com.metaboss.sdlctools.applications.anttasks
Class MetaBossTask

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
      org.apache.tools.ant.Task
          com.metaboss.sdlctools.applications.anttasks.MetaBossTask

Direct Known Subclasses:

MetaBossModelToolTask, MetaBossUMLProfile, ScenarioRunnerTask

public abstract class MetaBossTask

extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task

Represents the base class for all tasks using MetaBoss. It handles static initialisation of the 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property from the environment. The 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property is used by many MetaBoss programs to find out the location of the libraries, configuration files etc. This task will attempt to ensure that the 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property is set as follows:

1. If 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property is already set - it is left alone and no futher propcessing is done.
2. If 'metaboss_home' ant project property is set - it is verified to contain valid and accessible directory and is set as 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property.
3. If 'METABOSS_HOME' environment variable is set - it is verified to contain valid and accessible directory and is set as 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property.
4. The directory is inferred from the location of the jar file containing this class. This jar is expected to be in /lib/ directory therefore the path to the grandparent directory of the jar is set as 'MetaBoss.Home' java system property.

Constructor Summary

MetaBossTask()

Method Summary

org.apache.tools.ant.util.TaskLogger	getLogger() The getter for the logger
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path	getPath(java.lang.String pPathName)
org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet	getPathAsFileSet(java.lang.String pPathName)
void	init() The lifecycle method.

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

execute, getDescription, getLocation, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setDescription, setLocation, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType

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

getProject, setProject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetaBossTask

public MetaBossTask()

Method Detail

init

public void init()

The lifecycle method. Derived classes must call super

getLogger

public org.apache.tools.ant.util.TaskLogger getLogger()

The getter for the logger

getPath

public org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path getPath(java.lang.String pPathName)
                                        throws org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException

Throws:

org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException

getPathAsFileSet

public org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet getPathAsFileSet(java.lang.String pPathName)
                                                    throws org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException

Throws:

org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException