Class Rmic

All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, SelectorContainer

public class Rmic extends MatchingTask

Runs the rmic compiler against classes.

Rmic can be run on a single class (as specified with the classname attribute) or a number of classes at once (all classes below base that are neither _Stub nor _Skel classes). If you want to rmic a single class and this class is a class nested into another class, you have to specify the classname in the form Outer$$Inner instead of Outer.Inner.

It is possible to refine the set of files that are being rmiced. This can be done with the includes, includesfile, excludes, excludesfile and defaultexcludes attributes. With the includes or includesfile attribute you specify the files you want to have included by using patterns. The exclude or excludesfile attribute is used to specify the files you want to have excluded. This is also done with patterns. And finally with the defaultexcludes attribute, you can specify whether you want to use default exclusions or not. See the section on directory based tasks, on how the inclusion/exclusion of files works, and how to write patterns.

This task forms an implicit FileSet and supports all attributes of <fileset> (dir becomes base) as well as the nested <include>, <exclude> and <patternset> elements.

It is possible to use different compilers. This can be selected with the "build.rmic" property or the compiler attribute. There are three choices:

  • sun (the standard compiler of the JDK)
  • kaffe (the standard compiler of Kaffe)
  • weblogic

The miniRMI project contains a compiler implementation for this task as well, please consult miniRMI's documentation to learn how to use it.

Since:
Ant 1.1
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Rmic

      public Rmic()
      Constructor for Rmic.
  • Method Details

    • setBase

      public void setBase(File base)
      Sets the location to store the compiled files; required
      Parameters:
      base - the location to store the compiled files
    • setDestdir

      public void setDestdir(File destdir)
      Sets the base directory to output the generated files.
      Parameters:
      destdir - the base directory to output the generated files.
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • getDestdir

      public File getDestdir()
      Gets the base directory to output the generated files.
      Returns:
      the base directory to output the generated files.
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • getOutputDir

      public File getOutputDir()
      Gets the base directory to output the generated files, favoring destdir if set, otherwise defaulting to basedir.
      Returns:
      the actual directory to output to (either destdir or basedir)
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • getBase

      public File getBase()
      Gets the base directory to output generated class.
      Returns:
      the location of the compiled files
    • setClassname

      public void setClassname(String classname)
      Sets the class to run rmic against; optional
      Parameters:
      classname - the name of the class for rmic to create code for
    • getClassname

      public String getClassname()
      Gets the class name to compile.
      Returns:
      the name of the class to compile
    • setSourceBase

      public void setSourceBase(File sourceBase)
      optional directory to save generated source files to.
      Parameters:
      sourceBase - the directory to save source files to.
    • getSourceBase

      public File getSourceBase()
      Gets the source dirs to find the source java files.
      Returns:
      sourceBase the directory containing the source files.
    • setStubVersion

      public void setStubVersion(String stubVersion)
      Specify the JDK version for the generated stub code. Specify "1.1" to pass the "-v1.1" option to rmic.
      Parameters:
      stubVersion - the JDK version
    • getStubVersion

      public String getStubVersion()
      Gets the JDK version for the generated stub code.
      Returns:
      stubVersion
    • setFiltering

      public void setFiltering(boolean filter)
      Sets token filtering [optional], default=false
      Parameters:
      filter - turn on token filtering
    • getFiltering

      public boolean getFiltering()
      Gets whether token filtering is set
      Returns:
      filtering
    • setDebug

      public void setDebug(boolean debug)
      Generate debug info (passes -g to rmic); optional, defaults to false
      Parameters:
      debug - turn on debug info
    • getDebug

      public boolean getDebug()
      Gets the debug flag.
      Returns:
      debug
    • setClasspath

      public void setClasspath(Path classpath)
      Set the classpath to be used for this compilation.
      Parameters:
      classpath - the classpath used for this compilation
    • createClasspath

      public Path createClasspath()
      Creates a nested classpath element.
      Returns:
      classpath
    • setClasspathRef

      public void setClasspathRef(Reference pathRef)
      Adds to the classpath a reference to a <path> defined elsewhere.
      Parameters:
      pathRef - the reference to add to the classpath
    • getClasspath

      public Path getClasspath()
      Gets the classpath.
      Returns:
      the classpath
    • setVerify

      public void setVerify(boolean verify)
      Flag to enable verification so that the classes found by the directory match are checked to see if they implement java.rmi.Remote. optional; This defaults to false if not set.
      Parameters:
      verify - turn on verification for classes
    • getVerify

      public boolean getVerify()
      Get verify flag.
      Returns:
      verify
    • setIiop

      public void setIiop(boolean iiop)
      Indicates that IIOP compatible stubs should be generated; optional, defaults to false if not set.
      Parameters:
      iiop - generate IIOP compatible stubs
    • getIiop

      public boolean getIiop()
      Gets iiop flags.
      Returns:
      iiop
    • setIiopopts

      public void setIiopopts(String iiopOpts)
      Set additional arguments for iiop
      Parameters:
      iiopOpts - additional arguments for iiop
    • getIiopopts

