Implements #27399: Separate the task provider name from the task name in the task API

extensions/grunt/src/main.ts

@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ async function getGruntTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
 						if (matches && matches.length === 2) {
 							let taskName = matches[1];
 							let task = taskName.indexOf(' ') === -1
-								? new vscode.ShellTask(`grunt: ${taskName}`, `${command} ${taskName}`)
-								: new vscode.ShellTask(`grunt: ${taskName}`, `${command} "${taskName}"`);
+								? new vscode.ShellTask(taskName, `${command} ${taskName}`)
+								: new vscode.ShellTask(taskName, `${command} "${taskName}"`);
 							task.identifier = `grunt.${taskName}`;
 							result.push(task);
 							let lowerCaseTaskName = taskName.toLowerCase();

extensions/gulp/src/main.ts

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async function getGulpTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
 				if (line.length === 0) {
 					continue;
 				}
-				let task = new vscode.ShellTask(`gulp: ${line}`, `${gulpCommand} ${line}`);
+				let task = new vscode.ShellTask(line, `${gulpCommand} ${line}`);
 				task.identifier = `gulp.${line}`;
 				result.push(task);
 				let lowerCaseLine = line.toLowerCase();

extensions/jake/src/main.ts

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ async function getJakeTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
 				let matches = regExp.exec(line);
 				if (matches && matches.length === 2) {
 					let taskName = matches[1];
-					let task = new vscode.ShellTask(`jake: ${taskName}`, `${jakeCommand} ${taskName}`);
+					let task = new vscode.ShellTask(taskName, `${jakeCommand} ${taskName}`);
 					task.identifier = `jake.${taskName}`;
 					result.push(task);
 					let lowerCaseLine = line.toLowerCase();

extensions/npm/src/main.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ async function getNpmScriptsAsTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
 
 		const result: vscode.Task[] = [];
 		Object.keys(json.scripts).forEach(each => {
-			const task = new vscode.ShellTask(`npm: run ${each}`, `npm run ${each}`);
+			const task = new vscode.ShellTask(`run ${each}`, `npm run ${each}`);
 			const lowerCaseTaskName = each.toLowerCase();
 			if (lowerCaseTaskName === 'build') {
 				task.group = vscode.TaskGroup.Build;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async function getNpmScriptsAsTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
 			result.push(task);
 		});
 		// add some 'well known' npm tasks
-		result.push(new vscode.ShellTask(`npm: install`, `npm install`));
+		result.push(new vscode.ShellTask(`install`, `npm install`));
 		return Promise.resolve(result);
 	} catch (e) {
 		return Promise.resolve(emptyTasks);

extensions/typescript/src/features/taskProvider.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class TscTaskProvider implements vscode.TaskProvider {
 
 		return projects.map(configFile => {
 			const configFileName = path.relative(rootPath, configFile);
-			const buildTask = new vscode.ShellTask(`tsc: build ${configFileName}`, `${command} -p "${configFile}"`, '$tsc');
+			const buildTask = new vscode.ShellTask(`build ${configFileName}`, `${command} -p "${configFile}"`, '$tsc');
+			buildTask.source = 'tsc';
 			buildTask.group = vscode.TaskGroup.Build;
 			return buildTask;
 		});

src/vs/vscode.d.ts

@@ -3580,11 +3580,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		export const Test: 'test';
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * The supported task groups.
-	 */
-	export type TaskGroup = 'clean' | 'build' | 'rebuildAll' | 'test';
-
 	/**
 	 * The ProblemMatchers type definition.
 	 */
@@ -3652,10 +3647,18 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		args: string[];
 
