2. Tutorial

2.1 Firs mkfile.py

First, we need to make an empty “mkfile.py”. Pymk will try to search for a list of taks and will find nothing.

>>> touch mkfile.py
>>> pymk
Avalible tasks:

Now we need to make simple task. Put this in mkfile.py

from pymk.task import Task

class task(Task):
    dependencys = []
    def build(cls):
        print 'Hello'

And now we can execute

>>> pymk
Avalible tasks:
    task
>>> pymk task
 * Building 'task'
Hello

If you want pymk to run some task by default, just put this line at the end of the mkfile.py

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

And run

>>> pymk
* Building 'task'
Hello

Ok, but now our task are build every time we change it. We need to make a file in our script, and point which file we are creating. Out mkfile.py should look like this

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.extra import touch

class task(Task):
    dependencys = []

    output_file = 'a.out'

    def build(cls):
        touch(cls.output_file)

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

And then we execute

>>> pymk
* Building 'task'
>>> pymk
* 'task' is up to date
>>> ls a.out
a.out

And now we start playing. We need some dependency. Here’s the file

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.dependency import FileChanged

class task(Task):
    output_file = 'a.out'

    dependencys = [
        FileChanged('b.out'),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

This is how the graph will draw our mkfile. Now we can try:

>>> pymk
Could not create file b.out
>>> ls
mkfile.py  mkfile.pyc

But this will not work becouse of absance of b.out file. So we will create it and try again.

>>> touch b.out
>>> pymk
 * Building 'task'
>>> ls
a.out  b.out  mkfile.py  mkfile.pyc
>>> pymk
 * 'task' is up to date
>>> touch b.out
>>> pymk
 * Building 'task'

As we can see, a.out will be created when b.out will be changed. This dependency is implemented for files that can changed by external programs (or programmers). And this is good moment for describing the -g option for pymk (make a graph).

2.2 Making tasks graphs

We will change the mkfile a little bit, so we will have two dependencys.

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.dependency import FileChanged

class task(Task):
    output_file = 'a.out'

    dependencys = [
        FileChanged('b.out'),
        FileChanged('c.out'),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

>>> pymk -g graph.png

As we can see, our tasks depends on two files. Our task will rebuild when at least one of thoes files will be never then our output file. The “C” stands for “change” near the arrow. If we run this:

>>> touch b.out
>>> touch c.out
>>> pymk -g graph.png task

The red color means “this dependency accured” or “this task was runned”. If we run this again:

>>> pymk -g graph.png task

No task was builded, because no depedency accured. If we change one of this file, then only one dependency will be red.

>>> touch c.out
>>> pymk -g graph.png task

2.3 Task dependency with another task

If we need a task depedency, like “if task changed, rebuild me” we can make something like that

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.dependency import FileChanged


class secon_task(Task):
    output_file = 'b.out'

    dependencys = [
        FileChanged('d.out'),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

class task(Task):
    output_file = 'a.out'

    dependencys = [
        secon_task.dependency_FileChanged(),
        FileChanged('c.out')
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

And new can run this:

>>> rm *.out # if something was left before
>>> touch c.out d.out
>>> pymk
 * Building 'secon_task'
 * Building 'task'

>>> pymk
 * 'task' is up to date

>>> touch d.out
>>> pymk
 * Building 'secon_task'
 * Building 'task'

But what if we want to do “task” only once, after the “second_task” is created and not when the task is rebuilded? We can use FileExists.

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.dependency import FileChanged

class secon_task(Task):
    output_file = 'b.out'

    dependencys = [
        FileChanged('d.out'),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

class task(Task):
    output_file = 'a.out'

    dependencys = [
        secon_task.dependency_FileExists(),
        FileChanged('c.out')
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

>>> rm *.out
>>> touch c.out d.out
>>> pymk task -g tutorial_phase_7_run1.png
 * Building 'secon_task'
 * Building 'task'

>>> touch d.out
>>> pymk task -g tutorial_phase_7_run2.png
 * Building 'secon_task'
 * 'task' is up to date

2.4 Command task

Sometimes task will run program instead of creating files (like run deveopers web server). For this task the “AlwaysRebuild” dependency is created. When used this dependency the task will be always rebuilded.

from pymk.task import Task
from pymk.dependency import FileChanged, AlwaysRebuild

class secon_task(Task):
    output_file = 'b.out'

    dependencys = [
        FileChanged('d.out'),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

class task(Task):
    output_file = 'a.out'

    dependencys = [
        secon_task.dependency_FileExists(),
        FileChanged('c.out'),
        AlwaysRebuild(),
    ]

    def build(cls):
        fp = open(cls.output_file, 'a')
        fp.write('bulded!\n')
        fp.close()

SETTINGS = {
    'default task' : task,
}

The shape and the color of the task with “AlwaysRebuild” dependency changed on the graph and the “AlwaysRebuild” dependency is not shown. Now, we can run it.

>>> rm *.out
>>> touch c.out d.out
>>> pymk
 * Building 'secon_task'
 * Building 'task'

>>> pymk
 * Building 'task'