need a nice posix/perl5 compatible regexp library for file processing?
i've got one... then you could say <processFile replace="regexp"
with="whatever">. it also might help with version tagging and other
things... just a thought.
cheers!
jon
On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Thomas Haas wrote:
> Hi all
>
> In our prject we needed to add some file processing (striping off headers and
> footers of text files). The current copyfile does similar things.
> Functionality is spread across Project and Copyfile. I feel translating or
> generally processing and copying files should be separated. For me copying is
> copying withjout ANY modifications applied.
>
> Translate extends MatchingTask and currently supports therefor (probably) all
> MatchingTask properties.
>
> The attached proposal allows the following definitions in your build.xml:
> <translate src="/from/dir" dest="/to/dir">
> <include .../>
> <exclude .../>
> <strip header="HEADER-SEPARATOR" footer="FOOTER-SEPARATOR"/>
> <convertCRLF format="DOS"/>
> </translate>
>
> Note:
> - This is the third implementation of CRLF conversion. This has been done, as
> the others can not be combined with other file translation.
> - Adding token filtering is no big deal (note the current token filtering may
> converts your eol)
> - Add your own file translation as you need it.
> - the strip shown aboev only prints text between HEADER-SEPARATOR and
> FOOTER-SEPARATOR or end of file.
>
>
> How it works:
> The translation is done by objects extending FilterOutputStream. For each
> file to be translated, the FilterOutputStreams are chainned together. The
> example above results in a chain of:
> StripFilterOutputStream ---> ConvertCRLFFilterOutputStream --->
> FileOutputStream
>
>
> Next step:
> - If considered a good thing, a real patch will be provided, including the
> token filtering.
> - strip may not be part of standard distribution
>
>
> - tom
>
>
>
