org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional

Class Cab

public class Cab extends MatchingTask

Create a CAB archive.

Field Summary
protected String	archiveType

Method Summary
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()
protected ExecTask	createExec() Create a new exec delegate.
protected File	createListFile(Vector files) Creates a list file.
void	execute()
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.

Field Detail

archiveType

protected String archiveType

Method Detail

addFileset

public void addFileset(FileSet set)

Adds 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.

checkConfiguration

protected void checkConfiguration()

createExec

protected ExecTask createExec()

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.

createListFile

protected File createListFile(Vector files)

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.

execute

public void execute()

getFileList

protected Vector getFileList()

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

isUpToDate

protected boolean isUpToDate(Vector files)

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

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.

setCabfile

public void setCabfile(File cabFile)

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

setCompress

public void setCompress(boolean compress)

If true, compress the files otherwise only store them.

setOptions

public void setOptions(String options)

Sets additional cabarc options that are not supported directly.

setVerbose

public void setVerbose(boolean verbose)

If true, display cabarc output.