psake

psake is a build automation tool written in PowerShell. Define tasks with
dependencies, pre/post conditions, setup/teardown hooks, and input/output
caching. Supports a compile-only mode for inspecting build plans in tests,
structured output for GitHub Actions, and JSON output for tooling integration.

Minimum PowerShell version

5.1

Installation Options

Owners

• dlwyatt
• devblackops
• psake
• gep13
• HeyItsGilbert

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2010-2026 James Kovacs, Damian Hickey, Brandon Olin, and Contributors

Package Details

FileList

• psake.nuspec
• psake.psm1
• private\Get-InputHash.ps1
• public\Framework.ps1
• examples\preandpostcondition.ps1
• psake
• private\Compile-BuildPlan.ps1
• public\Include.ps1
• examples\default.ps1
• psake-config.ps1
• private\Get-DefaultBuildFile.ps1
• public\Task.ps1
• examples\preandpostaction.ps1
• private\LoadModules.ps1
• public\Properties.ps1
• examples\continueonerror.ps1
• psake.psd1
• private\Import-PsakeConfiguration.ps1
• public\Test-BuildEnvironment.ps1
• examples\requiredvariables.ps1
• private\Resolve-FrameworkDirectories.ps1
• private\Resolve-TaskFiles.ps1
• public\BuildTearDown.ps1
• examples\checkvariables.ps1
• private\Resolve-Error.ps1
• private\Test-ModuleVersion.ps1
• public\Assert.ps1
• examples\properties.ps1
• private\Update-TaskCache.ps1
• private\Restore-Environment.ps1
• public\Get-PsakeBuildPlan.ps1
• examples\parameters.ps1
• private\Resolve-TaskDependencies.ps1
• private\Write-Documentation.ps1
• public\BuildSetup.ps1
• examples\formattaskname_scriptblock.ps1
• private\Write-TaskTimeSummary.ps1
• private\Write-BuildMessage.ps1
• public\Invoke-psake.ps1
• examples\msbuild40.ps1
• private\New-ConfigurationForNewContext.ps1
• public\FormatTaskName.ps1
• zh-CN\Messages.psd1
• examples\tasksetupandteardown.ps1
• private\Invoke-InBuildFileScope.ps1
• public\Test-PsakeTask.ps1
• de-DE\Messages.psd1
• examples\paralleltasks.ps1
• private\Set-BuildEnvironment.ps1
• public\Get-PSakeScriptTasks.ps1
• en-US\Messages.psd1
• examples\formattaskname_string.ps1
• private\Get-TasksFromContext.ps1
• public\Invoke-Task.ps1
• enums\TaskStatus.ps1
• examples\nested.ps1
• private\Invoke-BuildPlan.ps1
• public\Execute.ps1
• enums\OutputTypes.ps1
• es-US\Messages.psd1
• private\SelectObjectWithDefault.ps1
• public\Version.ps1
• classes\0_PsakeTask.ps1
• examples\nested\nested1.ps1
• private\Test-TaskCache.ps1
• public\TaskSetup.ps1
• classes\1_PsakeBuildResult.ps1
• examples\nested\nested2.ps1
• private\Get-CurrentConfigurationOrDefault.ps1
• public\TaskTearDown.ps1
• classes\2_PsakeBuildPlan.ps1
• examples\passingParametersString\parameters.ps1
• private\Format-ErrorMessage.ps1
• public\Clear-PsakeCache.ps1
• es-ES\Messages.psd1
• examples\passingParametersString\build.Release.Version.bat
• private\Clear-TaskCache.ps1

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