T
Task•3w ago
Nargit

Are variable unique across all imports ?

Hello, I notice that if 2 task have the same global variable but are imported from 2 different file, the resolution of variable is random. 
# https://taskfile.dev

version: '3'

includes:
  bar: Taskfile.bar.yaml
  foo: Taskfile.foo.yaml

tasks:
  default: # this does not matter
    cmds:
      - echo "hello"
    silent: true
# https://taskfile.dev

version: '3'

includes:
  bar: Taskfile.bar.yaml
  foo: Taskfile.foo.yaml

tasks:
  default: # this does not matter
    cmds:
      - echo "hello"
    silent: true
version: '3'

vars:
  NAME: "bar" 

tasks:
  default:
    cmds:
      - echo "{{.NAME}}"
    silent: true
version: '3'

vars:
  NAME: "bar" 

tasks:
  default:
    cmds:
      - echo "{{.NAME}}"
    silent: true
version: '3'

vars:
  NAME: "foo"

tasks:
  default:
    cmds:
      - echo "{{.NAME}}"
    silent: true
version: '3'

vars:
  NAME: "foo"

tasks:
  default:
    cmds:
      - echo "{{.NAME}}"
    silent: true
Execute watch -c 'task foo'
I am expecting foo but the result of .NAME is random, either foo or barit's not deterministic.
Is this expected or a bug ?
2 Replies
vmaerten
vmaerten•3w ago
Hello ! Indeed variables are global. We have discussions about changing this in the next major version. (You can follow : https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/2034 / https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/1030 / https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/1030)
Nargit
NargitOP•3w ago
thank you, this was so frustrating

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