v3.0.0-preview1

Thanks @crewjam for the suggestion

Closes #234

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+open_collective: task

.gitignore

@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ dist/
 
 # intellij idea/goland
 .idea/
+
+# exuberant ctags
+tags

.travis.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.10.x
   - 1.11.x
+  - 1.12.x
 
 addons:
   apt:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,48 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## v2.5.0 = 2019-03-16
+## v3.0.0 - Preview 1
+
+- We're now using [slim-sprig](https://github.com/go-task/slim-sprig) instead of
+  [sprig](https://github.com/Masterminds/sprig), which allowed a file size
+  reduction of about 22%
+  ([#219](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/219)).
+- We now use some colors on Task output to better distinguish message types -
+  commands are green, errors are red, etc
+  ([#207](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/207)).
+
+## Unreleased
+
+- Fixed panic bug when assigning a global variable
+  ([#229](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/229), [#243](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/234)).
+
+## v2.6.0 - 2019-07-21
+
+- Fixed some bugs regarding minor version checks on `version:`.
+- Add `preconditions:` to task
+  ([#205](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/205)).
+- Create directory informed on `dir:` if it doesn't exist
+  ([#209](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/209), [#211](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/211)).
+- We now have a `--taskfile` flag (alias `-t`), which can be used to run
+  another Taskfile (other than the default `Taskfile.yml`)
+  ([#221](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/221)).
+- It's now possible to install Task using Homebrew on Linux
+  ([go-task/homebrew-tap#1](https://github.com/go-task/homebrew-tap/pull/1)).
+
+## v2.5.2 - 2019-05-11
+
+- Reverted YAML upgrade due issues with CRLF on Windows
+  ([#201](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/201), [go-yaml/yaml#450](https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/issues/450)).
+- Allow setting global variables through the CLI
+  ([#192](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/192)).
+
+## 2.5.1 - 2019-04-27
+
+- Fixed some issues with interactive command line tools, where sometimes
+  the output were not being shown, and similar issues
+  ([#114](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/114), [#190](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/190), [#200](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/200)).
+- Upgraded [go-yaml/yaml](https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml) from v2 to v3.
+
+## v2.5.0 - 2019-03-16
 
 - We moved from the taskfile.org domain to the new fancy taskfile.dev domain.
   While stuff is being redirected, we strongly recommend to everyone that use

Taskfile.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '2'
+version: '3'
 
 includes:
   docs: ./docs

cmd/redirector/redirector.go

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//+build ignore
-
 // This small web app is used to redirect from the old taskfile.org domain
 // to the new taskfile.dev without breaking CIs that uses cURL to download
 // "/install.sh" without the -L flag (which follow redirects).
@@ -19,9 +17,9 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		println("Redirecting to taskfile.dev")
+		println("Redirecting to https://taskfile.dev" + r.URL.Path)
 
-		w.Header().Set("Location", "https://taskfile.dev")
+		w.Header().Set("Location", "https://taskfile.dev"+r.URL.Path)
 		w.WriteHeader(301)
 	})
 

cmd/task/task.go

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/args"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	version = "master"
 )
 
-const usage = `Usage: task [-ilfwvsd] [--init] [--list] [--force] [--watch] [--verbose] [--silent] [--dir] [--dry] [--summary] [task...]
+const usage = `Usage: task [-ilfwvsd] [--init] [--list] [--force] [--watch] [--verbose] [--silent] [--dir] [--taskfile] [--dry] [--summary] [task...]
 
 Runs the specified task(s). Falls back to the "default" task if no task name
 was specified, or lists all tasks if an unknown task name was specified.
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ func main() {
 		dry         bool
 		summary     bool
 		dir         string
+		entrypoint  string
 		output      string
+		color       bool
 	)
 
 	pflag.BoolVar(&versionFlag, "version", false, "show Task version")
@@ -72,7 +76,9 @@ func main() {
 	pflag.BoolVar(&dry, "dry", false, "compiles and prints tasks in the order that they would be run, without executing them")
 	pflag.BoolVar(&summary, "summary", false, "show summary about a task")
 	pflag.StringVarP(&dir, "dir", "d", "", "sets directory of execution")
+	pflag.StringVarP(&entrypoint, "taskfile", "t", "", `choose which Taskfile to run. Defaults to "Taskfile.yml"`)
 	pflag.StringVarP(&output, "output", "o", "", "sets output style: [interleaved|group|prefixed]")
+	pflag.BoolVarP(&color, "color", "c", true, "colored output")
 	pflag.Parse()
 
 	if versionFlag {
@@ -91,14 +97,27 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if dir != "" && entrypoint != "" {
+		log.Fatal("task: You can't set both --dir and --taskfile")
+		return
+	}
+	if entrypoint != "" {
+		dir = filepath.Dir(entrypoint)
+		entrypoint = filepath.Base(entrypoint)
+	} else {
+		entrypoint = "Taskfile.yml"
+	}
+
 	e := task.Executor{
-		Force:   force,
-		Watch:   watch,
-		Verbose: verbose,
-		Silent:  silent,
-		Dir:     dir,
-		Dry:     dry,
-		Summary: summary,
+		Force:      force,
+		Watch:      watch,
+		Verbose:    verbose,
+		Silent:     silent,
+		Dir:        dir,
+		Dry:        dry,
+		Entrypoint: entrypoint,
+		Summary:    summary,
+		Color:      color,
 
 		Stdin:  os.Stdin,
 		Stdout: os.Stdout,
@@ -117,13 +136,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	arguments := pflag.Args()
 	if len(arguments) == 0 {
-		log.Println("task: No argument given, trying default task")
+		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Yellow, "task: No argument given, trying default task")
 		arguments = []string{"default"}
 	}
 
-	calls, err := args.Parse(arguments...)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+	calls, globals := args.Parse(arguments...)
+	for name, value := range globals {
+		e.Taskfile.Vars[name] = value
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -132,14 +151,15 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if status {
-		if err = e.Status(ctx, calls...); err != nil {
+		if err := e.Status(ctx, calls...); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := e.Run(ctx, calls...); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
 

docs/Taskfile.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '2'
+version: '3'
 
 tasks:
   install:

docs/installation.md

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ The `task_checksums.txt` file contains the sha256 checksum for each file.
 
