Hi there.
Still a bit messy, but at least it seems to work. Build.xml is much
cleaner now - and faster, too!
Thanks!
- Manik
Peter Mularien wrote:
>Hi Manik -
>
>I would suggest using antcall tasks in your script loop. For example:
>
><project name="projectName" default="main">
> <target name="echo">
> <echo message="This is my task to be repeated" />
> </target>
>
> <target name="script>
> <script language="javascript">
> for (i=0; i<10; i++)
> {
> antcallTask = projectName.createTask('antcall');
> main.addTask(antcallTask);
> // if needed
> antcallTask.init(); // this is required to pass params
> aParam = antcallTask.createParam();
> aParam.setName('foo');
> aParam.setValue('bar');
> }
> </script>
> </target>
>
> <target name="main" depends="script"/>
></project>
>
>
>We are doing something similar to this in our build and it works quite
>well. I did have some difficulties getting parameter passing to work,
>and I don't recall whether the code I gave above is exactly right.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Peter
>
>
>Manik Surtani wrote:
>
>>Hello, all.
>>
>>I have noticed a problem with ant, and that is performing loops.
>>
>>If I want a set of tasks to repeat several times based on a set of
>>properties, the only way I can do this is using the <script> tags, and
>>perform the loops in javascript.
>>
>>Also, it is not possible to use the <script> tags to envelope a set of
>>tasks to loop through, such as:
>>
>><script language="javascript">
>>for (i=0; i<10; i++)
>>{
>></script>
>>
>><echo message="This is my task to be repeated" />
>>
>><script language="javascript">
>>}
>></script>
>>
>>Instead, I have to create and execute the task in Javascript, which
>>really takes away from the whole ANT XML build script thing.
>>
>>My current J2EE build script runs almost everything in a loop, so this
>>means almost the entire build.xml is just Javascript!!
>>
>>Is there an alternate way to do this?
>>
>>Also, who is the maintainer of the <script> tasks? I am keen to know if
>>such functionality (as described above) could be possible - I am
>>volunteering to help develop the <script> task, but I need to get more
>>famniliar with the task first.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>--
>>Manik Surtani
>>Chief Technology Officer
>>Silk Road Limited
>>
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