      public String getIiopopts()
      Gets additional arguments for iiop.
      Returns:
      iiopOpts
    • setIdl

      public void setIdl(boolean idl)
      Indicates that IDL output should be generated. This defaults to false if not set.
      Parameters:
      idl - generate IDL output
    • getIdl

      public boolean getIdl()
      Gets IDL flags.
      Returns:
      the idl flag
    • setIdlopts

      public void setIdlopts(String idlOpts)
      pass additional arguments for IDL compile
      Parameters:
      idlOpts - additional IDL arguments
    • getIdlopts

      public String getIdlopts()
      Gets additional arguments for idl compile.
      Returns:
      the idl options
    • getFileList

      public Vector<String> getFileList()
      Gets file list to compile.
      Returns:
      the list of files to compile.
    • setIncludeantruntime

      public void setIncludeantruntime(boolean include)
      Sets whether or not to include ant's own classpath in this task's classpath. Optional; default is true.
      Parameters:
      include - if true include ant's classpath
    • getIncludeantruntime

      public boolean getIncludeantruntime()
      Gets whether or not the ant classpath is to be included in the task's classpath.
      Returns:
      true if ant's classpath is to be included
    • setIncludejavaruntime

      public void setIncludejavaruntime(boolean include)
      task's classpath. Enables or disables including the default run-time libraries from the executing VM; optional, defaults to false
      Parameters:
      include - if true include default run-time libraries
    • getIncludejavaruntime

      public boolean getIncludejavaruntime()
      Gets whether or not the java runtime should be included in this task's classpath.
      Returns:
      true if default run-time libraries are included
    • setExtdirs

      public void setExtdirs(Path extDirs)
      Sets the extension directories that will be used during the compilation; optional.
      Parameters:
      extDirs - the extension directories to be used
    • createExtdirs

      public Path createExtdirs()
      Maybe creates a nested extdirs element.
      Returns:
      path object to be configured with the extension directories
    • getExtdirs

      public Path getExtdirs()
      Gets the extension directories that will be used during the compilation.
      Returns:
      the extension directories to be used
    • getCompileList

      public Vector<String> getCompileList()
      Returns:
      the compile list.
    • setCompiler

      public void setCompiler(String compiler)
      Sets the compiler implementation to use; optional, defaults to the value of the build.rmic property, or failing that, default compiler for the current VM
      Parameters:
      compiler - the compiler implementation to use
      Since:
      Ant 1.5
    • getCompiler

      public String getCompiler()
      get the name of the current compiler
      Returns:
      the name of the compiler
      Since:
      Ant 1.5
    • createCompilerArg

      public Rmic.ImplementationSpecificArgument createCompilerArg()
      Adds an implementation specific command line argument.
      Returns:
      an object to be configured with a command line argument
      Since:
      Ant 1.5
    • getCurrentCompilerArgs

      public String[] getCurrentCompilerArgs()
      Get the additional implementation specific command line arguments.
      Returns:
      array of command line arguments, guaranteed to be non-null.
      Since:
      Ant 1.5
    • setExecutable

      public void setExecutable(String ex)
      Name of the executable to use when forking.
      Parameters:
      ex - String
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • getExecutable

      public String getExecutable()
      Explicitly specified name of the executable to use when forking - if any.
      Returns:
      String
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • createCompilerClasspath

      public Path createCompilerClasspath()
      The classpath to use when loading the compiler implementation if it is not a built-in one.
      Returns:
      Path
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • setListfiles

      public void setListfiles(boolean list)
      If true, list the source files being handed off to the compiler.
      Parameters:
      list - if true list the source files
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • add

      public void add(RmicAdapter adapter)
      Set the compiler adapter explicitly.
      Parameters:
      adapter - RmicAdapter
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • execute

      public void execute() throws BuildException
      execute by creating an instance of an implementation class and getting to do the work
      Overrides:
      execute in class Task
      Throws:
      BuildException - if there's a problem with baseDir or RMIC
    • cleanup

      protected void cleanup()
      Cleans up resources.
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0
    • scanDir

      protected void scanDir(File baseDir, String[] files, FileNameMapper mapper)
      Scans the directory looking for class files to be compiled. The result is returned in the class variable compileList.
      Parameters:
      baseDir - the base direction
      files - the list of files to scan
      mapper - the mapper of files to target files
    • isValidRmiRemote

      public boolean isValidRmiRemote(String classname)
      Load named class and test whether it can be rmic'ed
      Parameters:
      classname - the name of the class to be tested
      Returns:
      true if the class can be rmic'ed
    • getRemoteInterface

      public Class<?> getRemoteInterface(Class<?> testClass)
      Returns the topmost interface that extends Remote for a given class - if one exists.
      Parameters:
      testClass - the class to be tested
      Returns:
      the topmost interface that extends Remote, or null if there is none.
    • getLoader

      public ClassLoader getLoader()
      Classloader for the user-specified classpath.
      Returns:
      the classloader