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Ant: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
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Steve Holzner
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, 2nd edition, Published April 2005, 316 pages, ISBN 0596006098
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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 everything about this extraordinary build management tool from downloading and installing, to using Ant to test code. Here are just of a few of the features you'll find detailed in this comprehensive, must-have guide:

  • Developing conditional builds, and handling error conditions
  • Automatically retrieving source code from version control systems
  • Using Ant with XML files
  • Using Ant with JavaServer Pages to build Web applications
  • Using Ant with Enterprise JavaBeans to build enterprise applications

Far exceeding its predecessor in terms of information and detail, Ant: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition is a must-have for Java developers unfamiliar with the latest advancements in Ant technology. With this book at your side, you'll soon be up to speed on the premiere tool for cross-platform development.

Author Steve Holzner is an award-winning author who s been writing about Java topics since the language first appeared; his books have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Getting Started

Ant's Origins
Getting Ant
Ant at Work
Anatomy of a Build File
Running Ant

2. Using Properties and Types

Using Properties to Control Tasks
Using Property Files
Handling Data Using Types

3. 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

4. Deploying Builds

Packaging Applications for Deployment
Preparing to Deploy
Deploying Applications
Scheduling Automatic Builds

5. Testing Builds with JUnit

Using JUnit
Running Test Cases
Testing in Batches
Running the Build File
Extending JUnit

6. 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

7. Executing External Programs

Executing Java Code
Executing External Programs
Performing Batch Execution
Multithreading Tasks
Setting Execution Order

8. 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

9. XML and XDoclet

Validating XML Documents
Loading Properties from XML Files
Creating Ant Task DTDs
Transforming XML Using XSLT
Using XDoclet
Developing Enterprise JavaBeans

10. Optional Tasks

Using Sound
Creating Splash Screens
Subtituting Text Using Regular Expressions
Handling Dependencies

11. Integrating Ant with Eclipse

Introducing Eclipse
Running Ant Build Files
Using a Different Version of Ant
Using the Ant View

12. 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

About the Author

Steve Holzner is an award-winning author who has been writing about Java topics since Java first appeared. He's a former PC Magazine contributing editor, and his many books have been translated into 18 languages around the world. His books sold more than 1.5 million copies, and many of his bestsellers have been on Java.

Steve graduated from MIT and got his PhD at Cornell; he's been a very popular member of the faculty at both MIT and Cornell, teaching thousands of students over the years and earning an average student evaluation over 4.9 out of 5.0. He also runs his own software company and teaches week-long classes to corporate programmers on Java around the country.


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