 		/**
-		 * The task group this tasks belongs to. Defaults to undefined meaning
-		 * that the task doesn't belong to any special group.
+		 * A human-readable string describing the source of this
+		 * shell task, e.g. 'gulp' or 'npm'.
 		 */
-		group?: TaskGroup;
+		source: string | undefined;
+
+		/**
+		 * The task group this tasks belongs to. See TaskGroup
+		 * for a predefined set of available groups.
+		 * Defaults to undefined meaning that the task doesn't
+		 * belong to any special group.
+		 */
+		group: string | undefined;
 
 		/**
 		 * The process options used when the process is executed.
@@ -3772,10 +3775,18 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		readonly commandLine: string;
 
 		/**
-		 * The task group this tasks belongs to. Defaults to undefined meaning
-		 * that the task doesn't belong to any special group.
+		 * A human-readable string describing the source of this
+		 * shell task, e.g. 'gulp' or 'npm'.
+		 */
+		source: string | undefined;
+
+		/**
+		 * The task group this tasks belongs to. See TaskGroup
+		 * for a predefined set of available groups.
+		 * Defaults to undefined meaning that the task doesn't
+		 * belong to any special group.
 		 */
-		group?: TaskGroup;
+		group: string | undefined;
 
 		/**
 		 * The shell options used when the shell is executed. Defaults to an

src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTask.ts

@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ namespace Tasks {
 		}
 		let result: TaskSystem.Task = {
 			_id: uuidMap.getUUID(task.identifier),
-			_source: { kind: TaskSystem.TaskSourceKind.Extension, detail: extension.id },
+			_source: {
+				kind: TaskSystem.TaskSourceKind.Extension,
+				label: typeof task.source === 'string' ? task.source : extension.name,
+				detail: extension.id
+			},
 			name: task.name,
 			identifier: task.identifier,
 			group: types.TaskGroup.is(task.group) ? task.group : undefined,

src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts

@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@ export class BaseTask {
 	private _problemMatchers: string[];
 	private _identifier: string;
 	private _isBackground: boolean;
+	private _source: string;
+	private _group: string;
 	private _terminal: vscode.TerminalBehaviour;
 
 	constructor(name: string, problemMatchers: string[]) {
@@ -1063,6 +1065,36 @@ export class BaseTask {
 		this._isBackground = value;
 	}
 
+	get source(): string {
+		return this._source;
+	}
+
+	set source(value: string) {
+		if (value === void 0 || value === null) {
+			this._source = undefined;
+			return;
+		}
+		if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.length === 0) {
+			throw illegalArgument('source must be a string of length > 0');
+		}
+		this._source = value;
+	}
+
+	get group(): string {
+		return this._group;
+	}
+
+	set group(value: string) {
+		if (value === void 0 || value === null) {
+			this._group = undefined;
+			return;
+		}
+		if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.length === 0) {
+			throw illegalArgument('group must be a string of length > 0');
+		}
+		this._group = value;
+	}
+
 	get terminal(): vscode.TerminalBehaviour {
 		return this._terminal;
 	}
@@ -1122,7 +1154,7 @@ export namespace TaskGroup {
 	 */
 	export const Test: 'test' = 'test';
 
-	export function is(value: string): value is vscode.TaskGroup {
+	export function is(value: string): value is string {
 		return value === Clean || value === Build || value === RebuildAll || value === Test;
 	}
 }
@@ -1131,7 +1163,6 @@ export class ProcessTask extends BaseTask {
 
 	private _process: string;
 	private _args: string[];
-	private _group: vscode.TaskGroup;
 	private _options: vscode.ProcessOptions;
 
 	constructor(name: string, process: string, args?: string[], problemMatchers?: vscode.ProblemMatchers);
@@ -1183,17 +1214,6 @@ export class ProcessTask extends BaseTask {
 		this._args = value;
 	}
 
