gruntjs / gruntjs/grunt

Getting the task names associated with a particular alias

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Description

Here is some links for context:
- https://github.com/tschaub/grunt-newer/issues/59#issuecomment-60016841
- https://github.com/tschaub/grunt-newer/pull/61

Basically it is impossible to conveniently write something like this:

``` javascript
grunt.registerTask( "validate", [ "jshint", "jscs" ] );
grunt.registerTask( "default", [ "newer:validate" ] );
```

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Research direction

Start with the linked issue comment and pull request, then trace the grunt.registerTask entry point used by the example. Determine how callers can retrieve the task names associated with an alias, and verify that the validate/default registration scenario is supported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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