Where Should I Put Rake Tasks Used In Multiple Projects

Question

Now that I've been using rake for a while, I am finding I have certain utility tasks which I use in multiple Rails projects. These are tasks that are configured using environmental variables or through passing in parameters.

Obviously I would like these tasks to sit somewhere centrally so I don't have multiple copies to keep in sync if I update or add anything.

Where should i put these shared tasks and how should I share them between my projects?

Answer 1

Create a ruby gem containing your rake tasks and then include that gem into each of your projects.