add is_static/is_shared

5 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/actions/run/main.lua b/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
index b187357f5..04b0d76d4 100644
--- a/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import("private.action.run.make_runenvs")
 function _do_run_target(target)
 
     -- only for binary program
-    if target:kind() ~= "binary" then
+    if not target:is_binary() then
         return
     end
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function main()
     else
         -- run default or all binary targets
         for _, target in ipairs(project.ordertargets()) do
-            if (target:is_default() or option.get("all")) and target:kind() == "binary" then
+            if (target:is_default() or option.get("all")) and target:is_binary() then
                 _run(target)
             end
         end
diff --git a/xmake/core/project/target.lua b/xmake/core/project/target.lua
index 22ffa5cf4..079199b47 100644
--- a/xmake/core/project/target.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/project/target.lua
@@ -650,6 +650,16 @@ function _instance:is_binary()
     return self:kind() == "binary"
 end
 
+-- is shared library target?
+function _instance:is_shared()
+    return self:kind() == "shared"
+end
+
+-- is static library target?
+function _instance:is_static()
+    return self:kind() == "static"
+end
+
 -- is default target?
 function _instance:is_default()
     local default = self:get("default")
diff --git a/xmake/plugins/project/vstudio/impl/vs201x_solution.lua b/xmake/plugins/project/vstudio/impl/vs201x_solution.lua
index fdd948561..8b018a5d4 100644
--- a/xmake/plugins/project/vstudio/impl/vs201x_solution.lua
+++ b/xmake/plugins/project/vstudio/impl/vs201x_solution.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function _make_projects(slnfile, vsinfo)
             -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/1249
             if target:get("default") == true then
                 table.insert(targets, 1, target)
-            elseif target:kind() == "binary" then
+            elseif target:is_binary() then
                 local first_target = targets[1]
                 if not first_target or first_target:get("default") ~= true then
                     table.insert(targets, 1, target)
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/export_all.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/export_all.lua
index 52408957c..5d14e979b 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/export_all.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/export_all.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import("private.utils.progress")
 function main (target, opt)
 
     -- @note it only supports windows/dll now
-    assert(target:kind() == "shared", 'rule("utils.symbols.export_all"): only for shared target(%s)!', target:name())
+    assert(target:is_shared(), 'rule("utils.symbols.export_all"): only for shared target(%s)!', target:name())
     if not target:is_plat("windows") or option.get("dry-run") then
         return
     end
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/xmake.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/xmake.lua
index 9d766356e..f804e3c3e 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/symbols/export_all/xmake.lua
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 rule("utils.symbols.export_all")
     before_load(function (target)
         -- @note it only supports windows/dll now
-        assert(target:kind() == "shared", 'rule("utils.symbols.export_all"): only for shared target(%s)!', target:name())
+        assert(target:is_shared(), 'rule("utils.symbols.export_all"): only for shared target(%s)!', target:name())
         if target:is_plat("windows") then
             assert(target:get("optimize") ~= "smallest", 'rule("utils.symbols.export_all"): does not support set_optimize("smallest") for target(%s)!', target:name())
             local allsymbols_filepath = path.join(target:autogendir(), "rules", "symbols", "export_all.def")