Any way to run custom SBT tasks from Bloop?

[alexklibisz]

I know I can import an SBT project to bloop. Now I'm wondering if bloop offers a way to run custom SBT tasks. For example, could I run the scalafmtAll task from the sbt-scalafmt plugin?

[tgodzik]

Thanks for raising the discussion! Bloop doesn't allow running any sbt tasks since Bloop is separate from any specific build tool and focuses solely on compilation. We don't plan to change the behaviour any time soon.

[kpodsiad]

Workaround just for scalafmt case - you could use coursier bootstrap to create "executable" scalafmt jar. That trick is used for instance in bloop repo

[alexklibisz]

Thanks. I'm also going to look into using the sbt server/client as described here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWa76dQ7TSo

My main goal is just to minimize the sbt boot times in CI.

[julienrf]

Using the sbt server is indeed the recommended way to address your need. Please report any issue you may encounter on the sbt repository and we will help you.