If Else Condition

Learn how to use if-else conditions in Taskfile to control task execution based on conditions.

You can use if-else conditions in Taskfile to control the execution of tasks based on certain conditions. This allows you to create more dynamic and flexible task definitions.

Taskfile.yaml

version: '3'
tasks:
  example:
    summary: |
      An example task that uses if-else conditions
    vars:
      CONDITION: true
    cmds:
      - echo "Starting task..."
      - |
        {{ if .CONDITION }}
          echo "Condition is true, executing this block"
        {{ else }}
          echo "Condition is false, executing this block"
        {{ end }}
      - echo "Task completed"

Demo and Output

ubuntu@touted-mite:~$ task example 
task: [example] echo "Starting task..."
Starting task...
task: [example] 
  echo "Condition is true, executing this block"
 
 
Condition is true, executing this block
task: [example] echo "Task completed"
Task completed