Package org.apache.tools.ant.types

Class XMLCatalog

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable, javax.xml.transform.URIResolver, org.xml.sax.EntityResolver
    public class XMLCatalog
extends DataType
implements org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, javax.xml.transform.URIResolver

    This data type provides a catalog of resource locations (such as DTDs and XML entities), based on the OASIS "Open Catalog" standard. The catalog entries are used both for Entity resolution and URI resolution, in accordance with the EntityResolver and URIResolver interfaces as defined in the Java API for XML Processing Specification.

    Resource locations can be specified either in-line or in external catalog file(s), or both. In order to use an external catalog file, the xml-commons resolver library ("resolver.jar") must be in your classpath. External catalog files may be either plain text format or XML format. If the xml-commons resolver library is not found in the classpath, external catalog files, specified in <catalogpath> paths, will be ignored and a warning will be logged. In this case, however, processing of inline entries will proceed normally.

    Currently, only <dtd> and <entity> elements may be specified inline; these correspond to OASIS catalog entry types PUBLIC and URI respectively.

    The following is a usage example:

     <xmlcatalog>
   <dtd publicId="" location="/path/to/file.jar"/>
   <dtd publicId="" location="/path/to/file2.jar"/>
   <entity publicId="" location="/path/to/file3.jar"/>
   <entity publicId="" location="/path/to/file4.jar"/>
   <catalogpath>
     <pathelement location="/etc/sgml/catalog"/>
   </catalogpath>
   <catalogfiles dir="/opt/catalogs/" includes="**\catalog.xml"/>
 </xmlcatalog>

    Tasks wishing to use <xmlcatalog> must provide a method called createXMLCatalog which returns an instance of XMLCatalog. Nested DTD and entity definitions are handled by the XMLCatalog object and must be labeled dtd and entity respectively.

    The following is a description of the resolution algorithm: entities/URIs/dtds are looked up in each of the following contexts, stopping when a valid and readable resource is found:

    1. In the local filesystem
    2. In the classpath
    3. Using the Apache xml-commons resolver (if it is available)
    4. In URL-space

    See XMLValidateTask for an example of a task that has integrated support for XMLCatalogs.

    Possible future extension could provide for additional OASIS entry types to be specified inline.

    • Field Detail

      • APACHE_RESOLVER

        public static final java.lang.String APACHE_RESOLVER
        The name of the bridge to the Apache xml-commons resolver class, used to determine whether resolver.jar is present in the classpath.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • CATALOG_RESOLVER

        public static final java.lang.String CATALOG_RESOLVER
        Resolver base class
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    • Constructor Detail

      • XMLCatalog

        public XMLCatalog()
        Default constructor

    • Method Detail

      • createClasspath

        public Path createClasspath()
        Allows nested classpath elements. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Returns:
        a Path instance to be configured.

      • setClasspath

        public void setClasspath​(Path classpath)
        Allows simple classpath string. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        classpath - the classpath to use to look up entities.

      • setClasspathRef

        public void setClasspathRef​(Reference r)
        Allows classpath reference. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        r - an Ant reference containing a classpath.

      • createCatalogPath

        public Path createCatalogPath()
        Creates a nested <catalogpath> element. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Returns:
        a path to be configured as the catalog path.
        Throws:
        BuildException - if this is a reference and no nested elements are allowed.

      • setCatalogPathRef

        public void setCatalogPathRef​(Reference r)
        Allows catalogpath reference. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        r - an Ant reference containing a classpath to be used as the catalog path.

      • getCatalogPath

        public Path getCatalogPath()
        Returns the catalog path in which to attempt to resolve DTDs.
        Returns:
        the catalog path

      • addDTD

        public void addDTD​(ResourceLocation dtd)
            throws BuildException
        Creates the nested <dtd> element. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        dtd - the information about the PUBLIC resource mapping to be added to the catalog
        Throws:
        BuildException - if this is a reference and no nested elements are allowed.

      • addEntity

        public void addEntity​(ResourceLocation entity)
               throws BuildException
        Creates the nested <entity> element. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        entity - the information about the URI resource mapping to be added to the catalog.
        Throws:
        BuildException - if this is a reference and no nested elements are allowed.

      • addConfiguredXMLCatalog

        public void addConfiguredXMLCatalog​(XMLCatalog catalog)
        Loads a nested <xmlcatalog> into our definition. Not allowed if this catalog is itself a reference to another catalog -- that is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or other attributes.
        Parameters:
        catalog - Nested XMLCatalog

      • setRefid

        public void setRefid​(Reference r)
              throws BuildException
        Makes this instance in effect a reference to another XMLCatalog instance.

        You must not set another attribute or nest elements inside this element if you make it a reference. That is, a catalog cannot both refer to another and contain elements or attributes.

        Overrides:
        setRefid in class DataType
        Parameters:
        r - the reference to which this catalog instance is associated
        Throws:
        BuildException - if this instance already has been configured.

      • resolveEntity

        public org.xml.sax.InputSource resolveEntity​(java.lang.String publicId,
                                             java.lang.String systemId)
                                      throws org.xml.sax.SAXException,
                                             java.io.IOException
        Implements the EntityResolver.resolveEntity() interface method.
        Specified by:
        resolveEntity in interface org.xml.sax.EntityResolver
        Parameters:
        publicId - the public id to resolve.
        systemId - the system id to resolve.
        Returns:
        the resolved entity.
        Throws:
        org.xml.sax.SAXException - if there is a parsing problem.
        java.io.IOException - if there is an IO problem.
        See Also:
        EntityResolver.resolveEntity(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

      • resolve

        public javax.xml.transform.Source resolve​(java.lang.String href,
                                          java.lang.String base)
                                   throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException
        Implements the URIResolver.resolve() interface method.
        Specified by:
        resolve in interface javax.xml.transform.URIResolver
        Parameters:
        href - an href attribute.
        base - the base URI.
        Returns:
        a Source object, or null if href cannot be resolved.
        Throws:
        javax.xml.transform.TransformerException - if an error occurs.
        See Also:
        URIResolver.resolve(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

      • dieOnCircularReference

        protected void dieOnCircularReference​(java.util.Stack<java.lang.Object> stk,
                                      Project p)
                               throws BuildException
        Description copied from class: DataType
        Check to see whether any DataType we hold references to is included in the Stack (which holds all DataType instances that directly or indirectly reference this instance, including this instance itself).

        If one is included, throw a BuildException created by circularReference.

        This implementation is appropriate only for a DataType that cannot hold other DataTypes as children.

        The general contract of this method is that it shouldn't do anything if DataType.checked is true and set it to true on exit.

        Overrides:
        dieOnCircularReference in class DataType
        Parameters:
        stk - the stack of references to check.
        p - the project to use to dereference the references.
        Throws:
        BuildException - on error.