From: Andy Koch <andy.koch@...>
Date: 2008-03-29T03:26:52+09:00
Subject: Re: rake only works once from rails

Ryan Davis wrote:
> 
> On Mar 26, 2008, at 16:55 , Andy Koch wrote:
>> I've made a rake task that I'm running from my rails, and it works - 
>> but only once.  If I then restart the server (mongrel) it works again 
>> - once.
>>
>> I can simulate this in the console session as shown...
>>
>> q = Rake::Task["cache_sweeper"]
>> => <Rake::Task cache_sweeper => []>
>> >> q.invoke
>> => 
>> [#<Proc:0xb6d03444@./script/../config/../config/../lib/tasks/cache.rake:4>] 
>>
>> >> q = Rake::Task["cache_sweeper"]
>> => <Rake::Task cache_sweeper => []>
>> >> q.invoke
>> => nil
>> >>
>>
>>
>> ... when q.invoke returns the "[#Proc:..." it has worked correctly, 
>> nil means nothing happened.
>>
>> Any one have insight to what is happening with rake?
> 
> It is doing it's job. Rake runs tasks once by definition. It is a build 
> tool. That is what it is for.
> 
> 
> 
> 

ah, so my usage is incorrect - that's what I was suspecting

Thanks for confirming my suspicions