task-panel

An extension that provides list of gulp, grunt and npm tasks found in your workspaces and allow them to be executed.

Features

• Show tasks in explorer view.
• Run tasks and show output in the Output View.

Configuration Settings

The Tasks Panel extension comes with a useful configuration settings. The following settings can be used to control the extension via File > Preferences > Settings:

Setting	Description	Default Value
tasks-panel.treeCollapsibleState	Set initial tree collapsible state after panel show tasks.	expanded
tasks-panel.search.gruntTasks	Enable/Disable the searching for Grunt tasks.	true
tasks-panel.search.gulpTasks	Enable/Disable the searching for Gulp tasks.	true
tasks-panel.search.npmTasks	Enable/Disable the searching for NPM tasks.	false
tasks-panel.search.searchCondition	A value specifying where extension search for task files.	RootFolder
tasks-panel.search.inSubFolders	A value specifying sub folders where extension search for task files.	null

Example:

{
  "tasks-panel.treeCollapsibleState": "expanded"
  "tasks-panel.search.searchCondition": "SubFolders"
  "tasks-panel.search.inSubFolders": [
    "tasks/gulp"
  ],
  "tasks-panel.search.gruntTasks": false,
  "tasks-panel.search.gulpTasks": true
}

Known Issues

• None.

Release Notes

Tasks Panel support gulp and grunt tasks.

0.1.2

• Show tasks in explorer view.
• Run tasks and show output in the Output View.

0.1.3

• Fix: grunt tasks are not loaded.

0.1.4

• Fix: terminate long running task when vscode is closed.

0.1.5

• Fix: Grunt tasks without multiple targets are now shown in the list.

0.1.6

• Fix: Can't execute tasks on Windows.

0.1.8

• Fix: Wrong encoding in package.json file.
• Fix: Missing dependencies.

0.1.9

• Add colorized output.
• Add sorting tasks in ASC order by name (The grunt tasks are sorted in two parts - core and alias tasks).

0.1.10

• Add execute task with double click.
• Add configuration for initial state of tasks tree, default value is expanded.

0.1.11

• Add Restart function for long running tasks.

0.2.0

• Add settings options:
  • Disable/enable gulp and grunt task loading.
  • A possibility to search for tasks in workspace sub folders.

0.3.0

• Add support for NPM tasks defined in package file.