 ## Homebrew
 
-If you're on macOS and have [Homebrew][homebrew] installed, getting Task is
-as simple as running:
+If you're on macOS or Linux and have [Homebrew][homebrew] installed, getting
+Task is as simple as running:
 
 ```bash
 brew install go-task/tap/go-task
 ```
 
+> This installation method is only currently supported on amd64 architectures.
+
 ## Snap
 
 Task is available for [Snapcraft][snapcraft], but keep in mind that your

docs/taskfile_versions.md

@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@ includes:
   docker: ./DockerTasks.yml
 ```
 
+## Version 2.6
+
+Version 2.6 comes with `preconditions` stanza in tasks.
+
+```yaml
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  upload_environment:
+    preconditions:
+      - test -f .env
+    cmds:
+      - aws s3 cp .env s3://myenvironment
+```
+
 Please check the [documentation][includes]
 
 [output]: usage.md#output-syntax

docs/usage.md

@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ tasks:
       - caddy
 ```
 
+If the directory doesn't exist, `task` creates it.
+
 ## Task dependencies
 
 You may have tasks that depend on others. Just pointing them on `deps` will
@@ -344,12 +346,61 @@ up-to-date.
 Also, `task --status [tasks]...` will exit with a non-zero exit code if any of
 the tasks are not up-to-date.
 
+If you need a certain set of conditions to be _true_ you can use the
+`preconditions` stanza.  `preconditions` are very similar to `status`
+lines except they support `sh` expansion and they SHOULD all return 0.
+
+```yaml
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  generate-files:
+    cmds:
+      - mkdir directory
+      - touch directory/file1.txt
+      - touch directory/file2.txt
+    # test existence of files
+    preconditions:
+      - test -f .env
+      - sh: "[ 1 = 0 ]"
+        msg: "One doesn't equal Zero, Halting"
+```
+
+Preconditions can set specific failure messages that can tell
+a user what steps to take using the `msg` field.
+
+If a task has a dependency on a sub-task with a precondition, and that
+precondition is not met - the calling task will fail.  Note that a task
+executed with a failing precondition will not run unless `--force` is
+given.
+
+Unlike `status` which will skip a task if it is up to date, and continue
+executing tasks that depend on it, a `precondition` will fail a task, along
+with any other tasks that depend on it.
+
+```yaml
+version: '2'
+tasks:
+  task_will_fail:
+    preconditions:
+      - sh: "exit 1"
+
+  task_will_also_fail:
+    deps:
+      - task_will_fail
+
+  task_will_still_fail:
+    cmds:
+      - task: task_will_fail
+      - echo "I will not run"
+```
+
 ## Variables
 
 When doing interpolation of variables, Task will look for the below.
 They are listed below in order of importance (e.g. most important first):
 
-- Variables declared locally in the task
+- Variables declared in the task definition
 - Variables given while calling a task from another.
   (See [Calling another task](#calling-another-task) above)
 - Variables declared in the `vars:` option in the `Taskfile`
@@ -371,6 +422,12 @@ right before.
 $ task write-file FILE=file.txt "CONTENT=Hello, World!" print "MESSAGE=All done!"
 ```
 
+If you want to set global variables using this syntax, give it before any task:
+
+```bash
+$ task OUTPUT=file.txt generate-file
+```
+
 Example of locally declared vars:
 
 ```yaml
@@ -379,7 +436,7 @@ version: '2'
 tasks:
   print-var:
     cmds:
-      echo "{{.VAR}}"
+      - echo "{{.VAR}}"
     vars:
       VAR: Hello!
 ```
@@ -455,7 +512,7 @@ This works for all types of variables.
 Task parse commands as [Go's template engine][gotemplate] before executing
 them. Variables are accessible through dot syntax (`.VARNAME`).
 
-All functions by the Go's [sprig lib](http://masterminds.github.io/sprig/)
+All functions by the Go's [slim-sprig lib](https://go-task.github.io/slim-sprig/)
 are available. The following example gets the current date in a given format:
 
