sprout 0.7.219-i686-darwin10

data/lib/sprout/tasks/ssh_task.rb

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+=begin
+Copyright (c) 2007 Pattern Park
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+This class has been commented out because the termios feature
+that allows users to more securely enter passwords does not
+work in a DOS shell.
+
+It would be greatly appreciate if someone refactored this to either:
+a) Get the same functionality in a cross-platform manner
+b) Only require and use termios on systems that allow it
+=end
+
+#gem 'net-ssh', '1.1.4'
+#gem 'net-sftp', '1.1.1'
+
+require 'net/ssh'
+require 'net/sftp'
+#require 'termios'
+
+module Sprout
+  class SSHError < StandardError #:nodoc:
+  end
+
+  # The SSHTask allows you to execute arbitrary commands on a remote host.
+  #
+  #   ssh :update_gem_index do |t|
+  #     t.host = 'dev.projectsprouts.com'
+  #     t.username = 'someUser'
+  #     t.commands << 'cd /var/www/projectsprouts/current/gems'
+  #     t.commands << 'gem generate_index -d .'
+  #   end
+  #
+  class SSHTask < Rake::Task
+
+    # Host name of the server to connect to with no protocol prefix, like: sub.yourhost.com
+    attr_accessor :host
+    # Array of commands that will be executed on the remote machine
+    attr_accessor :commands
+    # Username to send to the remote host. You will be prompted for this value if it is left null. 
+    attr_accessor :username
+    # Password to send to the remote host. You will be prompted for this value if it is left null.
+    #
+    # NOTE: You should never check a file into version control with this field filled in, it is
+    # provided here as a convenience for getting set up.
+    attr_accessor :password
+
+    def initialize(task_name, app)
+      super(task_name, app)
+      @name = name
+      @host = nil
+      @queue = []
+      @commands = []
+    end
+
+    def self.define_task(args, &block) # :nodoc:
+      t = super
+      yield t if block_given?
+    end
+    
+    def execute(*args) # :nodoc:
+      if(@host.nil?)
+        throw SSHError.new('SSH requires a valid host parameter')
+      end
+
+      if(@username.nil?)
+        print "Username: "
+        @username = $stdin.gets.chomp!
+        raise SFTPError.new('SFTP requires username parameter') unless @username
+      end
+
+      if(@password.nil?)
+        print "Password: "
+        @password = $stdin.gets.chomp!
+#        @password = Password.get
+        raise SFTPError.new('SFTP requires password parameter') unless @password
+      end
+
+      puts ">> Connecting to Remote Server: #{@username}@#{@host}:#{@remote_path}"      
+      Net::SSH.start(@host, @username, @password) do |session|
+        session.open_channel do |channel|
+          commands.each do |command|
+            puts ">> #{command}"
+            channel.exec command
+          end
+          channel.close
+        end
+        session.loop
+      end
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+=begin
+  # The following implementation does not work at all on DOS machines, 
+  # is there a cross-platform way to solve the secure password prompt problem?
+  # Password handling snippet found at: http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-password.shtml
+  class Password
+
+    def Password.get(message="Password: ")
+      begin
+        if $stdin.tty?
+          Password.echo false
+          print message if message
+        end
+  
+        return $stdin.gets.chomp
+      ensure
+        if $stdin.tty?
+          Password.echo true
+          print "\n"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def Password.echo(on=true, masked=false)
+      term = Termios::getattr( $stdin )
+  
+      if on
+        term.c_lflag |= ( Termios::ECHO | Termios::ICANON )
+      else # off
+        term.c_lflag &= ~Termios::ECHO
+        term.c_lflag &= ~Termios::ICANON if masked
+      end
+  
+      Termios::setattr( $stdin, Termios::TCSANOW, term )
+    end
+  end
+=end
+end
+
+
+def ssh(args, &block)
+  Sprout::SSHTask.define_task(args, &block)
+end

data/lib/sprout/tasks/tool_task.rb

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+
+module Sprout
+  
+  class ToolTaskError < StandardError #:nodoc:
+  end
+  
+  # The ToolTask provides some base functionality for any Command Line Interface (CLI) tool. 
+  # It also provides support for GUI tools that you would like to expose from the
+  # Command Line (Like the Flash Player for example).
+  #
+  # ToolTask extends Rake::FileTask, and should be thought of in the same way. 
