Class ManifestTask

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ManifestTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class ManifestTask
extends Task

Creates a manifest file for inclusion in a JAR, Ant task wrapper around Manifest. This task can be used to write a Manifest file, optionally replacing or updating an existing file.

Since:

Ant 1.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	ManifestTask.Mode	Helper class for Manifest's mode attribute.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	VALID_ATTRIBUTE_CHARS	Specifies the valid characters which can be used in attribute names.

Fields inherited from class Task

target, taskName, taskType, wrapper

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Target	target	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.
protected String	taskName	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.
protected String	taskType	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.
protected RuntimeConfigurable	wrapper	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.

Fields inherited from class ProjectComponent

description, location, project

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	description	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.
protected Location	location	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.
protected Project	project	Deprecated. since 1.6.x.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ManifestTask()	Default constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addConfiguredAttribute(Manifest.Attribute attribute)	Add an attribute to the manifest - it is added to the main section.
void	addConfiguredSection(Manifest.Section section)	Add a section to the manifest
void	execute()	Create or update the Manifest when used as a task.
void	setEncoding(String encoding)	The encoding to use for reading in an existing manifest file
void	setFile(File f)	The name of the manifest file to create/update.
void	setFlattenAttributes(boolean b)	Whether to flatten multi-valued attributes (i.e.
void	setMergeClassPathAttributes(boolean b)	Whether to merge Class-Path attributes.
void	setMode(ManifestTask.Mode m)	Update policy: either "update" or "replace"; default is "replace".

Methods inherited from class Task

bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final void	bindToOwner(Task owner)	Bind a task to another; use this when configuring a newly created task to do work on behalf of another.
Target	getOwningTarget()	Returns the container target of this task.
RuntimeConfigurable	getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper()	Returns the wrapper used for runtime configuration.
String	getTaskName()	Returns the name to use in logging messages.
String	getTaskType()	Return the type of task.
protected RuntimeConfigurable	getWrapper()	Return the runtime configurable structure for this task.
protected void	handleErrorFlush(String output)	Handles an error line by logging it with the WARN priority.
protected void	handleErrorOutput(String output)	Handles an error output by logging it with the WARN priority.
protected void	handleFlush(String output)	Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.
protected int	handleInput(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length)	Handle an input request by this task.
protected void	handleOutput(String output)	Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.
void	init()	Called by the project to let the task initialize properly.
protected final boolean	isInvalid()	Has this task been marked invalid?
void	log(String msg)	Logs a message with the default (INFO) priority.
void	log(String msg, int msgLevel)	Logs a message with the given priority.
void	log(String msg, Throwable t, int msgLevel)	Logs a message with the given priority.
void	log(Throwable t, int msgLevel)	Logs a message with the given priority.
void	maybeConfigure()	Configures this task - if it hasn't been done already.
final void	perform()	Performs this task if it's still valid, or gets a replacement version and performs that otherwise.
void	reconfigure()	Force the task to be reconfigured from its RuntimeConfigurable.
void	setOwningTarget(Target target)	Sets the target container of this task.
void	setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(RuntimeConfigurable wrapper)	Sets the wrapper to be used for runtime configuration.
void	setTaskName(String name)	Sets the name to use in logging messages.
void	setTaskType(String type)	Sets the name with which the task has been invoked.

Methods inherited from class ProjectComponent

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()
String	getDescription()	Returns the description of the current action.
Location	getLocation()	Returns the file/location where this task was defined.
Project	getProject()	Returns the project to which this component belongs.
void	setDescription(String desc)	Sets a description of the current action.
void	setLocation(Location location)	Sets the file/location where this task was defined.
void	setProject(Project project)	Sets the project object of this component.

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

VALID_ATTRIBUTE_CHARS

public static final String VALID_ATTRIBUTE_CHARS

Specifies the valid characters which can be used in attribute names. "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-_"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

ManifestTask

public ManifestTask()

Default constructor

Method Details

addConfiguredSection

public void addConfiguredSection(Manifest.Section section)
                          throws ManifestException

Add a section to the manifest

Parameters:

section - the manifest section to be added

Throws:

ManifestException - if the section is not valid.

addConfiguredAttribute

public void addConfiguredAttribute(Manifest.Attribute attribute)
                            throws ManifestException

Add an attribute to the manifest - it is added to the main section.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute to be added.

Throws:

ManifestException - if the attribute is not valid.

setFile

public void setFile(File f)

The name of the manifest file to create/update. Required if used as a task.

Parameters:

f - the Manifest file to be written

setEncoding

public void setEncoding(String encoding)

The encoding to use for reading in an existing manifest file

Parameters:

encoding - the manifest file encoding.

setMode

public void setMode(ManifestTask.Mode m)

Update policy: either "update" or "replace"; default is "replace".

Parameters:

m - the mode value - update or replace.

setMergeClassPathAttributes

public void setMergeClassPathAttributes(boolean b)

Whether to merge Class-Path attributes.

Parameters:

b - boolean

Since:

Ant 1.8.0

setFlattenAttributes

public void setFlattenAttributes(boolean b)

Whether to flatten multi-valued attributes (i.e. Class-Path) into a single one.

Parameters:

b - boolean

Since:

Ant 1.8.0

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

Create or update the Manifest when used as a task.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - if the manifest cannot be written.