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Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner

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Dominant language: JavaScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Aug 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 17, 2026
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143 open issues indexed

communication between tasks Open

Component: tasks Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#581 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Grunt concat task wildcard expression doesn't work properly Open

gruntjs/grunt#611 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Support for setting preserving and setting permissions of files copied with grunt.file.copy Open

★ Component: fs Status: Ready Type: Bug

gruntjs/grunt#615 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Document task src/dest inconsistency in templates Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#632 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Option values run through template.process? Open

Component: tasks Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#651 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
An option in file.copy to generate symlinks? Open

Component: fs Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#677 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Provide conditional support for file inclusion. Open

Component: fs

gruntjs/grunt#694 · 25 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
All Tasks should have output formatting consistency Open

needs discussion

gruntjs/grunt#697 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Method for passing arguments in alias tasks Open

Component: tasks needs discussion Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#719 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Allow for optional merging of Object type option props Open

Component: tasks Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#738 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
public vs private tasks Open

Component: tasks Status: Ready

gruntjs/grunt#741 · 37 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Call after (or done) callback after task ends Open

Component: tasks Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#770 · 16 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Asynchronous configuration Open

Component: tasks needs discussion Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#783 · 20 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Add hardLink option to grunt.file.copy Open

Component: fs

gruntjs/grunt#797 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Run specific task(s) with force option Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#810 · 43 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Multitask option to set the default behavior when a subtask is not specified Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#815 · 27 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Improve error message for when multitask target doesn't exist Open

prolog

gruntjs/grunt#816 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Add a way to see how long each individual task took to run Open

Component: tasks prolog Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#830 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Prompt for local module installation? Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#846 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Option to only run task if input files have changed since last run Open

Component: tasks needs discussion

gruntjs/grunt#866 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
grunt.log.writeflags / grunt.verbose.writeflags says functions are 'undefined' Open

prolog

gruntjs/grunt#884 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Use lodash mixins to supply src file paths Open

Component: tasks Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#896 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Deprecate and Remove grunt.util.??? exposed dependencies Open

api breaking Component: documentation Status: Ready

gruntjs/grunt#907 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
creat grunt.hideTasks() method or the like Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#910 · 10 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Width of console output Open

prolog

gruntjs/grunt#913 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Warn when set cwd without expand Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#917 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Add a default set of "alternate" template delimiters Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#918 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Make task file compilation more intelligent. Open

needs discussion needs research (help?)

gruntjs/grunt#927 · 9 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Grunt tasks' discovery, help and information. Open

needs discussion Type: Question

gruntjs/grunt#929 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
More CLI options and pre-Gruntfile initialization through .gruntrc file(s). Open

needs discussion

gruntjs/grunt#934 · 13 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Interactive CLI Open

Component: CLI Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#949 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
provide semantic styling functions so colors can be consistent across plugins Open

prolog Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#957 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Need configurable 'Safe Delete' functionality for files outside current Gruntfile.js directory Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#959 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Implement Task Dependencies Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#968 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Queue an anonymous function with grunt.task.run Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#974 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
loadTasks as they are needed to speed up Grunt load time Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#975 · 41 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Generic Notifiers Open

needs discussion prolog

gruntjs/grunt#982 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
grunt.task.requires fails if referring to a task that ran with a target Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#998 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Show warning when loadTask takes too long. Open

Component: CLI Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#1018 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Revisit emiting events. Open

api

gruntjs/grunt#1036 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Expose a public API for reading task data Open

gruntjs/grunt#1080 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
grunt.task.isTaskAlias not working Open

gruntjs/grunt#1089 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Control task output level manually Open

Component: tasks needs discussion prolog

gruntjs/grunt#1104 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Need a 'nonull' file option that also fails on missing files Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#1105 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
grunt.config breaks real object when config gets values Open

gruntjs/grunt#1106 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Increase cohesion in the Gruntfile Open

Type: Enhancement

gruntjs/grunt#1107 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Don't use `process.chdir()` Open

gruntjs/grunt#1147 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Should tasks with errors warn or fail? Open

needs discussion

gruntjs/grunt#1163 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Use the main field for task loading Open

Component: tasks

gruntjs/grunt#1164 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
grunt.file.recurse dies when working in a directory with an Emacs interlock file Open

Component: fs

gruntjs/grunt#1165 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026

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