+  # Martin Fowler did a much better job of describing Rake and specifically FileTasks than 
+  # I can in his (now classic) Rake article[http://martinfowler.com/articles/rake.html#FileTasks] from 2005.
+  #
+  # What this means is that most tool task instances should be named for the file that they will create.
+  # For example, an Sprout::MXMLCTask instance should be named for the SWF that it will generate.
+  #
+  #   mxmlc 'bin/SomeProject.swf' => :corelib do |t|
+  #     t.input                     = 'src/SomeProject.as'
+  #     t.default_size              = '800 600'
+  #   end
+  #
+  # In general, a tool task will only be executed if it's output file (name) does not exist or
+  # if the output file is older than any file identified as a prerequisite.
+  #
+  # Many of the compiler tasks take advantage of this feature by opting out of unnecessary compilation.
+  #
+  # Subclasses can add and configure command line parameters by calling the protected add_param method
+  # that is implemented on this class.
+  #
+  class ToolTask < Rake::FileTask
+    @@preprocessed_tasks = Hash.new
+    
+    def self.add_preprocessed_task(name)
+      @@preprocessed_tasks[name] = true
+    end
+
+    def self.has_preprocessed_task?(name)
+      !@@preprocessed_tasks[name].nil?
+    end
+
+    def self.clear_preprocessed_tasks
+      @@preprocessed_tasks.clear
+    end
+    
+    def initialize(name, app) # :nodoc:
+      super
+      @preprocessed_path = nil
+      @prepended_args    = nil
+      @appended_args     = nil
+      @default_gem_name  = nil
+      @default_gem_path  = nil
+      initialize_task
+    end
+    
+    def self.define_task(args, &block)
+      t = super
+      if(t.is_a?(ToolTask))
+        yield t if block_given?
+        t.define
+        t.prepare
+      end
+      return t
+    end
+    
+    # Full name of the sprout tool gem that this tool task will use. For example, the MXMLCTask
+    # uses the sprout-flex3sdk-tool at the time of this writing, but will at some point 
+    # change to use the sprout-flex3sdk-tool. You can combine this value with gem_version
+    # in order to specify exactly which gem your tool task is executing.
+    def gem_name
+      return @gem_name ||= @default_gem_name
+    end
+    
+    def gem_name=(name)
+      @gem_name = name
+    end
+
+    # The exact gem version that you would like the ToolTask to execute. By default this value
+    # should be nil and will download the latest version of the gem that is available unless
+    # there is a version already installed on your system. 
+    # 
+    # This attribute could be an easy
+    # way to update your local gem to the latest version without leaving your build file,
+    # but it's primary purpose is to allow you to specify very specific versions of the tools
+    # that your project depends on. This way your team can rest assured that they are all
+    # working with the same tools.
+    def gem_version
+      return @gem_version ||= nil
+    end
+    
+    def gem_version=(version)
+      @gem_version = version
+    end
+    
+    # The path inside the installed gem where an executable can be found. For the MXMLCTask, this
+    # value is 'bin/mxmlc'.
+    def gem_path
+      return @gem_path ||= @default_gem_path
+    end
+    
+    # Create a string that can be turned into a file
+    # that rdoc can parse to describe the customized
+    # or generated task using param name, type and
+    # description
+    def to_rdoc
+      result = ''
+      parts = self.class.to_s.split('::')
+      class_name = parts.pop
+      module_count = 0
+      while(module_name = parts.shift)
+        result << "module #{module_name}\n"
+        module_count += 1
+      end
+      
+      result << "class #{class_name} < ToolTask\n"
+
+      params.each do |param|
+        result << param.to_rdoc
+      end
+
+      while((module_count -= 1) >= 0)
+        result << "end\nend\n"
+      end
+
+      return result
+    end
+
+    # Arguments to be prepended in front of the command line output
+    def prepended_args=(args)
+      @prepended_args = args
+    end
+    
+    # Returns arguments that were prepended in front of the command line output
+    def prepended_args
+      @prepended_args
+    end
+    
+    # Arguments to appended at the end of the command line output
+    def appended_args=(args)
+      @appended_args = args
+    end
+    
+    # Returns arguments that were appended at the end of the command line output
+    def appended_args
+      @appended_args
+    end
+    
+    # Command line arguments to execute preprocessor.
