gruntjs / gruntjs/grunt

grunt.task.isTaskAlias not working

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Description

It's always returning `false`. So, I ran some tests:

``` javascript
grunt.registerTask("test", "", function(){});

grunt.registerTask("bleh", ["test"]);
grunt.registerTask("default", ["test"]);

console.log( grunt.task._tasks["bleh"].fn.alias ); // undefined
console.log( grunt.task._tasks["bleh"].info ); // "Alias for..."

console.log( grunt.task._tasks["default"].fn.alias ); // undefined
console.log( grunt.task._tasks["default"].info ); // "Alias for..."

console.log( this.task._tasks["default"].fn.alias ); // undefined
console.log( this.task._tasks["default"].info ); // "Alias for..."
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the behavior with the registerTask calls in the issue, then inspect grunt.task.isTaskAlias and the entries created in grunt.task._tasks. Compare an alias such as "bleh" or "default" with the ordinary "test" task. Done means alias tasks are identified consistently with the documented purpose of isTaskAlias.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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