Question: Reusing script utils?

Hey guys, what would be the best way to extract some common utils (things like extension methods, helpers, etc.) for reuse without having to build a true add-in?

I’m trying to refactor a Cake script that’s getting a bit too complex for my comfort, so I’m looking for ways to pull common behavior out into other “util” script files that I can reference from my main Cake script.

It looks like #load ./utils/MyHelpers.cake seems to work, and I can define classes and methods there, so that’s nice. Unfortunately it doesn’t work for extension methods, which is what I’d really prefer for a lot of these kinds of things, for fluency’s sake.

Any ideas? Might it be possible to pull in other referenced files as CakeAliases?

[kibiz0r]

@MiguelAlho: My memory is a little hazy on where my team really landed with this. I think we just used the .Init() approach for a while since we already had it working, but we ultimately moved to React Native so Cake became irrelevant. Sorry I’m not more help.

You might also be interested to check out FAKE.

[pascalberger]

@MiguelAlho Checkout Cake.Recipe. You can create a similar approach for an internal shared script library, which can be reused across multiple repositories.