb files.

rakefile_location(backtrace=caller) Instance Public methods

run() Instance Public methods Run the Rake application. The run method performs the following three steps: Initialize the command line options (init). Define the tasks (load_rakefile). Run the top level tasks (top_level). If you wish to build a custom rake command, you should call init on your application. Then define any tasks. Finally, call top_level to run your top level tasks.