Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Redirector

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Redirector
public class Redirector extends Object
The Redirector class manages the setup and connection of input and output redirection for an Ant project component.
Since:
Ant 1.6

  • Constructor Details

    • Redirector

      public Redirector(Task managingTask)
      Create a redirector instance for the given task
      Parameters:
      managingTask - the task for which the redirector is to work

    • Redirector

      public Redirector(ProjectComponent managingTask)
      Create a redirector instance for the given task
      Parameters:
      managingTask - the project component for which the redirector is to work
      Since:
      Ant 1.6.3

  • Method Details

    • setInput

      public void setInput(File input)
      Set the input to use for the task
      Parameters:
      input - the file from which input is read.

    • setInput

      public void setInput(File[] input)
      Set the input to use for the task
      Parameters:
      input - the files from which input is read.

    • setInputString

      public void setInputString(String inputString)
      Set the string to use as input
      Parameters:
      inputString - the string which is used as the input source

    • setLogInputString

      public void setLogInputString(boolean logInputString)
      Set whether to include the value of the input string in log messages. Defaults to true.
      Parameters:
      logInputString - true or false.
      Since:
      Ant 1.7

    • setOutput

      public void setOutput(File out)
      File the output of the process is redirected to. If error is not redirected, it too will appear in the output
      Parameters:
      out - the file to which output stream is written

    • setOutput

      public void setOutput(File[] out)
      Files the output of the process is redirected to. If error is not redirected, it too will appear in the output
      Parameters:
      out - the files to which output stream is written

    • setOutputEncoding

      public void setOutputEncoding(String outputEncoding)
      Set the output encoding.
      Parameters:
      outputEncoding - String.

    • setErrorEncoding

      public void setErrorEncoding(String errorEncoding)
      Set the error encoding.
      Parameters:
      errorEncoding - String.

    • setInputEncoding

      public void setInputEncoding(String inputEncoding)
      Set the input encoding.
      Parameters:
      inputEncoding - String.

    • 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 - if true the standard error is sent to the Ant log system and not sent to output.

    • setAppendProperties

      public void setAppendProperties(boolean appendProperties)
      This Redirector's subordinate PropertyOutputStreams will not set their respective properties while (appendProperties && append).
      Parameters:
      appendProperties - whether to append properties.

    • setError

      public void setError(File error)
      Set the file to which standard error is to be redirected.
      Parameters:
      error - the file to which error is to be written

    • setError

      public void setError(File[] error)
      Set the files to which standard error is to be redirected.
      Parameters:
      error - the file to which error is to be written

    • setOutputProperty

      public void setOutputProperty(String outputProperty)
      Property name whose value should be set to the output of the process.
      Parameters:
      outputProperty - the name of the property to be set with the task's output.

    • setAppend

      public void setAppend(boolean append)
      Whether output should be appended to or overwrite an existing file. Defaults to false.
      Parameters:
      append - if true output and error streams are appended to their respective files, if specified.

    • setDiscardOutput

      public void setDiscardOutput(boolean discard)
      Whether output should be discarded.

      Defaults to false.

      Parameters:
      discard - if true output streams are discarded.
      Since:
      Ant 1.10.10
      See Also:

    • setDiscardError

      public void setDiscardError(boolean discard)
      Whether error output should be discarded.

      Defaults to false.

      Parameters:
      discard - if true error streams are discarded.
      Since:
      Ant 1.10.10
      See Also:

    • setAlwaysLog

      public void setAlwaysLog(boolean alwaysLog)
      If true, (error and non-error) output will be "teed", redirected as specified while being sent to Ant's logging mechanism as if no redirection had taken place. Defaults to false.
      Parameters:
      alwaysLog - boolean
      Since:
      Ant 1.6.3

    • setCreateEmptyFiles

      public void setCreateEmptyFiles(boolean createEmptyFiles)
      Whether output and error files should be created even when empty. Defaults to true.
      Parameters:
      createEmptyFiles - boolean.

    • setErrorProperty

      public void setErrorProperty(String errorProperty)
      Property name whose value should be set to the error of the process.
      Parameters:
      errorProperty - the name of the property to be set with the error output.

    • setInputFilterChains

      public void setInputFilterChains(Vector<FilterChain> inputFilterChains)
      Set the input FilterChains.
      Parameters:
      inputFilterChains - Vector containing FilterChain.

    • setOutputFilterChains

      public void setOutputFilterChains(Vector<FilterChain> outputFilterChains)
      Set the output FilterChains.
      Parameters:
      outputFilterChains - Vector containing FilterChain.

    • setErrorFilterChains

      public void setErrorFilterChains(Vector<FilterChain> errorFilterChains)
      Set the error FilterChains.
      Parameters:
      errorFilterChains - Vector containing FilterChain.

    • setBinaryOutput

      public void setBinaryOutput(boolean b)
      Whether to consider the output created by the process binary.

      Binary output will not be split into lines which may make error and normal output look mixed up when they get written to the same stream.

      Parameters:
      b - boolean
      Since:
      1.9.4

    • createStreams

      public void createStreams()
      Create the input, error and output streams based on the configuration options.

    • createHandler

      public ExecuteStreamHandler createHandler() throws BuildException
      Create the StreamHandler to use with our Execute instance.
      Returns:
      the execute stream handler to manage the input, output and error streams.
      Throws:
      BuildException - if the execute stream handler cannot be created.

    • handleOutput

      protected void handleOutput(String output)
      Pass output sent to System.out to specified output.
      Parameters:
      output - the data to be output

    • handleInput

      protected int handleInput(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length) throws IOException
      Handle an input request
      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:
      IOException - if the data cannot be read

    • handleFlush

      protected void handleFlush(String output)
      Process data due to a flush operation.
      Parameters:
      output - the data being flushed.

    • handleErrorOutput

      protected void handleErrorOutput(String output)
      Process error output
      Parameters:
      output - the error output data.

    • handleErrorFlush

      protected void handleErrorFlush(String output)
      Handle a flush operation on the error stream
      Parameters:
      output - the error information being flushed.

    • getOutputStream

      public OutputStream getOutputStream()
      Get the output stream for the redirector
      Returns:
      the redirector's output stream or null if no output has been configured

    • getErrorStream

      public OutputStream getErrorStream()
      Get the error stream for the redirector
      Returns:
      the redirector's error stream or null if no output has been configured

    • getInputStream

      public InputStream getInputStream()
      Get the input stream for the redirector
      Returns:
      the redirector's input stream or null if no output has been configured

    • complete

      public void complete() throws IOException
      Complete redirection. This operation will close any streams and create any specified property values.
      Throws:
      IOException - if the output properties cannot be read from their output streams.

    • setProperties

      public void setProperties()
      Notify the Redirector that it is now okay to set any output and/or error properties.