+    # The preprocessor execution should accept text via STDIN and return its processed content via STDOUT.
+    #
+    # In the following example, the +MXMLCTask+ has been configured to use the C preprocessor (cpp) and
+    # place the processed output into a +_preprocessed+ folder, instead of the hidden default folder at 
+    # .preprocessed.
+    #
+    # One side effect of the cpp tool is that it adds 2 carriage returns to the top of any processed files,
+    # so we have simply piped its output to the tail command which then strips those carriage returns from
+    # all files - which retains accurate line numbers for any compiler error messages.
+    #
+    #   mxmlc 'bin/SomeProject.swf' => :corelib do |t|
+    #     t.input                     = 'src/SomeProject.as'
+    #     t.default_size              = '800 600'
+    #     t.preprocessor              = 'cpp -D__DEBUG=true -P - - | tail -c +3'
+    #     t.preprocessed_path         = '_preprocessed'
+    #   end
+    #
+    # Any source files found in this example project can now take advantage of any tools, macros or syntax
+    # available to CPP. For example, the +__DEBUG+ variable is now defined and can be accessed in ActionScript
+    # source code as follows:
+    #
+    #   public static const DEBUG:Boolean = __DEBUG;
+    #
+    # Any commandline tool identified on this attribute will be provided the content of each file on STDIN and 
+    # whatever it returns to STDOUT will be written into the +preprocessed_path+. This means that we can 
+    # take advantage of the entire posix tool chain by piping inputs and outputs from one tool to another.
+    # Whatever the last tool returns will be handed off to the concrete compiler.
+    def preprocessor=(preprocessor)
+      @preprocessor = preprocessor
+    end
+
+    def preprocessor
+      @preprocessor
+    end
+
+    # Path where preprocessed files are stored. Defaults to '.preprocessed'
+    def preprocessed_path=(preprocessed_path)
+      @preprocessed_path = preprocessed_path
+    end
+    
+    def preprocessed_path
+      @preprocessed_path ||= '.preprocessed'
+    end
+    
+    def display_preprocess_message # :nodoc:
+      if(!preprocessor.nil?)
+        puts ">> Preprocessed text files in: #{File.join(Dir.pwd, preprocessed_path)} with #{preprocessor}"
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def execute(*args)
+      display_preprocess_message
+      #puts ">> Executing #{File.basename(exe)} #{to_shell}"
+      exe = Sprout.get_executable(gem_name, gem_path, gem_version)
+      User.execute(exe, to_shell)
+    end
+    
+    # Create a string that represents this configured tool for shell execution
+    def to_shell
+      return @to_shell_proc.call(self) if(!@to_shell_proc.nil?)
+
+      result = []
+      result << @prepended_args unless @prepended_args.nil?
+      params.each do |param|
+        if(param.visible?)
+          result << param.to_shell
+        end
+      end
+      result << @appended_args unless @appended_args.nil?
+      return result.join(' ')
+    end
+
+    # An Array of all parameters that have been added to this Tool.
+    def params
+      @params ||= []
+    end
+    
+    # Called after initialize and define, usually subclasses should
+    # only override define.
+    def prepare
+      # Get each added param to inject prerequisites as necessary
+      params.each do |param|
+        param.prepare
+      end
+      # Ensure there are no duplicates in the prerequisite collection
+      @prerequisites = prerequisites.uniq
+    end
+
+    def define
+      resolve_libraries(prerequisites)
+    end
+    
+    # The default file expression to append to each PathParam
+    # in order to build file change prerequisites.
+    # 
+    # Defaults to '/**/**/*'
+    #
+    def default_file_expression
+      @default_file_expression ||= '/**/**/*'
+    end
+    
+    protected 
+    
+    def initialize_task
+    end
+
+    def validate
+      params.each do |param|
+        param.validate
+      end
+    end
+
+    # +add_param+ is the workhorse of the ToolTask.
+    # This method is used to add new shell parameters to the task.
+    # +name+ is a symbol or string that represents the parameter that you would like to add
+    # such as :debug or :source_path.
+    # +type+ is usually sent as a Ruby symbol and can be one of the following:
+    #
+    # [:string]   Any string value
+    # [:boolean]  true or false
+    # [:number]   Any number
+    # [:file]     Path to a file
+    # [:url]      Basic URL
+    # [:path]     Path to a directory
+    # [:files]    Collection of files
+    # [:paths]    Collection of directories
+    # [:strings]  Collection of arbitrary strings
+    # [:urls]     Collection of URLs
+    #
+    # Be sure to check out the Sprout::TaskParam class to learn more about
+    # block editing the parameters.
+    #
+    # Once parameters have been added using the +add_param+ method, clients
+    # can set and get those parameters from the newly created task.
+    #
+    def add_param(name, type, &block) # :yields: Sprout::TaskParam
+      name = name.to_s
+
+      # First ensure the named accessor doesn't yet exist...
+      if(param_hash[name])
+        raise ToolTaskError.new("TaskBase.add_param called with existing parameter name: #{name}")
+      end
+
+      param = create_param(type)
+      param.init do |p|
+        p.belongs_to = self
+        p.name = name
+        p.type = type
+        yield p if block_given?
+      end
+
+      param_hash[name] = param
+      params << param
+    end
+
+    # Alias an existing parameter with another name. For example, the 
+    # existing parameter :source_path might be given an alias '-sp' as follows:
+    #
+    #   add_param_alias(:sp, :source_path)
+    #
+    # Alias parameters cannot be configured differently from the parameter
+    # that they alias
+    #
+    def add_param_alias(name, other_param)
+      if(param_hash.has_key? other_param.to_s)
+        param_hash[name.to_s] = param_hash[other_param.to_s]
+      else
+        raise ToolTaskError.new("TaskBase.add_param_alis called with")
+      end
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    def create_param(type)
+      return eval("#{type.to_s.capitalize}Param.new")
+    end
+    
+    def param_hash
+      @param_hash ||= {}
+    end
+
+    def respond_to?(name)
+      result = super
+      if(!result)
+        result = param_hash.has_key? name
+      end
+      return result
+    end
+
+    def clean_name(name)
+      name.gsub(/=$/, '')
+    end
+
+    def method_missing(name,*args)
+      name = name.to_s
+      cleaned = clean_name(name)
+      if(!respond_to?(cleaned))
+        raise NoMethodError.new("undefined method '#{name}' for #{self.class}", name)
+      end
+      param = param_hash[cleaned]
+
+      if(name =~ /=$/)
+        param.value = args.shift
+      elsif(param)
+        param.value
+      else
+        raise ToolTaskError.new("method_missing called with undefined parameter [#{name}]")
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Iterate over all prerequisites looking for any
+    # that are a LibraryTask.
+    # Concrete ToolTask implementations should
+    # override resolve_library in order to add
+    # the library sources or binaries appropriately.
+    def resolve_libraries(prerequisites)
+      prerequisites.each do |prereq|
+        instance = Rake::application[prereq]
+        if(instance.is_a?(LibraryTask))
+          resolve_library(instance)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
+    # Concrete ToolTasks should override this method
+    # and add any dependent libraries appropriately
+    def resolve_library(library_task)
+    end
+    
+    # If the provided path contains spaces, wrap it in quotes so that
+    # shell tools won't choke on the spaces
+    def clean_path(path)
+      if(path.index(' '))
+        path = %{"#{path}"}
+      end
+      return path
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+  #######################################################
+  # Parameter Implementations
+  
+  # The base class for all ToolTask parameters. This class is extended by a variety
+  # of concrete implementations.
+  #
+  # At the time of this writing, only the :boolean TaskParam modifies the interface by
+  # adding the +show_on_false+ attribute.
+  #
+  # Some other helpful features are as follows:
+  #
+  # :file, :files, :path and :paths will all add any items that have been added to
+  # their values as file task prerequisites. This is especially helpful when writing
+  # rake tasks for Command Line Interface (CLI) compilers.
+  #
+  class TaskParam
+    attr_accessor :belongs_to
+    attr_accessor :description
+    attr_accessor :hidden_name
+    attr_accessor :hidden_value
+    attr_accessor :name
+    attr_accessor :preprocessable
+    attr_accessor :required
+    attr_accessor :type
+    attr_accessor :validator
+    attr_accessor :visible
+
+    attr_writer   :prefix
+    attr_writer   :value
+    attr_writer   :delimiter
+    attr_writer   :shell_name
+    attr_writer   :to_shell_proc
+
+    # Set the file_expression (blob) to append to each path
+    # in order to build the prerequisites FileList.
