> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 26 September 2005 8:58 PM > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: seemless integration of custom tasks? > > hi, > > does anyone know if its possible to write ant tasks in a jar > file with some configuration data such that you don't need to > insert a <taskdef> declaration into each script that needs to > use them? > > i.e. once you've dropped your jar file into the ant > distribution's lib directory, then the new task is available > under a predefined name?
Under the DPML project there is an antlib that handles the resource management overhead needed to deliver dynamic task loading based on namespace declarations. http://www.dpml.net/transit/latest/antlib/index.html For the most part this antlib is used for low-level tasks including resource retrieval from n repositories, importing build files via urns, and general plugin loading. An example of a plugin based on this antlib is the "DPML Magic Build System" http://www.dpml.net/magic/latest/ which is basically just a bunch of pluggable tasks doing all of the common build requirements. Adding new a new task is simply a case of adding the tasks plugin to a repository and including a plugin namespace reference in you build file. Cheers, Steve. -------------------------- Stephen McConnell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpml.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
