module Rake::TaskManager

def resolve_args(args)
  task_name = args.shift
  arg_names = args #.map { |a| a.to_sym }
  needs = []
  if task_name.is_a?(Hash)
    hash = task_name
    task_name = hash.keys[0]
    needs = hash[task_name]
  end
  if arg_names.last.is_a?(Hash)
    hash = arg_names.pop
    needs = hash[:needs]
    fail "Unrecognized keys in task hash: #{hash.keys.inspect}" if hash.size > 1
  end
  needs = [needs] unless needs.respond_to?(:to_ary)
  [task_name, arg_names, needs]
end