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org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class Java

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:
StyleBook, Test
public class Java
extends Task

Launcher for Java applications. Allows use of the same JVM for the called application thus resulting in much faster operation.

Since:
Ant 1.1

Field Summary
protected  Redirector redirector
           
protected  RedirectorElement redirectorElement
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
description, location, target, taskName, taskType, wrapper
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
project
 
Constructor Summary
Java()
           
 
Method Summary
 void addAssertions(Assertions asserts)
          assertions to enable in this program (if fork=true)
 void addConfiguredRedirector(RedirectorElement redirectorElement)
          Add a RedirectorElement to this task.
 void addEnv(Environment.Variable var)
          Adds an environment variable.
 void addSysproperty(Environment.Variable sysp)
          Adds a system property.
 void addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp)
          Adds a set of properties as system properties.
 void clearArgs()
          Clear out the arguments to this java task.
 Commandline.Argument createArg()
          Adds a command-line argument.
 Path createBootclasspath()
          Adds a path to the bootclasspath.
 Path createClasspath()
          Adds a path to the classpath.
 Commandline.Argument createJvmarg()
          Adds a JVM argument.
 Permissions createPermissions()
          Sets the permissions for the application run inside the same JVM.
protected  ExecuteWatchdog createWatchdog()
          Create the Watchdog to kill a runaway process.
 void execute()
          Do the execution.
 int executeJava()
          Do the execution and return a return code.
 CommandlineJava getCommandLine()
          accessor to the command line
 CommandlineJava.SysProperties getSysProperties()
          get the system properties of the command line
protected  void handleErrorFlush(java.lang.String output)
          Handle output sent to System.err and flush the stream.
protected  void handleErrorOutput(java.lang.String output)
          Handle output sent to System.err
protected  void handleFlush(java.lang.String output)
          Pass output sent to System.out to specified output file.
 int handleInput(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length)
          Handle an input request by this task
protected  void handleOutput(java.lang.String output)
          Pass output sent to System.out to specified output file.
protected  void maybeSetResultPropertyValue(int result)
          helper method to set result property to the passed in value if appropriate
protected  void run(java.lang.String classname, java.util.Vector args)
          Executes the given classname with the given arguments as it was a command line application.
 void setAppend(boolean append)
          If true, append output to existing file.
 void setArgs(java.lang.String s)
          Deprecated: use nested arg instead.
 void setClassname(java.lang.String s)
          Sets the Java class to execute.
 void setClasspath(Path s)
          Set the classpath to be used when running the Java class
 void setClasspathRef(Reference r)
          Classpath to use, by reference.
 void setDir(java.io.File d)
          The working directory of the process
 void setError(java.io.File error)
          File the error stream of the process is redirected to.
 void setErrorProperty(java.lang.String errorProperty)
          Property name whose value should be set to the error of the process.
 void setFailonerror(boolean fail)
          If true, then fail if the command exits with a returncode other than 0
 void setFork(boolean s)
          If true, execute in a new VM.
 void setInput(java.io.File input)
          Set the input to use for the task
 void setInputString(java.lang.String inputString)
          Set the string to use as input
 void setJar(java.io.File jarfile)
          The location of the JAR file to execute.
 void setJvm(java.lang.String s)
          Set the command used to start the VM (only if forking).
 void setJvmargs(java.lang.String s)
          Set the command line arguments for the JVM.
 void setJVMVersion(java.lang.String value)
          Sets the JVM version.
 void setLogError(boolean logError)
          Controls whether error output of exec is logged.
 void setMaxmemory(java.lang.String max)
          Corresponds to -mx or -Xmx depending on VM version.
 void setNewenvironment(boolean newenv)
          If true, use a completely new environment.
 void setOutput(java.io.File out)
          File the output of the process is redirected to.
 void setOutputproperty(java.lang.String outputProp)
          Property name whose value should be set to the output of the process.
 void setResultProperty(java.lang.String resultProperty)
          The name of a property in which the return code of the command should be stored.
 void setSpawn(boolean spawn)
          set whether or not you want the process to be spawned default is not spawned
 void setTimeout(java.lang.Long value)
          Timeout in milliseconds after which the process will be killed.
protected  void setupRedirector()
          Set up properties on the redirector that we needed to store locally.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
getDescription, getLocation, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, init, isInvalid, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setDescription, setLocation, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
getProject, setProject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

redirector

protected Redirector redirector

redirectorElement

protected RedirectorElement redirectorElement
Constructor Detail

Java

public Java()
Method Detail

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException
Do the execution.

