I am having a look at http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19897
This proposal seems to address most of the points discussed in this mailing
list concerning the antlib thread of discussion.
I was thinking maybe we do not need to look further and we could commit this
contribution ?
I would be glad to hear your comments concerning :
1) the functionality provided by the contribution
2) the implementation
I am quoting Peter Reilly here :
This patch adds 4 new features (the code is interrelated,
but may be split).
* adapter attribute added to typedef
* add(Type) method added to introspection rules
* typedef can read an xml defintion file
* namespace support for xml defintions (antlib:)
So one can do
<project xmlns:acme="org.acme.anttasks">
<acme:hello>
<path path="build.xml"/>
</acme:hello>
</project>
where the class path contains the org/acme/anttasks/antlib.xml
and the antlib.xml file contains:
<antlib>
<typedef name="hello" classname="org.acme.anttasks.Hello"/>
</antlib>
ToDo: add in support for ant-type polymorphism and addConfigured(Type).
also more error checking and unit tests.
Antoine
