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Jake
On the record
- Async actions
- Jake waits for async task actions or returned Promises to resolve before marking the task complete.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Async tasks
- Jake waits for asynchronous task actions and promises to resolve before marking a task complete.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- CLI and embedding
- Jake is primarily a command-line tool, and it can also be embedded in programs.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- CLI installation
- Jake can be installed globally with npm or run locally with npx.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Concurrent tasks
- Jake can run asynchronous prerequisites concurrently, with a configurable limit on simultaneous tasks.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Experimental APIs
- The docs describe exported-function tasks and the series method as experimental APIs.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- File rules
- Jake can create file tasks from rules when a filename is used as a prerequisite and no file task is defined for it.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- File tasks
- File tasks can create files from prerequisites and run their action when the output is missing or older than a prerequisite.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- File tasks and rules
- Jake can create file tasks from rules when a file is named as a prerequisite and no file task is defined for it.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The documentation describes global or local npm installation, installation with Yarn, and running a local installation via npx.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The official documentation describes installing Jake through npm or Yarn and invoking it with npx; it does not list other product integrations.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Jakefiles
- Tasks are defined in Jakefiles, which are executable JavaScript files.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Modular tasks
- Jake automatically loads JavaScript files from a project’s jakelib directory after loading its main Jakefile; the directory can be overridden with a CLI option.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Namespaces
- Tasks can be grouped in namespaces to organize them and avoid name conflicts.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Node.js requirement
- The npm package specifies Node.js version 10 or later as its engine requirement.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Programmatic use
- Jake can be embedded as a module in larger programs.jakejs.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Jake is a JavaScript build tool for Node.js with capabilities similar to GNU Make, CMake, or Rake.jakejs.com · read 9 Oct 2026