 ```yaml
@@ -582,7 +639,7 @@ dependencies:
 commands:
  - your-release-tool
 ```
-If a summary is missing, the description will be printed. 
+If a summary is missing, the description will be printed.
 If the task does not have a summary or a description, a warning is printed.
 
 Please note: *showing the summary will not execute the command*.

go.mod

@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/go-task/task/v2
 
 require (
-	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.4.2
-	github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.16.0+incompatible
-	github.com/aokoli/goutils v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 // indirect
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0
+	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20190623010546-24867827a98b
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-zglob v0.0.1
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.0.0
 	github.com/radovskyb/watcher v1.0.5
@@ -17,7 +13,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180830192347-182538f80094 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180831094639-fa5fdf94c789 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1
 	mvdan.cc/sh v2.6.4+incompatible
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.4.2 h1:WBLTQ37jOCzSLtXNdoo8bNM8876KhNqOKvrlGITgsTc=
-github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.4.2/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
-github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.16.0+incompatible h1:QZbMUPxRQ50EKAq3LFMnxddMu88/EUUG3qmxwtDmPsY=
-github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.16.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:y6hNFY5UBTIWBxnzTeuNhlNS5hqE0NB0E6fgfo2Br3o=
-github.com/aokoli/goutils v1.0.1 h1:7fpzNGoJ3VA8qcrm++XEE1QUe0mIwNeLa02Nwq7RDkg=
-github.com/aokoli/goutils v1.0.1/go.mod h1:SijmP0QR8LtwsmDs8Yii5Z/S4trXFGFC2oO5g9DP+DQ=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0 h1:b4Gk+7WdP/d3HZH8EJsZpvV7EtDOgaZLtnaNGIu1adA=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.1.0 h1:9oZY6Z/H3A1gytJxzuicbmV5QoR8M1TAPcn9WTg7vqg=
-github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.1.0/go.mod h1:DvyZB1rfVYsBIigL8HwpZgxHwXozlTgGqn63UyNX5k4=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 h1:xTNEAn+kxVO7dTZGu0CegyqKZmoWFI0rF8UxjlB2d28=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0 h1:DkWD4oS2D8LGGgTQ6IvwJJXSL5Vp2ffcQg58nFV38Ys=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
+github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20190623010546-24867827a98b h1:z6iCP1USASmEZtKTzynd/rP4vOtBLlsD3v24wItbJIs=
+github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20190623010546-24867827a98b/go.mod h1:XLIiFDBy2M8pA/fEL5rx9xr2EAzrDEO0S5brm5iekOE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2 h1:/bC9yWikZXAL9uJdulbSfyVNIR3n3trXl+v8+1sx8mU=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVcfRqFIhoBtE=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8 h1:HLtExJ+uU2HOZ+wI0Tt5DtUDrx8yhUqDcp7fYERX4CE=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8/go.mod h1:Iq45c/XA43vh69/j3iqttzPXn0bhXyGjM0Hdxcsrc5s=
 github.com/mattn/go-zglob v0.0.1 h1:xsEx/XUoVlI6yXjqBK062zYhRTZltCNmYPx6v+8DNaY=
 github.com/mattn/go-zglob v0.0.1/go.mod h1:9fxibJccNxU2cnpIKLRRFA7zX7qhkJIQWBb449FYHOo=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.0.0 h1:vKb8ShqSby24Yrqr/yDYkuFz8d0WUjys40rvnGC8aR0=
@@ -29,6 +25,7 @@ github.com/radovskyb/watcher v1.0.5/go.mod h1:78okwvY5wPdzcb1UYnip1pvrZNIVEIh/Cm
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 h1:zPAT6CGy6wXeQ7NtTnaTerfKOsV6V6F8agHXFiazDkg=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v0.0.0-20180319223459-c679ae2cc0cb/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180830192347-182538f80094 h1:rVTAlhYa4+lCfNxmAIEOGQRoD23UqP72M3+rSWVGDTg=
@@ -37,8 +34,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d h1:g9qWBGx4puODJTMVyoPrpoxPF
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f h1:wMNYb4v58l5UBM7MYRLPG6ZhfOqbKu7X5eyFl8ZhKvA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180831094639-fa5fdf94c789 h1:T8D7l6WB3tLu+VpKvw06ieD/OhBi1XpJmG1U/FtttZg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180831094639-fa5fdf94c789/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223 h1:DH4skfRX4EBpamg7iV4ZlCpblAHI6s6TDM39bFZumv8=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1 h1:mUhvW9EsL+naU5Q3cakzfE91YhliOondGd6ZrsDBHQE=

help.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 )
 
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 func (e *Executor) PrintTasksHelp() {
 	tasks := e.tasksWithDesc()
 	if len(tasks) == 0 {
-		e.Logger.Outf("task: No tasks with description available")
+		e.Logger.Outf(logger.Yellow, "task: No tasks with description available")
 		return
 	}
-	e.Logger.Outf("task: Available tasks for this project:")
+	e.Logger.Outf(logger.Default, "task: Available tasks for this project:")
 
 	// Format in tab-separated columns with a tab stop of 8.
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(e.Stdout, 0, 8, 0, '\t', 0)

internal/args/args.go

@@ -1,36 +1,43 @@
 package args
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 )
 
-var (
-	// ErrVariableWithoutTask is returned when variables are given before any task
-	ErrVariableWithoutTask = errors.New("task: variable given before any task")
-)
-
 // Parse parses command line argument: tasks and vars of each task
-func Parse(args ...string) ([]taskfile.Call, error) {
+func Parse(args ...string) ([]taskfile.Call, taskfile.Vars) {
 	var calls []taskfile.Call
+	var globals taskfile.Vars
 
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if !strings.Contains(arg, "=") {
 			calls = append(calls, taskfile.Call{Task: arg})
 			continue
 		}
+
 		if len(calls) < 1 {
-			return nil, ErrVariableWithoutTask
-		}
+			if globals == nil {
+				globals = taskfile.Vars{}
+			}
 
-		if calls[len(calls)-1].Vars == nil {
-			calls[len(calls)-1].Vars = make(taskfile.Vars)
-		}
+			name, value := splitVar(arg)
+			globals[name] = taskfile.Var{Static: value}
+		} else {
+			if calls[len(calls)-1].Vars == nil {
+				calls[len(calls)-1].Vars = make(taskfile.Vars)
+			}
 
-		pair := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
-		calls[len(calls)-1].Vars[pair[0]] = taskfile.Var{Static: pair[1]}
+			name, value := splitVar((arg))
+			calls[len(calls)-1].Vars[name] = taskfile.Var{Static: value}
+		}
 	}
-	return calls, nil
+
+	return calls, globals
+}
+
+func splitVar(s string) (string, string) {
+	pair := strings.SplitN(s, "=", 2)
+	return pair[0], pair[1]
 }

internal/args/args_test.go

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import (
 
 func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		Args     []string
-		Expected []taskfile.Call
-		Err      error
+		Args            []string
+		ExpectedCalls   []taskfile.Call
+		ExpectedGlobals taskfile.Vars
 	}{
 		{
 			Args: []string{"task-a", "task-b", "task-c"},
-			Expected: []taskfile.Call{
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
 				{Task: "task-a"},
