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Suhridk: /* Tasks */

2012-06-04T18:48:10Z

Tasks

Suhridk: /* Tasks */

2012-06-04T18:02:25Z

Tasks

Suhridk: /* File System Operations */

2012-06-04T18:00:52Z

File System Operations

Suhridk: /* Tasks */

2012-06-04T17:18:47Z

Tasks

Suhridk: /* Tasks */

2012-06-04T16:01:48Z

Tasks

Suhridk: /* Dependencies */

2012-06-04T15:36:07Z

Dependencies

Suhridk: /* Dependencies */

2012-06-04T14:24:54Z

Dependencies

Suhridk: /* Dependencies */

2012-06-04T14:24:14Z

Dependencies

Suhridk: /* Properties */

2012-06-04T14:19:17Z

Properties

Suhridk: /* Properties */

2012-06-04T14:03:50Z

Properties

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	* Myriad tasks exist. For e.g. various file system tasks available are : <mkdir>, <delete>, <copy>, <zip>, <unzip>, <replace> etc.		* Myriad tasks exist. For e.g. various file system tasks available are : <mkdir>, <delete>, <copy>, <zip>, <unzip>, <replace> etc.
		+
		+	== Custom tasks ==
		+
		+	* Implement a class that extends ANT's Task class.
		+	* Associate a tag with the class name.
		+	* Custom task java class:
		+
		+	<syntaxhighlight lang="java5">
		+	package net.suhrid;
		+
		+	import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
		+	import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
		+
		+	public class MyAntTask extends Task {
		+
		+	public void execute() throws BuildException {
		+	System.out.println("Custom ANT Task executing");
		+	}
		+	}
		+
		+	</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+	* Build file:
		+
		+	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
		+
		+	<project name="Custom Task Test" default="run">
		+	<taskdef name="custom_task"
		+	classname="net.suhrid.MyAntTask"
		+	classpath="bin"/>
		+	</project>
		+	</syntaxhighlight>

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+
		+	* Myriad tasks exist. For e.g. various file system tasks available are : <mkdir>, <delete>, <copy>, <zip>, <unzip>, <replace> etc.

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
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−	~~== File System Operations ==~~
−
−	* Various tasks available: <mkdir>, <delete>, <copy>, <zip>, <unzip>, <replace> etc.

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+	== File System Operations ==
		+
		+	* Various tasks available: <mkdir>, <delete>, <copy>, <zip>, <unzip>, <replace> etc.

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	* Built in javac task. An important characteristic of the javac task is that it will only compile those source files that it believes it needs to.		* Built in javac task. An important characteristic of the javac task is that it will only compile those source files that it believes it needs to.
	* Runs within the ANT JVM without need to spawn a new process.		* Runs within the ANT JVM without need to spawn a new process.
		+	* Similar tasks for packaging and executing.
		+	* See sample build file below:
		+
		+	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
		+
		+	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
		+	<!-- ======================================================================
		+	4 Jun 2012 15:50:06
		+
		+	Eclipse Ant Test
		+	Project to test Eclipse Ant Integration
		+
		+	suhridk
		+	====================================================================== -->
		+	<project name="Eclipse Ant Test" default="run">
		+	<description>
		+	Project to test Eclipse Ant Integration
		+	</description>
		+
		+	<!-- =================================
		+	target: default
		+	================================= -->
		+	<target name="compile" description="Compile java classes">
		+	<javac srcdir="src" destdir="bin" />
		+	</target>
		+
		+	<!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
		+	target: package
		+	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
		+
		+	<target name="package" depends="compile" description="Creates a jar">
		+	<jar destfile="package.jar" basedir="bin">
		+	<manifest>
		+	<attribute name="Main-class" value="net.suhrid.RecordSystem"/>
		+	</manifest>
		+	</jar>
		+	</target>
		+
		+	<target name="run" depends="package" description="Executes the jar">
		+	<java jar="package.jar" fork="true"/>
		+	</target>
		+
		+	</project>
		+
		+	</syntaxhighlight>

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	<target name="package" depends="compile"/>		<target name="package" depends="compile"/>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+	= Tasks =
		+
		+	* Built in javac task. An important characteristic of the javac task is that it will only compile those source files that it believes it needs to.
		+	* Runs within the ANT JVM without need to spawn a new process.

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	* Each target is defined in terms of all the other targets that need to be completed before it can be performed. ''This is done using the depends attribute of the target element.''		* Each target is defined in terms of all the other targets that need to be completed before it can be performed. ''This is done using the depends attribute of the target element.''
	* Depends means on "Depends-On"		* Depends means on "Depends-On"
		+	* Example:
		+	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
		+	<target name="init"/>
		+	<target name="preprocess" depends="init"/>
		+	<target name="compile" depends="init,preprocess"/>
		+	<target name="package" depends="compile"/>
		+	</syntaxhighlight>

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	* .Instead of specifying the targets in sequence order, Ant takes the more flexible approach of defining dependencies.		* .Instead of specifying the targets in sequence order, Ant takes the more flexible approach of defining dependencies.
	* Each target is defined in terms of all the other targets that need to be completed before it can be performed. ''This is done using the depends attribute of the target element.''		* Each target is defined in terms of all the other targets that need to be completed before it can be performed. ''This is done using the depends attribute of the target element.''
		+	* Depends means on "Depends-On"

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	<property name="db-conn" value="${db-driver}@host:port"/>		<property name="db-conn" value="${db-driver}@host:port"/>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+	= Dependencies =
		+
		+	* .Instead of specifying the targets in sequence order, Ant takes the more flexible approach of defining dependencies.
		+	* Each target is defined in terms of all the other targets that need to be completed before it can be performed. ''This is done using the depends attribute of the target element.''

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 <syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 <property name="db-driver" value="org.xyz.db.JDBCDriver"/>
 </syntaxhighlight>