Sets the PATH automatically unless it's already provided or told not to.

CHANGELOG.rdoc

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+== 0.3.6 / June 15th, 2009
+
+* Setting a PATH in the crontab automatically based on the user's PATH. [Javan Makhmali]
+
+
 == 0.3.5 / June 13th, 2009
 
-* Added ability to accept lists of every's and at's and intelligently group them. (ex: every 'monday, wednesday', :at => ['3pm, 6am']). [Sam Ruby]
+* Added ability to accept lists of every's and at's and intelligently group them. (ex: every 'monday, wednesday', :at => ['3pm', '6am']). [Sam Ruby]
 
 * Fixed issue with new lines. #18 [Javan Makhmali]
 

lib/job_list.rb

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def rake(task, options = {})
     end
 
     def generate_cron_output
+      set_path_environment_variable
+
       [environment_variables, cron_jobs].compact.join
     end
 
@@ -77,6 +79,19 @@ def pre_set(variable_string = nil)
         set(variable.strip, value.strip) unless variable.blank? || value.blank?
       end
     end
+
+    def set_path_environment_variable
+      return if path_should_not_be_set_automatically?
+      @env[:PATH] = read_path unless read_path.blank?
+    end
+
+    def read_path
+      ENV['PATH'] if ENV
+    end
+
+    def path_should_not_be_set_automatically?
+      @set_path_automatically === false || @env[:PATH] || @env["PATH"]
+    end
 
     def environment_variables
       return if @env.empty?

lib/version.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Whenever
   module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 0
     MINOR = 3
-    TINY  = 5
+    TINY  = 6
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY].join('.')
   end

test/output_env_test.rb

@@ -19,5 +19,38 @@ class OutputEnvTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_match "MAILTO=someone@example.com", @output
     end
   end
+
+  context "No PATH environment variable set" do
+    setup do
+      Whenever::JobList.any_instance.expects(:read_path).at_least_once.returns('/usr/local/bin')
+      @output = Whenever.cron ""
+    end
+
+    should "add a PATH variable based on the user's PATH" do
+      assert_match "PATH=/usr/local/bin", @output
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "A PATH environment variable set" do
+    setup do
+      Whenever::JobList.stubs(:read_path).returns('/usr/local/bin')
+      @output = Whenever.cron "env :PATH, '/my/path'"
+    end
+
+    should "use that path and the user's PATH" do
+      assert_match "PATH=/my/path", @output
+      assert_no_match /local/, @output
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "No PATH set and instructed not to automatically load the user's path" do
+    setup do
+      @output = Whenever.cron "set :set_path_automatically, false"
+    end
+
+    should "not have a PATH set" do
+      assert_no_match /PATH/, @output
+    end
+  end
 
 end

whenever.gemspec

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{whenever}
-  s.version = "0.3.5"
+  s.version = "0.3.6"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 1.2") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Javan Makhmali"]
-  s.date = %q{2009-07-13}
+  s.date = %q{2009-07-15}
   s.description = %q{Provides clean ruby syntax for defining messy cron jobs and running them Whenever.}
   s.email = %q{javan@javan.us}
   s.executables = ["whenever", "wheneverize"]