org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional

Class Cab

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Cab

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, SelectorContainer

public class Cab
extends MatchingTask

Create a CAB archive.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected String	archiveType

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

fileset

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Cab()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addFileset(FileSet set) Adds a set of files to archive.
protected void	appendFiles(Vector files, DirectoryScanner ds) Append all files found by a directory scanner to a vector.
protected void	checkConfiguration() Check if the attributes and nested elements are correct.
protected ExecTask	createExec() Create a new exec delegate.
protected File	createListFile(Vector files) Creates a list file.
void	execute() execute this task.
protected Vector	getFileList() Get the complete list of files to be included in the cab.
protected boolean	isUpToDate(Vector files) Check to see if the target is up to date with respect to input files.
void	setBasedir(File baseDir) Base directory to look in for files to CAB.
void	setCabfile(File cabFile) The name/location of where to create the .cab file.
void	setCompress(boolean compress) If true, compress the files otherwise only store them.
void	setOptions(String options) Sets additional cabarc options that are not supported directly.
void	setVerbose(boolean verbose) If true, display cabarc output.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

add, addAnd, addContains, addContainsRegexp, addCustom, addDate, addDepend, addDepth, addDifferent, addFilename, addMajority, addModified, addNone, addNot, addOr, addPresent, addSelector, addSize, addType, appendSelector, createExclude, createExcludesFile, createInclude, createIncludesFile, createPatternSet, getDirectoryScanner, getImplicitFileSet, getSelectors, hasSelectors, selectorCount, selectorElements, setCaseSensitive, setDefaultexcludes, setExcludes, setExcludesfile, setFollowSymlinks, setIncludes, setIncludesfile, setProject, XsetIgnore, XsetItems

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

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

clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

archiveType

protected String archiveType

Constructor Detail

Cab

public Cab()

Method Detail

addFileset

public void addFileset(FileSet set)

Adds a set of files to archive.

Parameters:

set - a set of files to archive.

appendFiles

protected void appendFiles(Vector files,
                           DirectoryScanner ds)

Append all files found by a directory scanner to a vector.

Parameters:

files - the vector to append the files to.

ds - the scanner to get the files from.

checkConfiguration

protected void checkConfiguration()
                           throws BuildException

Check if the attributes and nested elements are correct.

Throws:

BuildException - on error.

createExec

protected ExecTask createExec()
                       throws BuildException

Create a new exec delegate. The delegate task is populated so that it appears in the logs to be the same task as this one.

Returns:

the delegate.

Throws:

BuildException - on error.

createListFile

protected File createListFile(Vector files)
                       throws IOException

Creates a list file. This temporary file contains a list of all files to be included in the cab, one file per line.

This method expects to only be called on Windows and thus quotes the file names.

Parameters:

files - the list of files to use.

Returns:

the list file created.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error.

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

execute this task.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - on error.

getFileList

protected Vector getFileList()
                      throws BuildException

Get the complete list of files to be included in the cab. Filenames are gathered from the fileset if it has been added, otherwise from the traditional include parameters.

Returns:

the list of files.

Throws:

BuildException - if there is an error.

isUpToDate

protected boolean isUpToDate(Vector files)

Check to see if the target is up to date with respect to input files.

Parameters:

files - the list of files to check.

Returns:

true if the cab file is newer than its dependents.

setBasedir

public void setBasedir(File baseDir)

Base directory to look in for files to CAB.

Parameters:

baseDir - base directory for files to cab.

setCabfile

public void setCabfile(File cabFile)

The name/location of where to create the .cab file.

Parameters:

cabFile - the location of the cab file.

setCompress

public void setCompress(boolean compress)

If true, compress the files otherwise only store them.

Parameters:

compress - a boolean value.

setOptions

public void setOptions(String options)

Sets additional cabarc options that are not supported directly.

Parameters:

options - cabarc command line options.

setVerbose

public void setVerbose(boolean verbose)

If true, display cabarc output.

Parameters:

verbose - a boolean value.