Ant: the Definitive Guide Complete Build Management for Java

Name: Ant: the Definitive Guide Complete Build Management for Java
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ISBN: 9780596006099

ISBN-10: 0596006098

ISBN-13: 9780596006099

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Steve Holzner

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Soon after its launch, Ant succeeded in taking the Java world by storm, becoming the most widely used tool for building applications in Java environments. Like most popular technologies, Ant quickly went through a series of early revision cycles. With each new version, more functionality was added, and more complexity was introduced. Ant evolved from a simple-to-learn build tool into a full-fledged testing and deployment environment. "Ant: The Definitive Guide has been reworked, revised and expanded upon to reflect this evolution. It documents the new ways that Ant is being applied, as well as the array of optional tasks that Ant supports. In fact, this new second edition covers…

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List price: $44.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/3/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.19" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



Preface



Getting Started


Ant's Origins


Getting Ant


Ant at Work


Anatomy of a Build File


Running Ant



Using Properties and Types


Using Properties to Control Tasks


Using Property Files


Handling Data Using Types



Building Java Code


Compiling Code


Getting Input from the User


Calling Other Ant Tasks


Importing Other Build Files


Documenting Code


Creating JAR Files


Setting Build Numbers


Setting Timestamps



Deploying Builds


Packaging Applications for Deployment


Preparing to Deploy


Deploying Applications


Scheduling Automatic Builds



Testing Builds with JUnit


Using JUnit


Running Test Cases


Testing in Batches


Running the Build File


Extending JUnit



Getting Source Code from CVS Repositories


Source Control and Ant


Logging In


Working with the Server


Getting Version Data


Creating Change Logs


Finding Changes Between Versions


Creating Patches



Executing External Programs


Executing Java Code


Executing External Programs


Performing Batch Execution


Multithreading Tasks


Setting Execution Order



Developing for the Web


Creating WAR Archives


Creating CAB Files


Creating Simple Web Deployment


Deploying with SCP


Deploying to Tomcat


Compiling JSPs


Deploying to EJB Containers



XML and XDoclet


Validating XML Documents


Loading Properties from XML Files


Creating Ant Task DTDs


Transforming XML Using XSLT


Using XDoclet


Developing Enterprise JavaBeans



Optional Tasks


Using Sound


Creating Splash Screens


Subtituting Text Using Regular Expressions


Handling Dependencies



Integrating Ant with Eclipse


Introducing Eclipse


Running Ant Build Files


Using a Different Version of Ant


Using the Ant View



Extending Ant


Creating a Simple Custom Ant Task


Extending the Task Class


Creating Custom Listeners


Creating Custom Loggers


Creating Custom Filters


Creating Custom Selectors


Creating New Types


Index