org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Java

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

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

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Redirector	redirector
protected RedirectorElement	redirectorElement

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

target, taskName, taskType, wrapper

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

description, location, project

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Java() Normal constructor
Java(Task owner) create a bound task

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAssertions(Assertions asserts) Add assertions to enable in this program (if fork=true).
void	addConfiguredRedirector(RedirectorElement redirectorElement) Add a RedirectorElement to this task.
void	addEnv(Environment.Variable var) Add an environment variable.
void	addSysproperty(Environment.Variable sysp) Add a system property.
void	addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp) Add a set of properties as system properties.
protected void	checkConfiguration() Check configuration.
void	clearArgs() Clear out the arguments to this java task.
Commandline.Argument	createArg() Add a command-line argument.
Path	createBootclasspath() Add a path to the bootclasspath.
Path	createClasspath() Add a path to the classpath.
Commandline.Argument	createJvmarg() Adds a JVM argument.
Path	createModulepath() Add a path to the modulepath.
Permissions	createPermissions() Set the permissions for the application run inside the same JVM.
Path	createUpgrademodulepath() Add a path to the upgrademodulepath.
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.
protected int	executeJava(CommandlineJava commandLine) Execute the specified CommandlineJava.
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<java.lang.String> args) Executes the given classname with the given arguments as if it were 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) Set the Java class to execute.
void	setClasspath(Path s) Set the classpath to be used when running the Java class.
void	setClasspathRef(Reference r) Set the classpath to use by reference.
void	setCloneVm(boolean cloneVm) If set, system properties will be copied to the cloned VM--as well as the bootclasspath unless you have explicitly specified a bootclasspath.
void	setDir(java.io.File d) Set the working directory of the process.
void	setError(java.io.File error) Set the File to which the error stream of the process is redirected.
void	setErrorProperty(java.lang.String errorProperty) Set the 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 zero.
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) Set 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) Set the JVM version.
void	setLogError(boolean logError) Set whether error output of exec is logged.
void	setMaxmemory(java.lang.String max) Corresponds to -mx or -Xmx depending on VM version.
void	setModule(java.lang.String module) Set the Java module to execute.
void	setModulepath(Path mp) Set the modulepath to be used when running the Java class.
void	setModulepathRef(Reference r) Set the modulepath to use by reference.
void	setNewenvironment(boolean newenv) If true, use a completely new environment.
void	setOutput(java.io.File out) Set the File to which the output of the process is redirected.
void	setOutputproperty(java.lang.String outputProp) Set the property name whose value should be set to the output of the process.
void	setResultProperty(java.lang.String resultProperty) Set the name of the 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) Set the 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

bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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()

Normal constructor

Java

public Java(Task owner)

create a bound task

Parameters:

owner - owner

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 nonzero 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") or a security manager was installed that prohibits ExitVM (default).

Throws:

BuildException - if required parameters are missing.

checkConfiguration

protected void checkConfiguration()
                           throws BuildException

Check configuration.

Throws:

BuildException - if required parameters are missing.

executeJava

protected int executeJava(CommandlineJava commandLine)

Execute the specified CommandlineJava.

Parameters:

commandLine - CommandLineJava instance.

Returns:

the exit value of the process if forked, 0 otherwise.

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()

Add a path to the classpath.

Returns:

created classpath.

createBootclasspath

public Path createBootclasspath()

Add a path to the bootclasspath.

Returns:

created bootclasspath.

Since:

Ant 1.6

setModulepath

public void setModulepath(Path mp)

Set the modulepath to be used when running the Java class.

Parameters:

mp - an Ant Path object containing the modulepath.

Since:

1.9.7

createModulepath

public Path createModulepath()

Add a path to the modulepath.

Returns:

created modulepath.

Since:

1.9.7

setModulepathRef

public void setModulepathRef(Reference r)

Set the modulepath to use by reference.

Parameters:

r - a reference to an existing modulepath.

Since:

1.9.7

createUpgrademodulepath

public Path createUpgrademodulepath()

Add a path to the upgrademodulepath.

Returns:

created upgrademodulepath.

Since:

1.9.7

createPermissions

public Permissions createPermissions()

Set the permissions for the application run inside the same JVM.

Returns:

Permissions.

Since:

Ant 1.6

setClasspathRef

public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)

Set the classpath to use by reference.

Parameters:

r - a reference to an existing classpath.

setJar

public void setJar(java.io.File jarfile)
            throws BuildException

Set the location of the JAR file to execute.

Parameters:

jarfile - the jarfile to execute.

Throws:

BuildException - if there is also a main class specified.

setClassname

public void setClassname(java.lang.String s)
                  throws BuildException

Set the Java class to execute.

Parameters:

s - the name of the main class.

Throws:

BuildException - if the jar attribute has been set.

setModule

public void setModule(java.lang.String module)
               throws BuildException

Set the Java module to execute.

Parameters:

module - the name of the module.

Throws:

BuildException - if the jar attribute has been set.

Since:

1.9.7

setArgs

public void setArgs(java.lang.String s)

Deprecated: use nested arg instead. Set the command line arguments for the class.

Parameters:

s - arguments.

setCloneVm

public void setCloneVm(boolean cloneVm)

If set, system properties will be copied to the cloned VM--as well as the bootclasspath unless you have explicitly specified a bootclasspath.

Doesn't have any effect unless fork is true.

Parameters:

cloneVm - if true copy system properties.

Since:

Ant 1.7

createArg

public Commandline.Argument createArg()

Add a command-line argument.

Returns:

created argument.

setResultProperty

public void setResultProperty(java.lang.String resultProperty)

Set the name of the 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)

Add a system property.

Parameters:

sysp - system property.

addSyspropertyset

public void addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp)

Add 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 zero.

Parameters:

fail - if true fail the build when the command exits with a nonzero returncode.

setDir

public void setDir(java.io.File d)

Set the working directory of the process.

Parameters:

d - working directory.

setOutput

public void setOutput(java.io.File out)

Set the File to which the output of the process is redirected.

Parameters:

out - 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)

Set 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)

Set the File to which the error stream of the process is redirected.

Parameters:

error - file getting the error stream.

Since:

Ant 1.6

setOutputproperty

public void setOutputproperty(java.lang.String outputProp)

Set the 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)

Set the 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)

Set the JVM version.

Parameters:

value - JVM version.

addEnv

public void addEnv(Environment.Variable var)

Add 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)

Set the timeout in milliseconds after which the process will be killed.

Parameters:

value - timeout in milliseconds.

Since:

Ant 1.5

addAssertions

public void addAssertions(Assertions asserts)

Add 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<java.lang.String> args)
            throws BuildException

Executes the given classname with the given arguments as if it were a command line application.

Parameters:

classname - the name of the class to run.

args - arguments for the class.

Throws:

BuildException - in case of IOException 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