 				{Task: "task-b"},
 				{Task: "task-c"},
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Args: []string{"task-a", "FOO=bar", "task-b", "task-c", "BAR=baz", "BAZ=foo"},
-			Expected: []taskfile.Call{
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
 				{
 					Task: "task-a",
 					Vars: taskfile.Vars{
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Args: []string{"task-a", "CONTENT=with some spaces"},
-			Expected: []taskfile.Call{
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
 				{
 					Task: "task-a",
 					Vars: taskfile.Vars{
@@ -55,16 +55,22 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Args: []string{"FOO=bar", "task-a"},
-			Err:  args.ErrVariableWithoutTask,
+			Args: []string{"FOO=bar", "task-a", "task-b"},
+			ExpectedCalls: []taskfile.Call{
+				{Task: "task-a"},
+				{Task: "task-b"},
+			},
+			ExpectedGlobals: taskfile.Vars{
+				"FOO": {Static: "bar"},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("TestArgs%d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
-			calls, err := args.Parse(test.Args...)
-			assert.Equal(t, test.Err, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, test.Expected, calls)
+			calls, globals := args.Parse(test.Args...)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.ExpectedCalls, calls)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.ExpectedGlobals, globals)
 		})
 	}
 }

internal/compiler/v1/compiler_v1.go

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *CompilerV1) HandleDynamicVar(v taskfile.Var) (string, error) {
 	result := strings.TrimSuffix(stdout.String(), "\n")
 
 	c.dynamicCache[v.Sh] = result
-	c.Logger.VerboseErrf(`task: dynamic variable: '%s' result: '%s'`, v.Sh, result)
+	c.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Magenta, `task: dynamic variable: '%s' result: '%s'`, v.Sh, result)
 
 	return result, nil
 }

internal/compiler/v2/compiler_v2.go

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *CompilerV2) HandleDynamicVar(v taskfile.Var) (string, error) {
 	result := strings.TrimSuffix(stdout.String(), "\n")
 
 	c.dynamicCache[v.Sh] = result
-	c.Logger.VerboseErrf(`task: dynamic variable: '%s' result: '%s'`, v.Sh, result)
+	c.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Magenta, `task: dynamic variable: '%s' result: '%s'`, v.Sh, result)
 
 	return result, nil
 }

internal/logger/logger.go

@@ -1,38 +1,65 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
+type PrintFunc func(io.Writer, string, ...interface{})
+
+var (
+	Default PrintFunc = color.New(color.Reset).FprintfFunc()
+	Bold    PrintFunc = color.New(color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Blue    PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgBlue, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Green   PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgGreen, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Cyan    PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgCyan, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Yellow  PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgYellow, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Magenta PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgMagenta, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+	Red     PrintFunc = color.New(color.FgRed, color.Bold).FprintfFunc()
+)
+
+// Logger is just a wrapper that prints stuff to STDOUT or STDERR,
+// with optional color.
 type Logger struct {
 	Stdout  io.Writer
 	Stderr  io.Writer
 	Verbose bool
+	Color   bool
 }
 
-func (l *Logger) Outf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+// Outf prints stuff to STDOUT.
+func (l *Logger) Outf(print PrintFunc, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		s, args = "%s", []interface{}{s}
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(l.Stdout, s+"\n", args...)
+	if !l.Color {
+		print = Default
+	}
+	print(l.Stdout, s+"\n", args...)
 }
 
-func (l *Logger) VerboseOutf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+// VerboseOutf prints stuff to STDOUT if verbose mode is enabled.
+func (l *Logger) VerboseOutf(print PrintFunc, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if l.Verbose {
-		l.Outf(s, args...)
+		l.Outf(print, s, args...)
 	}
 }
 
-func (l *Logger) Errf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+// Errf prints stuff to STDERR.
+func (l *Logger) Errf(print PrintFunc, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		s, args = "%s", []interface{}{s}
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(l.Stderr, s+"\n", args...)
+	if !l.Color {
+		print = Default
+	}
+	print(l.Stderr, s+"\n", args...)
 }
 
-func (l *Logger) VerboseErrf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
+// VerboseErrf prints stuff to STDERR if verbose mode is enabled.
+func (l *Logger) VerboseErrf(print PrintFunc, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if l.Verbose {
-		l.Errf(s, args...)
+		l.Errf(print, s, args...)
 	}
 }

internal/output/group.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 type Group struct{}
 
-func (Group) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, _ string) io.WriteCloser {
+func (Group) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, _ string) io.Writer {
 	return &groupWriter{writer: w}
 }
 

internal/output/interleaved.go

@@ -6,18 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 type Interleaved struct{}
 
-func (Interleaved) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, _ string) io.WriteCloser {
-	return nopWriterCloser{w: w}
-}
-
-type nopWriterCloser struct {
-	w io.Writer
-}
-
-func (wc nopWriterCloser) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	return wc.w.Write(p)
-}
-
-func (wc nopWriterCloser) Close() error {
-	return nil
+func (Interleaved) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, _ string) io.Writer {
+	return w
 }

internal/output/output.go

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Output interface {
-	WrapWriter(w io.Writer, prefix string) io.WriteCloser
+	WrapWriter(w io.Writer, prefix string) io.Writer
 }

internal/output/output_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package output_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/output"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func TestInterleaved(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	var o output.Output = output.Group{}
-	var w = o.WrapWriter(&b, "")
+	var w = o.WrapWriter(&b, "").(io.WriteCloser)
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "foo\nbar")
 	assert.Equal(t, "", b.String())
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func TestGroup(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPrefixed(t *testing.T) {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	var o output.Output = output.Prefixed{}
-	var w = o.WrapWriter(&b, "prefix")
+	var w = o.WrapWriter(&b, "prefix").(io.WriteCloser)
 
 	t.Run("simple use cases", func(t *testing.T) {
 		b.Reset()

internal/output/prefixed.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type Prefixed struct{}
 