-	get group(): vscode.TaskGroup {
-		return this._group;
-	}
-
-	set group(value: vscode.TaskGroup) {
-		if (!TaskGroup.is(value)) {
-			throw illegalArgument('group');
-		}
-		this._group = value;
-	}
-
 	get options(): vscode.ProcessOptions {
 		return this._options;
 	}
@@ -1209,7 +1229,6 @@ export class ProcessTask extends BaseTask {
 export class ShellTask extends BaseTask implements vscode.ShellTask {
 
 	private _commandLine: string;
-	private _group: vscode.TaskGroup;
 	private _options: vscode.ShellOptions;
 
 	constructor(name: string, commandLine: string, problemMatchers?: vscode.ProblemMatchers);
@@ -1240,17 +1259,6 @@ export class ShellTask extends BaseTask implements vscode.ShellTask {
 		return this._commandLine;
 	}
 
-	get group(): vscode.TaskGroup {
-		return this._group;
-	}
-
-	set group(value: vscode.TaskGroup) {
-		if (!TaskGroup.is(value)) {
-			throw illegalArgument('group');
-		}
-		this._group = value;
-	}
-
 	get options(): vscode.ShellOptions {
 		return this._options;
 	}

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/browser/quickOpen.ts

@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@ import { ActionBarContributor, ContributableActionProvider } from 'vs/workbench/
 
 export class TaskEntry extends Model.QuickOpenEntry {
 
+	private _label: string;
+
 	constructor(protected taskService: ITaskService, protected _task: Task, highlights: Model.IHighlight[] = []) {
 		super(highlights);
-		this._task = _task;
+		if (_task._source.kind === TaskSourceKind.Extension) {
+			this._label = nls.localize('taskEntry.label', '{0}: {1}', _task._source.label, _task.name);
+		} else {
+			this._label = _task.name;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public getLabel(): string {
-		return this._task.name;
+		return this._label;
 	}
 
 	public getAriaLabel(): string {
@@ -76,6 +82,12 @@ export abstract class QuickOpenHandler extends Quickopen.QuickOpenHandler {
 				let aKind = a._source.kind;
 				let bKind = b._source.kind;
 				if (aKind === bKind) {
+					if (aKind === TaskSourceKind.Extension) {
+						let compare = a._source.label.localeCompare(b._source.label);
+						if (compare !== 0) {
+							return compare;
+						}
+					}
 					return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
 				}
 				if (aKind === TaskSourceKind.Workspace) {

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskConfiguration.ts

@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ namespace TaskDescription {
 
 	export let source: Tasks.TaskSource = {
 		kind: Tasks.TaskSourceKind.Workspace,
+		label: 'Workspace',
 		detail: '.settins\tasks.json'
 	};
 

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/tasks.ts

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export namespace TaskGroup {
 
 	export const Test: 'test' = 'test';
 
-	export function is(value: string): value is TaskGroup {
+	export function is(value: string): value is string {
 		return value === Clean || value === Build || value === RebuildAll || value === Test;
 	}
 }
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export enum TaskSourceKind {
 
 export interface TaskSource {
 	kind: TaskSourceKind;
+	label: string;
 	detail?: string;
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ export interface Task {
 	/**
 	 * the task's group;
 	 */
-	group?: TaskGroup;
+	group?: string;
 
 	/**
 	 * The command configuration

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/task.contribution.ts

@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class TaskService extends EventEmitter implements ITaskService {
 			let id: string = UUID.generateUuid();
 			let task: Task = {
 				_id: id,
-				_source: { kind: TaskSourceKind.Generic },
+				_source: { kind: TaskSourceKind.Generic, label: 'generic' },
 				name: id,
 				identifier: id,
 				dependsOn: extensionTasks.map(task => task._id),

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/test/node/configuration.test.ts

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class TaskBuilder {
 		this.commandBuilder = new CommandConfigurationBuilder(this, command);
 		this.result = {
 			_id: name,
-			_source: { kind: Tasks.TaskSourceKind.Workspace },
+			_source: { kind: Tasks.TaskSourceKind.Workspace, label: 'workspace' },
 			identifier: name,
 			name: name,
 			command: this.commandBuilder.result,