Overrides:
execute in class Task
Throws:
BuildException - if failOnError is set to true and the application returns a non 0 result code

executeJava

public int executeJava()
                throws BuildException
Do the execution and return a return code.

Returns:
the return code from the execute java class if it was executed in a separate VM (fork = "yes").
Throws:
BuildException - if required parameters are missing

setSpawn

public void setSpawn(boolean spawn)
set whether or not you want the process to be spawned default is not spawned

Parameters:
spawn - if true you do not want ant to wait for the end of the process
Since:
ant 1.6

setClasspath

public void setClasspath(Path s)
Set the classpath to be used when running the Java class

Parameters:
s - an Ant Path object containing the classpath.

createClasspath

public Path createClasspath()
Adds a path to the classpath.

Returns:
created classpath

createBootclasspath

public Path createBootclasspath()
Adds a path to the bootclasspath.

Returns:
created bootclasspath
Since:
Ant 1.6

createPermissions

public Permissions createPermissions()
Sets the permissions for the application run inside the same JVM.

Returns:
.
Since:
Ant 1.6

setClasspathRef

public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)
Classpath to use, by reference.

Parameters:
r - a reference to an existing classpath

setJar

public void setJar(java.io.File jarfile)
            throws BuildException
The location of the JAR file to execute.

Parameters:
jarfile - the jarfile that one wants to execute
Throws:
BuildException - if there is also a main class specified

setClassname

public void setClassname(java.lang.String s)
                  throws BuildException
Sets the Java class to execute.

Parameters:
s - the name of the main class
Throws:
BuildException - if the jar attribute has been set

setArgs

public void setArgs(java.lang.String s)
Deprecated: use nested arg instead. Set the command line arguments for the class.

Parameters:
s - arguments

createArg

public Commandline.Argument createArg()
Adds a command-line argument.

Returns:
created argument

setResultProperty

public void setResultProperty(java.lang.String resultProperty)
The name of a property in which the return code of the command should be stored. Only of interest if failonerror=false.

Parameters:
resultProperty - name of property
Since:
Ant 1.6

maybeSetResultPropertyValue

protected void maybeSetResultPropertyValue(int result)
helper method to set result property to the passed in value if appropriate

Parameters:
result - the exit code

setFork

public void setFork(boolean s)
If true, execute in a new VM.

Parameters:
s - do you want to run Java in a new VM.

setJvmargs

public void setJvmargs(java.lang.String s)
Set the command line arguments for the JVM.

Parameters:
s - jvmargs

createJvmarg

public Commandline.Argument createJvmarg()
Adds a JVM argument.

Returns:
JVM argument created

setJvm

public void setJvm(java.lang.String s)
Set the command used to start the VM (only if forking).

Parameters:
s - command to start the VM

addSysproperty

public void addSysproperty(Environment.Variable sysp)
Adds a system property.

Parameters:
sysp - system property

addSyspropertyset

public void addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp)
Adds a set of properties as system properties.

Parameters:
sysp - set of properties to add
Since:
Ant 1.6

setFailonerror

public void setFailonerror(boolean fail)
If true, then fail if the command exits with a returncode other than 0

Parameters:
fail - if true fail the build when the command exits with a non zero returncode

setDir

public void setDir(java.io.File d)
The working directory of the process

Parameters:
d - working directory

setOutput

public void setOutput(java.io.File out)
File the output of the process is redirected to.

Parameters:
out - name of the output file

setInput

public void setInput(java.io.File input)
Set the input to use for the task

Parameters:
input - name of the input file

setInputString

public void setInputString(java.lang.String inputString)
Set the string to use as input

Parameters:
inputString - the string which is used as the input source

setLogError

public void setLogError(boolean logError)
Controls whether error output of exec is logged. This is only useful when output is being redirected and error output is desired in the Ant log

Parameters:
logError - get in the ant log the messages coming from stderr in the case that fork = true

setError

public void setError(java.io.File error)
File the error stream of the process is redirected to.

