Rake Task Template

rake_task_template.rake

namespace :some_thingy do
 
  task :my_big_fixer, [:production_run] => :environment do |t, args|
    production_run = args[:production_run] == "true"
    ap "doing a dry run" unless production_run
    my_logger = Logger.new("#{Rails.root}/log/my_thingy.log")
    require 'progress_bar'
    bar = ProgressBar.new(User.all.count) # pass the total for the progress bar
    my_logger.info "Starting at #{Time.now}"
 
    User.all.each do |user|
      #do something if production_run
      bar.increment!
      my_logger.info "User: #{user.id} a thing happened"
    end
 
    my_logger.info "Ending at #{Time.now}"
 
  end
 
end