org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.metamata

Class MParse

public class MParse extends AbstractMetamataTask

Simple Metamata MParse task. Based on the original written by Thomas Haas. This version was written for Metamata 2.0 available at http://www.metamata.com

UNKNOWN: make a subclass of AbstractMetaMataTask

Constructor Summary
	MParse()

Method Summary
protected void	checkOptions() validate options set and resolve files and paths
protected void	cleanUp() clean up all the mess that we did with temporary objects
protected ExecuteStreamHandler	createStreamHandler() return the default stream handler for this task
void	execute() execute the command line
protected void	generateOptionsFile(File tofile, String[] options) write all options to a file with one option / line
protected File[]	getMetamataLibs() return an array of files containing the path to the needed libraries to run metamata.
protected Vector	getOptions() return all options of the command line as string elements
void	setCleanup(boolean value) Remove the intermediate Sun JavaCC file ; optional, default false.
void	setDebugparser(boolean flag) set parser debug mode; optional, default false
void	setDebugscanner(boolean flag) set scanner debug mode; optional, default false
void	setTarget(File target) The .jj file to process; required.
protected void	setUp() check the options and build the command line
void	setVerbose(boolean flag) set verbose mode
protected void	_execute(ExecuteStreamHandler handler) execute the process with a specific handler

Method Detail

checkOptions

protected void checkOptions()

validate options set and resolve files and paths

Throws: BuildException thrown if an option has an incorrect state.

cleanUp

protected void cleanUp()

clean up all the mess that we did with temporary objects

createStreamHandler

protected ExecuteStreamHandler createStreamHandler()

return the default stream handler for this task

execute

public void execute()

execute the command line

generateOptionsFile

protected void generateOptionsFile(File tofile, String[] options)

write all options to a file with one option / line

Parameters: tofile the file to write the options to. options the array of options element to write to the file.

Throws: BuildException thrown if there is a problem while writing to the file.

return an array of files containing the path to the needed libraries to run metamata. The file are not checked for existence. You should do this yourself if needed or simply let the forked process do it for you.

Returns: array of jars/zips needed to run metamata.