+    #
+    # Defaults to parent ToolTask.default_file_expression
+    attr_writer :file_expression
+
+    def init
+      yield self if block_given?
+    end
+    
+    # By default, ToolParams only appear in the shell
+    # output when they are not nil
+    def visible?
+      @visible ||= value
+    end
+    
+    def required?
+      (required == true)
+    end
+    
+    def validate
+      if(required? && !visible?)
+        raise ToolTaskError.new("#{name} is required and must not be nil")
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def prepare
+      prepare_prerequisites
+    end
+    
+    def prepare_prerequisites
+    end
+    
+    # Should the param name be hidden from the shell?
+    # Used for params like 'input' on mxmlc
+    def hidden_name?
+      @hidden_name ||= false
+    end
+    
+    # Should the param value be hidden from the shell?
+    # Usually used for Boolean toggles like '-debug'
+    def hidden_value?
+      @hidden_value ||= false
+    end
+    
+    # Leading character for each parameter
+    # Can sometimes be an empty string,
+    # other times it's a double dash '--'
+    # but usually it's just a single dash '-'
+    def prefix
+      @prefix ||= '-'
+    end
+    
+    def value
+      @value ||= nil
+    end
+
+    def shell_value
+      value.to_s
+    end
+
+    def file_expression # :nodoc:
+      @file_expression ||= belongs_to.default_file_expression
+    end
+
+    # ToolParams join their name/value pair with an
+    # equals sign by default, this can be modified 
+    # To a space or whatever you wish
+    def delimiter
+      @delimiter ||= '='
+    end
+    
+    # Return the name with a single leading dash
+    # and underscores replaced with dashes
+    def shell_name
+      @shell_name ||= prefix + name.split('_').join('-')
+    end
+
+    def to_shell
+      if(!@to_shell_proc.nil?)
+        return @to_shell_proc.call(self)
+      elsif(hidden_name?)
+        return shell_value
+      elsif(hidden_value?)
+        return shell_name
+      else
+        return "#{shell_name}#{delimiter}#{shell_value}"
+      end
+    end
+    
+    # Create a string that can be turned into a file
+    # that rdoc can parse to describe the customized
+    # or generated task using param name, type and
+    # description
+    def to_rdoc
+      result = ''
+      parts = description.split("\n") unless description.nil?
+      result << "# #{parts.join("\n# ")}\n" unless description.nil?
+      result << "def #{name}=(#{type})\n  @#{name} = #{type}\nend\n\n"
+      return result
+    end
+
+    protected
+    
+    def should_preprocess?
+      return preprocessable && !belongs_to.preprocessor.nil?
+    end
+    
+    def prepare_preprocessor_paths(paths)
+      processed = []
+      paths.each do |path|
+        processed << prepare_preprocessor_path(path)
+      end
+      return processed
+    end
+    
+    def prepare_preprocessor_files(files)
+      processed = []
+      files.each do |file|
+        processed << prepare_preprocessor_file(file)
+      end
+      return processed
+    end
+    
+    def cleaned_preprocessed_path(path)
+      File.join(belongs_to.preprocessed_path, path.gsub('../', 'backslash/'))
+    end
+    
+    def prepare_preprocessor_path(path)
+      processed_path = cleaned_preprocessed_path(path)
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(processed_path)
+      files = FileList[path + file_expression]
+      files.each do |input_file|
+        prepare_preprocessor_file(input_file)
+      end
+      
+      return processed_path
+    end
+    
+    def prepare_preprocessor_file(input_file)
+      output_file = cleaned_preprocessed_path(input_file)
+      setup_preprocessing_file_tasks(input_file, output_file)
+      return output_file
+    end
+    
+    def text_file?(file_name)
+      [/\.as$/, /\.txt$/, /\.mxml$/, /\.xml$/, /\.js$/, /\.html$/, /\.htm$/].select do |regex|
+        if (file_name.match(regex))
+          return true
+        end
+      end.size > 0
+    end
+    
+    def setup_preprocessing_file_tasks(input_file, output_file)
+      return if(File.directory?(input_file))
+      CLEAN.add(belongs_to.preprocessed_path) if(!CLEAN.index(belongs_to.preprocessed_path))
+      
+      # Only create the preprocessed action if one does not
+      # already exist. There were many being created before...
+        
+      file input_file
+      file output_file => input_file do
+        # Couldn't return, b/c Rake complained...
