Various ways of calling a task (run_task, do_task, function)

gistfile1.txt

use Rex -base;
use feature qw(say);

task "call_me_with_do_task" => sub {
  say 'inside task: "call_me_with_do_task"';
};
before_task_start "call_me_with_do_task" => sub {
  say 'inside before_task_start hook for task: "call_me_with_do_task"';
};
after_task_finished "call_me_with_do_task" => sub {
  say 'inside after_task_finished hook for task: "call_me_with_do_task"';
};

task "call_me_with_run_task" => sub {
  say 'inside task: "call_me_with_run_task"';
};
before_task_start "call_me_with_run_task" => sub {
  say 'inside before_task_start hook for task: "call_me_with_run_task"';
};
after_task_finished "call_me_with_run_task" => sub {
  say 'inside after_task_finished hook for task: "call_me_with_run_task"';
};

task "call_me_as_a_function" => sub {
  say 'inside task: "call_me_as_a_function"';
};
before_task_start "call_me_as_a_function" => sub {
  say 'inside before_task_start hook for task: "call_me_as_a_function"';
};
after_task_finished "call_me_as_a_function" => sub {
  say 'inside after_task_finished hook for task: "call_me_as_a_function"';
};

task "init" => sub {
  do_task "call_me_with_do_task";
  run_task "call_me_with_run_task";
  call_me_as_a_function();
};

1;
__END__
# Output
$ rex init
[2015-05-15 13:42:11] INFO - Running task init on <local>
inside before_task_start hook for task: "call_me_with_do_task"
[2015-05-15 13:42:12] INFO - Running task call_me_with_do_task on <local>
inside task: "call_me_with_do_task"
inside after_task_finished hook for task: "call_me_with_do_task"
inside task: "call_me_with_run_task"
[2015-05-15 13:42:12] INFO - Running task call_me_as_a_function on current connection
inside task: "call_me_as_a_function"