-func (Prefixed) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, prefix string) io.WriteCloser {
+func (Prefixed) WrapWriter(w io.Writer, prefix string) io.Writer {
 	return &prefixWriter{writer: w, prefix: prefix}
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func (pw *prefixWriter) Close() error {
 
 func (pw *prefixWriter) writeOutputLines(force bool) error {
 	for {
-		line, err := pw.buff.ReadString('\n')
-		if err == nil {
+		switch line, err := pw.buff.ReadString('\n'); err {
+		case nil:
 			if err = pw.writeLine(line); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		} else if err == io.EOF {
+		case io.EOF:
 			// if this line was not a complete line, re-add to the buffer
 			if !force && !strings.HasSuffix(line, "\n") {
 				_, err = pw.buff.WriteString(line)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (pw *prefixWriter) writeOutputLines(force bool) error {
 			}
 
 			return pw.writeLine(line)
-		} else {
+		default:
 			return err
 		}
 	}

internal/summary/summary.go

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func printSpaceBetweenSummaries(l *logger.Logger, i int) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Outf("")
-	l.Outf("")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "")
 }
 
 func PrintTask(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ func printTaskSummary(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
 	for i, line := range lines {
 		notLastLine := i+1 < len(lines)
 		if notLastLine || line != "" {
-			l.Outf(line)
+			l.Outf(logger.Default, line)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func printTaskName(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
-	l.Outf("task: %s", t.Task)
-	l.Outf("")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "task: %s", t.Task)
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "")
 }
 
 func hasDescription(t *taskfile.Task) bool {
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ func hasDescription(t *taskfile.Task) bool {
 }
 
 func printTaskDescription(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
-	l.Outf(t.Desc)
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, t.Desc)
 }
 
 func printNoDescriptionOrSummary(l *logger.Logger) {
-	l.Outf("(task does not have description or summary)")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "(task does not have description or summary)")
 }
 
 func printTaskDependencies(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ func printTaskDependencies(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Outf("")
-	l.Outf("dependencies:")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "dependencies:")
 
 	for _, d := range t.Deps {
-		l.Outf(" - %s", d.Task)
+		l.Outf(logger.Default, " - %s", d.Task)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ func printTaskCommands(l *logger.Logger, t *taskfile.Task) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Outf("")
-	l.Outf("commands:")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "")
+	l.Outf(logger.Default, "commands:")
 	for _, c := range t.Cmds {
 		isCommand := c.Cmd != ""
 		if isCommand {
-			l.Outf(" - %s", c.Cmd)
+			l.Outf(logger.Default, " - %s", c.Cmd)
 		} else {
-			l.Outf(" - Task: %s", c.Task)
+			l.Outf(logger.Default, " - Task: %s", c.Task)
 		}
 	}
 }

internal/taskfile/precondition.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package taskfile
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrCantUnmarshalPrecondition is returned for invalid precond YAML.
+	ErrCantUnmarshalPrecondition = errors.New("task: Can't unmarshal precondition value")
+)
+
+// Precondition represents a precondition necessary for a task to run
+type Precondition struct {
+	Sh  string
+	Msg string
+}
+
+// UnmarshalYAML implements yaml.Unmarshaler interface.
+func (p *Precondition) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	var cmd string
+
+	if err := unmarshal(&cmd); err == nil {
+		p.Sh = cmd
+		p.Msg = fmt.Sprintf("`%s` failed", cmd)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var sh struct {
+		Sh  string
+		Msg string
+	}
+
+	if err := unmarshal(&sh); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.Sh = sh.Sh
+	p.Msg = sh.Msg
+	if p.Msg == "" {
+		p.Msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s failed", sh.Sh)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

internal/taskfile/precondition_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package taskfile_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+func TestPreconditionParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		content  string
+		v        interface{}
+		expected interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			"test -f foo.txt",
+			&taskfile.Precondition{},
+			&taskfile.Precondition{Sh: `test -f foo.txt`, Msg: "`test -f foo.txt` failed"},
+		},
+		{
+			"sh: '[ 1 = 0 ]'",
+			&taskfile.Precondition{},
+			&taskfile.Precondition{Sh: "[ 1 = 0 ]", Msg: "[ 1 = 0 ] failed"},
+		},
+		{`
+sh: "[ 1 = 2 ]"
+msg: "1 is not 2"
+`,
+			&taskfile.Precondition{},
+			&taskfile.Precondition{Sh: "[ 1 = 2 ]", Msg: "1 is not 2"},
+		},
+		{`
+sh: "[ 1 = 2 ]"
+msg: "1 is not 2"
+`,
+			&taskfile.Precondition{},
+			&taskfile.Precondition{Sh: "[ 1 = 2 ]", Msg: "1 is not 2"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(test.content), test.v)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expected, test.v)
+	}
+}

internal/taskfile/read/taskfile.go

@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ import (
 var (
 	// ErrIncludedTaskfilesCantHaveIncludes is returned when a included Taskfile contains includes
 	ErrIncludedTaskfilesCantHaveIncludes = errors.New("task: Included Taskfiles can't have includes. Please, move the include to the main Taskfile")
-
-	// ErrNoTaskfileFound is returned when Taskfile.yml is not found
-	ErrNoTaskfileFound = errors.New(`task: No Taskfile.yml found. Use "task --init" to create a new one`)
 )
 
 // Taskfile reads a Taskfile for a given directory
-func Taskfile(dir string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "Taskfile.yml")
+func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, entrypoint)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrNoTaskfileFound
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`task: No Taskfile found on "%s". Use "task --init" to create a new one`, path)
 	}
 	t, err := readTaskfile(path)
 	if err != nil {

internal/taskfile/task.go

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ type Tasks map[string]*Task
 
 // Task represents a task
 type Task struct {
-	Task        string
-	Cmds        []*Cmd
-	Deps        []*Dep
-	Desc        string
-	Summary     string
-	Sources     []string
-	Generates   []string
-	Status      []string
-	Dir         string
-	Vars        Vars
-	Env         Vars
-	Silent      bool
-	Method      string
-	Prefix      string
-	IgnoreError bool `yaml:"ignore_error"`
+	Task         string
+	Cmds         []*Cmd
+	Deps         []*Dep
+	Desc         string
+	Summary      string
+	Sources      []string
+	Generates    []string
