Rake Helpers

Rakefile

desc "example usage of rake helper"
task :default do
  Rake::Shell["ls -al"]
  Rake::Log["usage of rake helper"]
end

module Rake
  class Shell
    def self.[](command)
      output = %x[#{command}]
      if $?.to_i > 0
        puts "-----> Process aborted"
        puts "       Exit status: #{$?}"
        exit($?.to_i)
      end
      puts output
    end
  end

  class Log
    def self.[](message)
      puts "-----> #{message.split("\n").join("\n       ")}"
    end
  end
end