3 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/deployer/src/cli.ts b/packages/deployer/src/cli.ts
index 0fe412bdf..5e0f2145b 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/deployer/src/cli.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ARTIFACTS_DIR = path.resolve('artifacts');
 const DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID = 50;
 const DEFAULT_JSONRPC_PORT = 8545;
 const DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE = (10 ** 9 * 2).toString();
+const DEFAULT_COMPILE_CONTRACTS = '*';
 
 /**
  * Compiles all contracts with options passed in through CLI.
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ async function onCompileCommand(argv: CliOptions): Promise<void> {
         networkId: argv.networkId,
         optimizerEnabled: argv.shouldOptimize ? 1 : 0,
         artifactsDir: argv.artifactsDir,
+        contractsToCompile: generateContractsToCompileSet(argv.contracts),
     };
     await commands.compileAsync(opts);
 }
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ async function onMigrateCommand(argv: CliOptions): Promise<void> {
         networkId,
         optimizerEnabled: argv.shouldOptimize ? 1 : 0,
         artifactsDir: argv.artifactsDir,
+        contractsToCompile: generateContractsToCompileSet(argv.contracts),
     };
     await commands.compileAsync(compilerOpts);
 
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ async function onDeployCommand(argv: CliOptions): Promise<void> {
         networkId,
         optimizerEnabled: argv.shouldOptimize ? 1 : 0,
         artifactsDir: argv.artifactsDir,
+        contractsToCompile: generateContractsToCompileSet(argv.contracts),
     };
     await commands.compileAsync(compilerOpts);
 
@@ -90,6 +94,18 @@ async function onDeployCommand(argv: CliOptions): Promise<void> {
     await commands.deployAsync(argv.contract, deployerArgs, deployerOpts);
 }
 /**
+ * Creates a set of contracts to compile.
+ * @param contracts Comma separated list of contracts to compile
+ */
+function generateContractsToCompileSet(contracts: string): Set<string> {
+    const contractsToCompile = new Set();
+    const contractsArray = contracts.split(',');
+    _.forEach(contracts, contractName => {
+        contractsToCompile.add(contractName);
+    });
+    return contractsToCompile;
+}
+/**
  * Provides extra required options for deploy command.
  * @param yargsInstance yargs instance provided in builder function callback.
  */
@@ -144,6 +160,11 @@ function deployCommandBuilder(yargsInstance: any) {
             type: 'string',
             description: 'account to use for deploying contracts',
         })
+        .option('contracts', {
+            type: 'string',
+            default: DEFAULT_COMPILE_CONTRACTS,
+            description: 'comma separated list of contracts to compile',
+        })
         .command('compile', 'compile contracts', identityCommandBuilder, onCompileCommand)
         .command(
             'migrate',
diff --git a/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts b/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
index 63db6c865..4e5518d0e 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { utils } from './utils/utils';
 
 const SOLIDITY_FILE_EXTENSION = '.sol';
+const ALL_CONTRACTS_IDENTIFIER = '*';
 
 export class Compiler {
     private _contractsDir: string;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export class Compiler {
     private _artifactsDir: string;
     private _contractSourcesIfExists?: ContractSources;
     private _solcErrors: Set<string>;
+    private _contractsToCompile: Set<string>;
     /**
      * Recursively retrieves Solidity source code from directory.
      * @param  dirPath Directory to search.
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ export class Compiler {
         this._optimizerEnabled = opts.optimizerEnabled;
         this._artifactsDir = opts.artifactsDir;
         this._solcErrors = new Set();
+        this._contractsToCompile = opts.contractsToCompile;
     }
     /**
      * Compiles all Solidity files found in contractsDir and writes JSON artifacts to artifactsDir.
@@ -150,9 +153,10 @@ export class Compiler {
             oldNetworks = currentArtifact.networks;
             const oldNetwork: ContractData = oldNetworks[this._networkId];
             shouldCompile =
-                _.isUndefined(oldNetwork) ||
+                (_.isUndefined(oldNetwork) ||
                 oldNetwork.keccak256 !== sourceHash ||
-                oldNetwork.optimizer_enabled !== this._optimizerEnabled;
+                oldNetwork.optimizer_enabled !== this._optimizerEnabled) &&
+                (this._contractsToCompile.has(ALL_CONTRACTS_IDENTIFIER) || this._contractsToCompile.has(contractName));
         } catch (err) {
             shouldCompile = true;
         }
diff --git a/packages/deployer/src/utils/types.ts b/packages/deployer/src/utils/types.ts
index e054b9cc2..c8bb1b9ca 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/packages/deployer/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface CompilerOptions {
     networkId: number;
     optimizerEnabled: number;
     artifactsDir: string;
+    contractsToCompile: Set<string>;
 }
 
 export interface DeployerOptions {