+	Status       []string
+	Preconditions []*Precondition
+	Dir          string
+	Vars         Vars
+	Env          Vars
+	Silent       bool
+	Method       string
+	Prefix       string
+	IgnoreError  bool `yaml:"ignore_error"`
 }

internal/taskfile/taskfile.go

@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	if tf.Expansions <= 0 {
 		tf.Expansions = 2
 	}
+	if tf.Vars == nil {
+		tf.Vars = make(Vars)
+	}
 	return nil
 }

internal/taskfile/version/version.go

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package version
-
-import (
-	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
-)
-
-var (
-	v1  = mustVersion("1")
-	v2  = mustVersion("2")
-	v21 = mustVersion("2.1")
-	v22 = mustVersion("2.2")
-	v23 = mustVersion("2.3")
-)
-
-// IsV1 returns if is a given Taskfile version is version 1
-func IsV1(v *semver.Constraints) bool {
-	return v.Check(v1)
-}
-
-// IsV2 returns if is a given Taskfile version is at least version 2
-func IsV2(v *semver.Constraints) bool {
-	return v.Check(v2)
-}
-
-// IsV21 returns if is a given Taskfile version is at least version 2.1
-func IsV21(v *semver.Constraints) bool {
-	return v.Check(v21)
-}
-
-// IsV22 returns if is a given Taskfile version is at least version 2.2
-func IsV22(v *semver.Constraints) bool {
-	return v.Check(v22)
-}
-
-// IsV23 returns if is a given Taskfile version is at least version 2.3
-func IsV23(v *semver.Constraints) bool {
-	return v.Check(v23)
-}
-
-func mustVersion(s string) *semver.Version {
-	v, err := semver.NewVersion(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return v
-}

internal/templater/funcs.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
-	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig"
+	"github.com/go-task/slim-sprig"
 )
 
 var (

precondition.go

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package task
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/execext"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrPreconditionFailed is returned when a precondition fails
+	ErrPreconditionFailed = errors.New("task: precondition not met")
+)
+
+func (e *Executor) areTaskPreconditionsMet(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task) (bool, error) {
+	for _, p := range t.Preconditions {
+		err := execext.RunCommand(ctx, &execext.RunCommandOptions{
+			Command: p.Sh,
+			Dir:     t.Dir,
+			Env:     getEnviron(t),
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			e.Logger.Errf(logger.Magenta, "task: %s", p.Msg)
+			return false, ErrPreconditionFailed
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}

status.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/execext"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/status"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 )
@@ -78,8 +79,10 @@ func (e *Executor) isTaskUpToDateStatus(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task) (
 			Env:     getEnviron(t),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
+			e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: status command %s exited non-zero: %s", s, err)
 			return false, nil
 		}
+		e.Logger.VerboseOutf(logger.Yellow, "task: status command %s exited zero", s)
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }

task.go

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package task
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/compiler"
@@ -16,9 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/summary"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile/read"
-	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile/version"
 
-	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
@@ -31,13 +32,16 @@ const (
 // Executor executes a Taskfile
 type Executor struct {
 	Taskfile *taskfile.Taskfile
-	Dir      string
-	Force    bool
-	Watch    bool
-	Verbose  bool
-	Silent   bool
-	Dry      bool
-	Summary  bool
+
+	Dir        string
+	Entrypoint string
+	Force      bool
+	Watch      bool
+	Verbose    bool
+	Silent     bool
+	Dry        bool
+	Summary    bool
+	Color      bool
 
 	Stdin  io.Reader
 	Stdout io.Writer
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ type Executor struct {
 	taskvars taskfile.Vars
 
 	taskCallCount map[string]*int32
+	mkdirMutexMap map[string]*sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // Run runs Task
@@ -83,8 +88,12 @@ func (e *Executor) Run(ctx context.Context, calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 
 // Setup setups Executor's internal state
 func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
+	if e.Entrypoint == "" {
+		e.Entrypoint = "Taskfile.yml"
+	}
+
 	var err error
-	e.Taskfile, err = read.Taskfile(e.Dir)
+	e.Taskfile, err = read.Taskfile(e.Dir, e.Entrypoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -93,11 +102,6 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	v, err := semver.NewConstraint(e.Taskfile.Version)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(`task: could not parse taskfile version "%s": %v`, e.Taskfile.Version, err)
-	}
-
 	if e.Stdin == nil {
 		e.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	}
@@ -111,15 +115,37 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 		Stdout:  e.Stdout,
 		Stderr:  e.Stderr,
 		Verbose: e.Verbose,
+		Color:   e.Color,
 	}
-	switch {
-	case version.IsV1(v):
+
+	v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(e.Taskfile.Version, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Could not parse taskfile version "%s": %v`, e.Taskfile.Version, err)
+	}
+	// consider as equal to the greater version if round
+	if v == 2.0 {
+		v = 2.6
+	}
+
+	if v < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Taskfile version should be greater or equal to v1`)
+	}
+	if v > 3.0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Taskfile versions greater than v3.0 not implemented in the version of Task`)
+	}
+
+	// Color available only on v3
+	if v < 3 {
+		e.Logger.Color = false
+	}
+
+	if v < 2 {
 		e.Compiler = &compilerv1.CompilerV1{
 			Dir:    e.Dir,
 			Vars:   e.taskvars,
 			Logger: e.Logger,
 		}
-	case version.IsV2(v), version.IsV21(v), version.IsV22(v):
+	} else { // v >= 2
 		e.Compiler = &compilerv2.CompilerV2{
 			Dir:          e.Dir,
 			Taskvars:     e.taskvars,
@@ -127,16 +153,15 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 			Expansions:   e.Taskfile.Expansions,
 			Logger:       e.Logger,
 		}
-	case version.IsV23(v):
-		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Taskfile versions greater than v2.3 not implemented in the version of Task`)
 	}
 
-	if !version.IsV21(v) && e.Taskfile.Output != "" {
+	if v < 2.1 && e.Taskfile.Output != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Taskfile option "output" is only available starting on Taskfile version v2.1`)
 	}
-	if !version.IsV22(v) && len(e.Taskfile.Includes) > 0 {
+	if v < 2.2 && len(e.Taskfile.Includes) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf(`task: Including Taskfiles is only available starting on Taskfile version v2.2`)
 	}
+
 	if e.OutputStyle != "" {
 		e.Taskfile.Output = e.OutputStyle