+        if(!ToolTask::has_preprocessed_task?(output_file))
+          dir = File.dirname(output_file)
+          if(!File.exists?(dir))
+            FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir)
+          end
+        
+          content = nil
+          # Open the input file and read its content:
+          File.open(input_file, 'r') do |readable|
+            content = readable.read
+          end
+        
+          # Preprocess the content if it's a known text file type:
+          if(text_file?(input_file))
+            content = preprocess_content(content, belongs_to.preprocessor, input_file)
+          end
+        
+          # Write the content to the output file:
+          File.open(output_file, 'w+') do |writable|
+            writable.write(content)
+          end
+
+          ToolTask::add_preprocessed_task(output_file)
+        end
+      end
+      
+      belongs_to.prerequisites << output_file
+    end
+    
+    def preprocess_content(content, statement, file_name)
+      process = ProcessRunner.new(statement)
+      process.puts(content)
+      process.close_write
+      result = process.read
+      error = process.read_err
+      if(error.size > 0)
+        belongs_to.display_preprocess_message
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(belongs_to.preprocessed_path)
+        raise ExecutionError.new("[ERROR] Preprocessor failed on file #{file_name} #{error}")
+      end
+      process.kill
+      Log.puts ">> Preprocessed and created: #{belongs_to.preprocessed_path}/#{file_name}"
+      return result
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :string values
+  class StringParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+
+    def shell_value
+      value.gsub(/ /, "\ ")
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :symbol values
+  # like class names
+  class SymbolParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :url values
+  class UrlParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :number values
+  class NumberParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :file values
+  class FileParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+
+    def prepare_prerequisites
+      if(value && value != belongs_to.name.to_s)
+        if(should_preprocess?)
+          @value = prepare_preprocessor_file(value)
+        else
+          file value
+          belongs_to.prerequisites << value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :path values
+  class PathParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+
+    def prepare_prerequisites
+      if(value && value != belongs_to.name.to_s)
+        if should_preprocess?
+          @value = prepare_preprocessor_path(value)
+        else
+          file value
+          belongs_to.prerequisites << value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for :boolean values
+  class BooleanParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+    attr_writer :show_on_false
+    
+    def visible?
+      @visible ||= value
+      if(show_on_false)
+        return true unless value
+      else
+        return @visible
+      end
+    end
+
+    def show_on_false
+      @show_on_false ||= false
+    end
+    
+    def value
+      @value ||= false
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for collections of strings
+  class StringsParam < TaskParam # :nodoc:
+
+    # Files lists are initialized to an empty array by default
+    def value
+      @value ||= []
+    end
+
+    # By default, the FilesParams will not appear in the shell
+    # output if there are zero items in the collection
+    def visible?
+      @visible ||= (value && value.size > 0)   
+    end
+
+    # Default delimiter is +=
+    # This is what will appear between each name/value pair as in:
+    # "source_path+=src source_path+=test source_path+=lib"
+    def delimiter
+      @delimiter ||= "+="
+    end
+    
+    # Returns a shell formatted string of the collection
+    def to_shell
+      return @to_shell_proc.call(self) if(!@to_shell_proc.nil?)
+
+      result = []
+      value.each do |str|
+        result << "#{shell_name}#{delimiter}#{str}"
+      end
+      return result.join(' ')
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for collections of symbols (like class names)
+  class SymbolsParam < StringsParam # :nodoc:
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for collections of files
+  class FilesParam < StringsParam # :nodoc:
+
+    def prepare
+      super
+      usr = User.new
+      path = nil
+      value.each_index do |index|
+        path = value[index]
+        value[index] = usr.clean_path path
+      end
+    end
+
+    def prepare_prerequisites
+      if should_preprocess?
+        @value = prepare_preprocessor_files(value)
+      else
+        value.each do |f|
+          file f
+          belongs_to.prerequisites << f
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for collections of paths
+  class PathsParam < FilesParam # :nodoc:
+
+    def prepare_prerequisites
+      if should_preprocess?
+        @value = prepare_preprocessor_paths(value)
+      else
+        value.each do |path|
+          files = FileList[path + file_expression]
+          files.each do |f|
+            file f
+            belongs_to.prerequisites << f
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
+
+  end
+
+  # Concrete param object for collections of files
+  class UrlsParam < StringsParam # :nodoc:
+  end
+
+end