Could not reach target 'foo' since it was skipped due to a criteria

[Marusyk]

I have something like

Task("UploadTestReport")
    .IsDependentOn("Test")
    .WithCriteria((context) => FileExists(testCoverageOutputFilePath))
    .WithCriteria(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(coverallsRepoToken))
    .WithCriteria((context) => !BuildSystem.IsLocalBuild)
    .Does(() => { }

then my build failed with the message

Error: One or more errors occurred. (Could not reach target 'UploadTestReport' since it was skipped due to a criteria.)
Could not reach target 'UploadTestReport' since it was skipped due to a criteria.
Error: The process 'tools\dotnet-cake' failed with exit code 1

Is there a way how to know what exactly criteria don'twork?

[pascalberger]

You can define a message for each criteria, like in this example:

Task("A")
    .WithCriteria(() => DateTime.Now.Second % 2 == 0, "Need even seconds.")
    .Does(() => {

    });

See https://cakebuild.net/docs/writing-builds/tasks/criteria#print-message-from-criteria

[Marusyk]

thank you

[Marusyk]

it would be great to have the message not only when Verbosity is set to Verbose or Diagnostic. What do you think?

[Marusyk]

dotnet cake --target UploadTestReport --verbosity=diagnostic
Even thought, I don't see my message

[devlead]

try

dotnet cake --target=UploadTestReport --verbosity=diagnostic

[Marusyk]

the same result:
dotnet cake --target=UploadTestReport --verbosity=diagnostic

[Marusyk]

dotnet cake --target=UploadTestReport --verbosity=Verbose also doesn't work.
Actually, it's work but my Error message is missing

[augustoproiete]

• Tracked via Display message of criteria when task fails to run due to criteria not being met #3647
• Proposed fix via PR GH3647: Display message of criteria when task fails to run due to criteria not being met #3648