 	}
@@ -151,8 +176,8 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf(`task: output option "%s" not recognized`, e.Taskfile.Output)
 	}
 
-	if !version.IsV21(v) {
-		err := fmt.Errorf(`task: Taskfile option "ignore_error" is only available starting on Taskfile version v2.1`)
+	if v <= 2.1 {
+		err := errors.New(`task: Taskfile option "ignore_error" is only available starting on Taskfile version v2.1`)
 
 		for _, task := range e.Taskfile.Tasks {
 			if task.IgnoreError {
@@ -166,9 +191,19 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if v < 2.6 {
+		for _, task := range e.Taskfile.Tasks {
+			if len(task.Preconditions) > 0 {
+				return errors.New(`task: Task option "preconditions" is only available starting on Taskfile version v2.6`)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	e.taskCallCount = make(map[string]*int32, len(e.Taskfile.Tasks))
+	e.mkdirMutexMap = make(map[string]*sync.Mutex, len(e.Taskfile.Tasks))
 	for k := range e.Taskfile.Tasks {
 		e.taskCallCount[k] = new(int32)
+		e.mkdirMutexMap[k] = &sync.Mutex{}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -188,26 +223,36 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call taskfile.Call) error {
 	}
 
 	if !e.Force {
+		preCondMet, err := e.areTaskPreconditionsMet(ctx, t)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		upToDate, err := e.isTaskUpToDate(ctx, t)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if upToDate {
+
+		if upToDate && preCondMet {
 			if !e.Silent {
-				e.Logger.Errf(`task: Task "%s" is up to date`, t.Task)
+				e.Logger.Errf(logger.Magenta, `task: Task "%s" is up to date`, t.Task)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := e.mkdir(t); err != nil {
+		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "task: cannot make directory %q: %v", t.Dir, err)
+	}
+
 	for i := range t.Cmds {
 		if err := e.runCommand(ctx, t, call, i); err != nil {
 			if err2 := e.statusOnError(t); err2 != nil {
-				e.Logger.VerboseErrf("task: error cleaning status on error: %v", err2)
+				e.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Yellow, "task: error cleaning status on error: %v", err2)
 			}
 
 			if execext.IsExitError(err) && t.IgnoreError {
-				e.Logger.VerboseErrf("task: task error ignored: %v", err)
+				e.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Yellow, "task: task error ignored: %v", err)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -217,6 +262,23 @@ func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call taskfile.Call) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (e *Executor) mkdir(t *taskfile.Task) error {
+	if t.Dir == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	mutex := e.mkdirMutexMap[t.Task]
+	mutex.Lock()
+	defer mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(t.Dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(t.Dir, 0755); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (e *Executor) runDeps(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task) error {
 	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
@@ -224,7 +286,11 @@ func (e *Executor) runDeps(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task) error {
 		d := d
 
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return e.RunTask(ctx, taskfile.Call{Task: d.Task, Vars: d.Vars})
+			err := e.RunTask(ctx, taskfile.Call{Task: d.Task, Vars: d.Vars})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -236,10 +302,14 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task, call taskfi
 
 	switch {
 	case cmd.Task != "":
-		return e.RunTask(ctx, taskfile.Call{Task: cmd.Task, Vars: cmd.Vars})
+		err := e.RunTask(ctx, taskfile.Call{Task: cmd.Task, Vars: cmd.Vars})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
 	case cmd.Cmd != "":
 		if e.Verbose || (!cmd.Silent && !t.Silent && !e.Silent) {
-			e.Logger.Errf(cmd.Cmd)
+			e.Logger.Errf(logger.Green, "task: %s", cmd.Cmd)
 		}
 
 		if e.Dry {
@@ -248,8 +318,18 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task, call taskfi
 
 		stdOut := e.Output.WrapWriter(e.Stdout, t.Prefix)
 		stdErr := e.Output.WrapWriter(e.Stderr, t.Prefix)
-		defer stdOut.Close()
-		defer stdErr.Close()
+		defer func() {
+			if _, ok := stdOut.(*os.File); !ok {
+				if closer, ok := stdOut.(io.Closer); ok {
+					closer.Close()
+				}
+			}
+			if _, ok := stdErr.(*os.File); !ok {
+				if closer, ok := stdErr.(io.Closer); ok {
+					closer.Close()
+				}
+			}
+		}()
 
 		err := execext.RunCommand(ctx, &execext.RunCommandOptions{
 			Command: cmd.Cmd,
@@ -260,7 +340,7 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task, call taskfi
 			Stderr:  stdErr,
 		})
 		if execext.IsExitError(err) && cmd.IgnoreError {
-			e.Logger.VerboseErrf("task: command error ignored: %v", err)
+			e.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Yellow, "task: command error ignored: %v", err)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return err

task_test.go

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, f := range files {
 		f = filepath.Join(dir, f)
 		if _, err := os.Stat(f); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("File %s should exists", f)
+			t.Errorf("File %s should exist", f)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = os.Remove(file)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("File should not exists: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("File should not exist: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "gen-foo"}))
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("File should exists: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("File should exist: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	e.Silent = false
@@ -273,6 +273,47 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPrecondition(t *testing.T) {
+	const dir = "testdata/precondition"
+
+	var buff bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &buff,
+		Stderr: &buff,
+	}
+
+	// A precondition that has been met
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "foo"}))
+	if buff.String() != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Got Output when none was expected: %s", buff.String())
+	}
+
+	// A precondition that was not met
+	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "impossible"}))
+
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
+		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
+	}
+	buff.Reset()
+
+	// Calling a task with a precondition in a dependency fails the task
+	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "depends_on_impossible"}))
+
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
+		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
+	}
+	buff.Reset()
+
+	// Calling a task with a precondition in a cmd fails the task
+	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "executes_failing_task_as_cmd"}))
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
+		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
+	}
+	buff.Reset()
+}
+
 func TestGenerates(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		srcTask        = "sub/src.txt"
