@rushstack/heft/lib/schemas/templates/heft.json

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/**
 * Defines configuration used by core Heft.
 */
{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/heft/v0/heft.schema.json",

  /**
   * Optionally specifies another JSON config file that this file extends from. This provides a way for standard
   * settings to be shared across multiple projects.
   *
   * To delete an inherited setting, set it to `null` in this file.
   */
  // "extends": "base-project/config/heft.json",

  /**
   * Defines aliases for existing Heft actions, and allows them to be invoked by
   * name with default parameters.  The JSON keys is are user-defined names.
   *
   * For example, the "heft start" alias is conventionally defined to invoke
   * "heft build-watch --serve" using a definition like this:
   *
   *   "aliasesByName": { "start": { "actionName": "build-watch", "defaultParameters": [ "--serve" ] } }
   */
  "aliasesByName": {
    // /**
    //  * The command-line action name of the Heft alias that is being defined.
    //  * This JSON key is a user-defined value.
    //  */
    // "example-alias-name": {
    //   /**
    //    * The name of the existing Heft command-line action to be invoked by this alias.
    //    */
    //   "actionName": "example-action",
    //
    //   /**
    //    * A list of command-line parameters to pass to the Heft action by default.
    //    * These parameters will be appended after the specified action and before
    //    * any user-specified parameters.
    //    */
    //   "defaultParameters": [ "--do-some-thing" ]
    // }
  },

  /**
   * List of Heft lifecycle plugins to be loaded for this project.
   */
  "heftPlugins": [
    // {
    //   /**
    //    * (REQUIRED) The NPM package name for the plugin.
    //    */
    //   "pluginPackage": "@mycorp/heft-example-plugin",
    //
    //   /**
    //    * The name of the plugin to load from the NPM package's heft-plugin.json manifest.
    //    * If not specified, and if the plugin package provides a single plugin, then that
    //    * plugin will be loaded.
    //    */
    //   // "pluginName": "example-plugin",
    //
    //   /**
    //    * Options to pass to the plugin.  This is a custom object whose structure
    //    * is defined by the plugin.
    //    */
    //   // "options": { "example-key": "example-value" }
    // }
  ],

  /**
   * Heft phases that can be run during an execution of Heft.
   * The JSON keys is are user-defined names.
   */
  "phasesByName": {
    /**
     * The name of the phase, which is used by other fields such as "phaseDependencies".
     * This JSON key is a user-defined value.
     */
    "example-phase": {
      /**
       * A description to be shown in the command-line help.
       */
      "phaseDescription": "An example phase",

      /**
       * A list of delete operations to perform when cleaning at the beginning of phase execution.
       * Their structure is similar the options used by the delete-files-plugin.
       */
      "cleanFiles": [
        // {
        //   /**
        //    * Absolute path to the source file or folder, relative to the project root.
        //    * If "fileExtensions", "excludeGlobs",  or "includeGlobs" are specified, then "sourcePath"
        //    * is assumed to be a folder; if it is not a folder, an error will be thrown.
        //    * Settings such as "includeGlobs" and "excludeGlobs" will be resolved relative to this path.
        //    * If no globs or file extensions are specified, the entire folder will be copied.
        //    * If this parameter is not provided, it defaults to the project root.
        //    */
        //   // "sourcePath": "lib",
        //
        //   /**
        //    * If specified, this option recursively scans all folders under "sourcePath" and includes
        //    * any files that match the specified extensions.  If "fileExtensions" and "includeGlobs"
        //    * are both specified, their selections are added together.
        //    */
        //   // "fileExtensions": [ ".png" ],
        //
        //   /**
        //    * A list of glob patterns that select files to be copied.  The paths are resolved relative
        //    * to "sourcePath", which must be a folder path.  If "fileExtensions" and "includeGlobs"
        //    * are both specified, their selections are added together.
        //    *
        //    * For glob syntax, refer to: https://www.npmjs.com/package/fast-glob
        //    */
        //   // "excludeGlobs": [],
        //
        //
        //   /**
        //    * A list of glob patterns that exclude files or folders from being copied.  The paths are resolved
        //    * relative to "sourcePath", which must be a folder path.  These exclusions eliminate items that
        //    * were selected by the "includeGlobs" or "fileExtensions" setting.
        //    *
        //    * For glob syntax, refer to: https://www.npmjs.com/package/fast-glob
        //    */
        //   // "includeGlobs": [ "**/temp" ]
        // }
      ],

      /**
       * A list of phase names that must be run before this phase can start.
       */
      "phaseDependencies": [],

      /**
       * Heft tasks that are run during an execution of the Heft phase.
       * The JSON keys is are user-defined names.
       */
      "tasksByName": {
        /**
         * The name of the task, which is used by other fields such as "taskDependencies".
         * This JSON key is a user-defined value.
         */
        "example-task": {
          /**
           * A list of task names that must be run before this task can start.
           */
          "taskDependencies": [],

          /**
           * (REQUIRED) The Heft plugin to be loaded, which will perform the operation for this task.
           */
          "taskPlugin": {
            /**
             * (REQUIRED) The NPM package name for the plugin.
             */
            "pluginPackage": "@mycorp/heft-example-plugin"

            /**
             * The name of the plugin to load from the NPM package's heft-plugin.json manifest.
             * If not specified, and if the plugin package provides a single plugin, then that
             * plugin will be loaded.
             */
            // "pluginName": "example-plugin",

            /**
             * Options to pass to the plugin.  This is a custom object whose structure
             * is defined by the plugin.
             */
            // "options": { "example-key": "example-value" }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}