Ability to run other tasks as the definition of current one (aliases)

[maxim-at-moralis]

Goals

1. Be able to structure dependency tree clearly, w/o duplicates

Non-goals

Background

I have a library: api.
The purpose of it is to provide API interfaces to the app using openapi definitions.
It also comes with the templating script to adjust the outputs to our needs.
So the that library has basically 3 script:

1. build
2. update (generate-api)
3. lint

So the same scripts: build and lint may or may not have a dependency wether I want to call it with generate, with build or separate (CI).

Problem:
Currently I have to to it like this: "update": "npm run gen && npm run build && turbo lint",
which is kinda works, but

1. not as clear enough
2. turbo runs subsequent turbo, taking unnecessary resources
3. outputs are not separate from each other making it harder to analyse
4. tui would have 2 sidebars, reducing the main area

PS, relates to: #9924

Proposal

As a part of the task, there could be a new optional prop (e.g. run or alias).
It can be an array of strings representing other turbo tasks to be ran in parallel to the current task. e.g.:

{
"tasks": {
  "build": {}
  "lint": {},
  "generate-api": {}

  "update": {
    "run": ["lint"],
    "dependsOn": ["update:build"]
  }
  "update:build": {
    "run": ["build"],
    "dependsOn": ["generate-api"]
  }
}
}

[anthonyshew]

Hi, this proposal and the problem being described is confusing. Can you provide a reproduction or a clearer description of the problem?

[maxim-grishaev]

Hello!
I can try, but before that, this is the main idea:
#10201

If it's clear, I can take that discussion as the reference

[RawToast]

Does with not achieve this? I don't see it in the documentation, but it is in the schema and I have used it for similar tasks:

"with": {
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string"
  },
  "description": "A list of tasks that will run alongside this task.\n\nTasks in this list will not be run until completion before this task starts execution.\n\nDocumentation: https://turbo.build/repo/docs/reference/configuration#with",
  "default": []
}