Respect gitignore (optional, off by default)

[guettli]

Description

I would like to execute something, when a file which is tracked in git has changed:

foo:
  sources:
    - '**/*'
    - use-gitignore: true

This does not exist yet:

• use-gitignore: true

Would you accept a PR which implements this?

If "no", would you accept a PR which implements something similar?

Related:

• Sources accepts variables which represent arrays. by trulede · Pull Request #2671 · go-task/task

BTW, I found a work-around which I explain here: skip this task unless files in this path changed since the last successful run

[andreynering]

Hi @guettli,

Respecting .gitignore probably makes sense, and there is a package we can use for that.

I just don't think use-gitignore fits well inside sources:. Maybe we can add that as a global option.

[guettli]

Hi @guettli,

Respecting .gitignore probably makes sense, and there is a package we can use for that.

I just don't think use-gitignore fits well inside sources:. Maybe we can add that as a global option.

I am fine with a global options. But maybe there are edge-cases where a "per task" config is better...

[trulede]

@guettli please see PR #2773, perhaps offer comments or add a review.

[guettli]

@trulede thank you for the hint. I had a look. Looks good.

[hookenz]

Is there a reason why use-gitignore: true should not be the default?

[trulede]

Is there a reason why use-gitignore: true should not be the default?

You want transient files to be part of your sources, which would be the normal/general case.
The use-gitignore option has the potential to be very confusing in operation.

And then there is the "watcher" ...

[vmaerten]

Done in #2773 :)
(And released)