How do I use Rails clockwork gem to run rake tasks?

Question

What is the syntax for calling rake tasks from clockwork? I\'ve tried all kinds of syntax, and nothing seems to work. (I\'m specifically interested in clockwork because Her

Answer 1

You can add the following method to your clock.rb file:

def execute_rake(file,task)
require 'rake'
rake = Rake::Application.new
Rake.application = rake
Rake::Task.define_task(:environment)
load "#{Rails.root}/lib/tasks/#{file}"
rake[task].invoke
end

and then call

execute_rake("your_rake_file.rake","your:rake:task")

in your handler