@@ -290,7 +331,7 @@ func TestGenerates(t *testing.T) {
 		path := filepath.Join(dir, task)
 		_ = os.Remove(path)
 		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("File should not exists: %v", err)
+			t.Errorf("File should not exist: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -311,10 +352,10 @@ func TestGenerates(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: theTask}))
 
 		if _, err := os.Stat(srcFile); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("File should exists: %v", err)
+			t.Errorf("File should exist: %v", err)
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(destFile); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("File should exists: %v", err)
+			t.Errorf("File should exist: %v", err)
 		}
 		// Ensure task was not incorrectly found to be up-to-date on first run.
 		if buff.String() == upToDate {
@@ -371,7 +412,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_ = os.Remove(file)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should not exists")
+		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should not exist")
 	}
 
 	if err := task.InitTaskfile(ioutil.Discard, dir); err != nil {
@@ -379,7 +420,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should exists")
+		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should exist")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +511,7 @@ func TestDry(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
 	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "build"}))
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "touch file.txt", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "task: touch file.txt", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("File should not exist %s", file)
 	}
@@ -575,3 +616,65 @@ func readTestFixture(t *testing.T, dir string, file string) string {
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "error reading text fixture")
 	return string(b)
 }
+
+func TestWhenNoDirAttributeItRunsInSameDirAsTaskfile(t *testing.T) {
+	const expected = "dir"
+	const dir = "testdata/" + expected
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &out,
+		Stderr: &out,
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "whereami"}))
+
+	// got should be the "dir" part of "testdata/dir"
+	got := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(out.String()), "\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, got, "Mismatch in the working directory")
+}
+
+func TestWhenDirAttributeAndDirExistsItRunsInThatDir(t *testing.T) {
+	const expected = "exists"
+	const dir = "testdata/dir/explicit_exists"
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &out,
+		Stderr: &out,
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "whereami"}))
+
+	got := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(out.String()), "\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, got, "Mismatch in the working directory")
+}
+
+func TestWhenDirAttributeItCreatesMissingAndRunsInThatDir(t *testing.T) {
+	const expected = "createme"
+	const dir = "testdata/dir/explicit_doesnt_exist/"
+	const toBeCreated = dir + expected
+	const target = "whereami"
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &out,
+		Stderr: &out,
+	}
+
+	// Ensure that the directory to be created doesn't actually exist.
+	_ = os.Remove(toBeCreated)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(toBeCreated); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Directory should not exist: %v", err)
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: target}))
+
+	got := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(out.String()), "\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, got, "Mismatch in the working directory")
+
+	// Clean-up after ourselves only if no error.
+	_ = os.Remove(toBeCreated)
+}

testdata/dir/Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  whereami:
+    cmds:
+      - pwd
+    silent: true

testdata/dir/explicit_doesnt_exist/Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  whereami:
+    dir: createme
+    cmds:
+      - pwd
+    silent: true

testdata/dir/explicit_exists/Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  whereami:
+    dir: exists
+    cmds:
+      - pwd
+    silent: true

testdata/precondition/Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+version: '2'
+
+tasks:
+  foo:
+    preconditions:
+      - test -f foo.txt
+
+  impossible:
+    preconditions:
+      - sh: "[ 1 = 0 ]"
+        msg: "1 != 0 obviously!"
+
+  depends_on_impossible:
+    deps:
+      - impossible
+
+  executes_failing_task_as_cmd:
+    cmds:
+      - task: impossible

variables.go

@@ -84,5 +84,15 @@ func (e *Executor) CompiledTask(call taskfile.Call) (*taskfile.Task, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(origTask.Preconditions) > 0 {
+		new.Preconditions = make([]*taskfile.Precondition, len(origTask.Preconditions))
+		for i, precond := range origTask.Preconditions {
+			new.Preconditions[i] = &taskfile.Precondition{
+				Sh:  r.Replace(precond.Sh),
+				Msg: r.Replace(precond.Msg),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &new, r.Err()
 }

watch.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v2/internal/taskfile"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-zglob"
 	"github.com/radovskyb/watcher"
@@ -24,14 +25,14 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 	for i, c := range calls {
 		tasks[i] = c.Task
 	}
-	e.Logger.Errf("task: Started watching for tasks: %s", strings.Join(tasks, ", "))
+	e.Logger.Errf(logger.Green, "task: Started watching for tasks: %s", strings.Join(tasks, ", "))
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	for _, c := range calls {
 		c := c
 		go func() {
 			if err := e.RunTask(ctx, c); err != nil && !isContextError(err) {
-				e.Logger.Errf("%v", err)
+				e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case event := <-w.Event:
-				e.Logger.VerboseErrf("task: received watch event: %v", event)
+				e.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Magenta, "task: received watch event: %v", event)
 
 				cancel()
 				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 					c := c
 					go func() {
 						if err := e.RunTask(ctx, c); err != nil && !isContextError(err) {
-							e.Logger.Errf("%v", err)
+							e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
 						}
 					}()
 				}
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 						w.TriggerEvent(watcher.Remove, nil)
 					}()
 				default:
-					e.Logger.Errf("%v", err)
+					e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
 				}
 			case <-w.Closed:
 				cancel()
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (e *Executor) watchTasks(calls ...taskfile.Call) error {
 		// re-register each second because we can have new files
 		for {
 			if err := e.registerWatchedFiles(w, calls...); err != nil {
-				e.Logger.Errf("%v", err)
+				e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
 			}
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		}