All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, SelectorContainer

public class Cab
extends MatchingTask
Create a CAB archive.
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Cab

      public Cab()
  • Method Details

    • setCabfile

      public void setCabfile​(java.io.File cabFile)
      The name/location of where to create the .cab file.
      Parameters:
      cabFile - the location of the cab file.
    • setBasedir

      public void setBasedir​(java.io.File baseDir)
      Base directory to look in for files to CAB.
      Parameters:
      baseDir - base directory for files to cab.
    • setCompress

      public void setCompress​(boolean compress)
      If true, compress the files otherwise only store them.
      Parameters:
      compress - a boolean value.
    • setVerbose

      public void setVerbose​(boolean verbose)
      If true, display cabarc output.
      Parameters:
      verbose - a boolean value.
    • setOptions

      public void setOptions​(java.lang.String options)
      Sets additional cabarc options that are not supported directly.
      Parameters:
      options - cabarc command line options.
    • addFileset

      public void addFileset​(FileSet fileset)
      Adds a set of files to archive.
      Parameters:
      fileset - a set of files to archive.
    • checkConfiguration

      protected void checkConfiguration() throws BuildException
      Check if the attributes and nested elements are correct.
      Throws:
      BuildException - on error.
    • createExec

      protected ExecTask createExec() throws BuildException
      Create a new exec delegate. The delegate task is populated so that it appears in the logs to be the same task as this one.
      Returns:
      the delegate.
      Throws:
      BuildException - on error.
    • isUpToDate

      protected boolean isUpToDate​(java.util.Vector<java.lang.String> files)
      Check to see if the target is up to date with respect to input files.
      Parameters:
      files - the list of files to check.
      Returns:
      true if the cab file is newer than its dependents.
    • createListFile

      protected java.io.File createListFile​(java.util.Vector<java.lang.String> files) throws java.io.IOException
      Creates a list file. This temporary file contains a list of all files to be included in the cab, one file per line.

      This method expects to only be called on Windows and thus quotes the file names.

      Parameters:
      files - the list of files to use.
      Returns:
      the list file created.
      Throws:
      java.io.IOException - if there is an error.
    • appendFiles

      protected void appendFiles​(java.util.Vector<java.lang.String> files, DirectoryScanner ds)
      Append all files found by a directory scanner to a vector.
      Parameters:
      files - the vector to append the files to.
      ds - the scanner to get the files from.
    • getFileList

      protected java.util.Vector<java.lang.String> getFileList() throws BuildException
      Get the complete list of files to be included in the cab. Filenames are gathered from the fileset if it has been added, otherwise from the traditional include parameters.
      Returns:
      the list of files.
      Throws:
      BuildException - if there is an error.
    • execute

      public void execute() throws BuildException
      execute this task.
      Overrides:
      execute in class Task
      Throws:
      BuildException - on error.