Node.js and Jake - How to call system commands synchronously within a task?

Question

A Jake task executes a long-running system command. Another task depends on the first task being completely finished before starting. The \'exec\' function of \'child_process\'

Answer 1

Just for future reference, I have a synchronous exec module with no other dependencies.

• https://npmjs.org/package/allsync

Example:

var allsync = require("allsync");
allsync.exec( "find /", function(data){
    process.stdout.write(data);
});
console.log("Done!");

In the above exampale, Done is only printed after the find process exists. The exec function essentially blocks until complete.