Executing multiple tasks in a single task

[123swk123]

is it possible to call a task from another task?

I am not currently looking for recursion but just sequencing 2 or 3 tasks under one task.

[dbaeumer]

Yes, a task can have a dependsOn property. Something like:

{
	"version": "2.0.0",
	"tasks": [
		{
			"taskName": "compile",
			"dependsOn": [
				"compile:server",
				"compile:client"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": true
			},
			"problemMatcher": []
		},
		{
			"taskName": "compile:types",
			"type": "shell",
			"command": "npm run compile:types",
			"group": "build",
			"presentation": {
				"panel": "dedicated",
				"reveal": "never"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$tsc"
			]
		},
		{
			"taskName": "compile:jsonrpc",
			"type": "shell",
			"command": "npm run compile:jsonrpc",
			"group": "build",
			"presentation": {
				"panel": "dedicated",
				"reveal": "never"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$tsc"
			]
		},
		{
			"taskName": "compile:protocol",
			"type": "shell",
			"command": "npm run compile:protocol",
			"group": "build",
			"presentation": {
				"panel": "dedicated",
				"reveal": "never"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$tsc"
			],
			"dependsOn": [
				"compile:types",
				"compile:jsonrpc"
			]
		},
		{
			"taskName": "compile:server",
			"type": "shell",
			"command": "npm run compile:server",
			"group": "build",
			"presentation": {
				"panel": "dedicated",
				"reveal": "never"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$tsc"
			],
			"dependsOn": [
				"compile:types",
				"compile:jsonrpc",
				"compile:protocol"
			]
		},
		{
			"taskName": "compile:client",
			"type": "shell",
			"command": "npm run compile:client",
			"group": "build",
			"presentation": {
				"panel": "dedicated",
				"reveal": "never"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$tsc"
			],
			"dependsOn": [
				"compile:types",
				"compile:jsonrpc",
				"compile:protocol"
			]
		}
	]
}