Class TaskConfigurationChecker

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.TaskConfigurationChecker

public class TaskConfigurationChecker extends Object

Helper class for the check of the configuration of a given task. This class provides methods for making assumptions about the task configuration. After collecting all violations with assert* and fail methods the checkErrors will throw a BuildException with all collected messages or does nothing if there wasn't any error.

Example:

     public class MyTask extends Task {
         ...
         public void execute() {
             TaskConfigurationChecker checker = TaskConfigurationChecker(this);
             checker.assertConfig(
                 srcdir != null,
                 "Attribute 'srcdir' must be set.
             );
             checker.assertConfig(
                 srcdir.exists(),
                 "Srcdir (" + srcdir + ") must exist."
             );
             if (someComplexCondition()) {
                 fail("Complex condition failed.");
             }
             checker.checkErrors();
         }
     }
 
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • TaskConfigurationChecker

      public TaskConfigurationChecker(Task task)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      task - which task should be checked
  • Method Details

    • assertConfig

      public void assertConfig(boolean condition, String errormessage)
      Asserts that a condition is true.
      Parameters:
      condition - which condition to check
      errormessage - errormessage to throw if a condition failed
    • fail

      public void fail(String errormessage)
      Registers an error.
      Parameters:
      errormessage - the message for the registered error
    • checkErrors

      public void checkErrors() throws BuildException
      Checks if there are any collected errors and throws a BuildException with all messages if there was one or more.
      Throws:
      BuildException - if one or more errors were registered