namespace :assets do # Ensures the RAILS_GROUPS environment variable is set task :ensure_env do ENV["RAILS_GROUPS"] ||= "assets" end desc "Compile all the assets named in config.assets.precompile" task :precompile => :ensure_env do Rake::Task["environment"].invoke Sprockets::Helpers::RailsHelper assets = Rails.application.config.assets.precompile # Always perform caching so that asset_path appends the timestamps to file references. Rails.application.config.action_controller.perform_caching = true Rails.application.assets.precompile(*assets) end desc "Remove compiled assets" task :clean => [:environment, 'tmp:cache:clear'] do assets = Rails.application.config.assets public_asset_path = Rails.public_path + assets.prefix rm_rf public_asset_path, :secure => true end end