Parameters:
error - file getting the error stream
Since:
ant 1.6

setOutputproperty

public void setOutputproperty(java.lang.String outputProp)
Property name whose value should be set to the output of the process.

Parameters:
outputProp - property name

setErrorProperty

public void setErrorProperty(java.lang.String errorProperty)
Property name whose value should be set to the error of the process.

Parameters:
errorProperty - property name
Since:
ant 1.6

setMaxmemory

public void setMaxmemory(java.lang.String max)
Corresponds to -mx or -Xmx depending on VM version.

Parameters:
max - max memory parameter

setJVMVersion

public void setJVMVersion(java.lang.String value)
Sets the JVM version.

Parameters:
value - JVM version

addEnv

public void addEnv(Environment.Variable var)
Adds an environment variable.

Will be ignored if we are not forking a new VM.

Parameters:
var - new environment variable
Since:
Ant 1.5

setNewenvironment

public void setNewenvironment(boolean newenv)
If true, use a completely new environment.

Will be ignored if we are not forking a new VM.

Parameters:
newenv - if true, use a completely new environment.
Since:
Ant 1.5

setAppend

public void setAppend(boolean append)
If true, append output to existing file.

Parameters:
append - if true, append output to existing file
Since:
Ant 1.5

setTimeout

public void setTimeout(java.lang.Long value)
Timeout in milliseconds after which the process will be killed.

Parameters:
value - time out in milliseconds
Since:
Ant 1.5

addAssertions

public void addAssertions(Assertions asserts)
assertions to enable in this program (if fork=true)

Parameters:
asserts - assertion set
Since:
Ant 1.6

addConfiguredRedirector

public void addConfiguredRedirector(RedirectorElement redirectorElement)
Add a RedirectorElement to this task.

Parameters:
redirectorElement - RedirectorElement.

handleOutput

protected void handleOutput(java.lang.String output)
Pass output sent to System.out to specified output file.

Overrides:
handleOutput in class Task
Parameters:
output - a string of output on its way to the handlers
Since:
Ant 1.5

handleInput

public int handleInput(byte[] buffer,
                       int offset,
                       int length)
                throws java.io.IOException
Handle an input request by this task

Overrides:
handleInput in class Task
Parameters:
buffer - the buffer into which data is to be read.
offset - the offset into the buffer at which data is stored.
length - the amount of data to read
Returns:
the number of bytes read
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if the data cannot be read
Since:
Ant 1.6

handleFlush

protected void handleFlush(java.lang.String output)
Pass output sent to System.out to specified output file.

Overrides:
handleFlush in class Task
Parameters:
output - string of output on its way to its handlers
Since:
Ant 1.5.2

handleErrorOutput

protected void handleErrorOutput(java.lang.String output)
Handle output sent to System.err

Overrides:
handleErrorOutput in class Task
Parameters:
output - string of stderr
Since:
Ant 1.5

handleErrorFlush

protected void handleErrorFlush(java.lang.String output)
Handle output sent to System.err and flush the stream.

Overrides:
handleErrorFlush in class Task
Parameters:
output - string of stderr
Since:
Ant 1.5.2

setupRedirector

protected void setupRedirector()
Set up properties on the redirector that we needed to store locally.

run

protected void run(java.lang.String classname,
                   java.util.Vector args)
            throws BuildException
Executes the given classname with the given arguments as it was a command line application.

Parameters:
classname - the name of the class to run
args - arguments for the class
Throws:
BuildException - in case of IO Exception in the execution

clearArgs

public void clearArgs()
Clear out the arguments to this java task.

createWatchdog

protected ExecuteWatchdog createWatchdog()
                                  throws BuildException
Create the Watchdog to kill a runaway process.

Returns:
new watchdog
Throws:
BuildException - under unknown circumstances
Since:
Ant 1.5

getCommandLine

public CommandlineJava getCommandLine()
accessor to the command line

Returns:
the current command line
Since:
1.6.3

getSysProperties

public CommandlineJava.SysProperties getSysProperties()
get the system properties of the command line

Returns:
the current properties of this java invocation
Since:
1.6.3
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