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

I guess this might be closer to what an existing ant script might look like:

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

John

John Lewis 063hhyk02-at-sneakemail.com |groovy| wrote:

> 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!
> > >
> > >