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+<?php
+namespace Mage\Task\BuiltIn\Filesystem;
+
+use Mage\Task\AbstractTask;
+use Mage\Config\RequiredConfigNotFoundException;
+
+/**
+ * Task for copying files. Change will be done on local or
+ * remote host depending on the stage of the deployment.
+ *
+ * Usage :
+ *   pre-deploy:
+ *     - filesystem/copy: {source:/path/to/file, destination:/path/to/target}
+ *   on-deploy:
+ *     - filesystem/copy: {source:/path/to/file, destination:/path/to/target}
+ *
+ * @author Noah-Jerome Lotzer <noah.lotzer@gmail.com>
+ */
+class CopyTask extends AbstractTask
+{
+    /**
+     * The source of the file/folder including full path to it.
+     *
+     * If the stage is on local host you should give full paths. If on remote
+     * you may give full or relative to the current release directory paths.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $source;
+
+    /**
+     * The destination to which the file/folder should copied to including full path to it.
+     *
+     * If the stage is on local host you should give full paths. If on remote
+     * you may give full or relative to the current release directory paths.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $destination;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @throws RequiredConfigNotFoundException
+     */
+    public function init()
+    {
+        parent::init();
+
+        if (!$this->getParameter('destination')) {
+            throw new RequiredConfigNotFoundException('Missing required source.');
+        }
+
+        $this->setDestination($this->getParameter('destination'));
+
+        if (!$this->getParameter('source')) {
+            throw new RequiredConfigNotFoundException('Missing required destination.');
+        }
+
+        $this->setSource($this->getParameter('source'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return "Copying files [built-in]";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $command = 'cp -r ' . $this->getAbsolutPath($this->getSource()) .
+            ' ' . $this->getAbsolutPath($this->getDestination());
+
+        $result = $this->runCommand($command);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAbsolutPath($path)
+    {
+        if ($this->getStage() != 'pre-deploy' && $path[0] != '/' && $this->getConfig()->deployment('to')) {
+            $releasesDirectory = trim($this->getConfig()->release('directory', 'releases'), '/') . '/' . $this->getConfig()->getReleaseId();
+            return rtrim($this->getConfig()->deployment('to'), '/') . '/' . $releasesDirectory . '/' . ltrim($path, '/');
+        }
+
+        return $path;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getSource()
+    {
+        return $this->source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $source
+     */
+    public function setSource($source)
+    {
+        $this->source = $source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getDestination()
+    {
+        return $this->destination;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $destination
+     */
+    public function setDestination($destination)
+    {
+        $this->destination = $destination;
+    }
+
+}