Re: Java World: Build scripts with Groovy and Ant artcicle

We do the same thing.

Given build.propeties with contents:

aproperty=avalue

The following:

       ant = new AntBuilder()
      
       antprops = 
ant.property(file:"build.properties").getProject().getProperties()
       ant.echo(message:"aproperty=${antprops["aproperty"]}")

will produce:

    [echo] aproperty=avalue

It is not pretty, but it works.  I wonder if there is a cleaner way of 
doing it?

John

Daniel Serodio dserodio-at-mandic.com.br |groovy| wrote:

> There's one great Ant feature that's missing from this example: 
> build.properties files.
>
> It's a pretty common "idiom" for Ant scripts to include a 
> build.properties in the project's root (ie, same dir as build.xml) 
> with defaults and another on $HOME, which overrides these defaults.
>
> I have tons of projects and a pretty large ~/build.properties, with 
> locations for libraries, etc. How can I achieve the same functionslity 
> with Groovy builder?
>
> TIA,
> Daniel Serodio
>
> Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
>
> > The article is dated from tomorrow :-) I guess it is already Monday 
> > in Europe!
> > http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2004/jw-1004-groovy_p.html
> > By Filippo Diotalevi : http://www.jroller.com/page/fdiotalevi
> > Thanks Filipo!
> >
> >