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<author email="adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</author> |
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<title>Differences to Ant1</title> |
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<section name="Differences to Ant 1.x"> |
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<p>Some of the differences between Ant 1.x and Myrmidon:</p> |
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Groups of tasks can be assembled into self-describing |
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<i>antlib</i> task libraries. This makes it very easy to |
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distribute and install tasks and data-types. |
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<li> A project can import other projects, and reference their targets. </li> |
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<li>Properties and data type references now share the same namespace.</li> |
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<li> |
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Changes to task and data-type API: |
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<li>An interface based API, through which a task interacts with the |
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task engine, and the services it provides.</li> |
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<li>A well-defined object lifecycle.</li> |
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<li>Polymorphic types are supported when objects are configured.</li> |
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<li>Reference handling is handled automatically when objects are configured.</li> |
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<li>Aspects can be used to decorate tasks, to add facilities like logging, |
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error handling, or user preferences.</li> |
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</ul> |
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</li> |
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<li>A set of well-defined services and APIs have been introduced, to allow |
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tasks to do their work without depending on other tasks: |
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<ul> |
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<li>Execute external commands.</li> |
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<li>Execute other tasks.</li> |
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<li>Manage ClassLoaders and Class-paths.</li> |
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<li>Virtual file system (in progress).</li> |
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<li>Execute Java applications (in progress).</li> |
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<li>...</li> |
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</ul> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>There are plenty more features planned. You can read about them |
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<a href="todo.html">here</a>. |
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</p> |
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</section> |
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</body> |
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</document> |
Peter Donald
23 years ago