org.apache.tools.ant
Interface Executor

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultExecutor, IgnoreDependenciesExecutor, SingleCheckExecutor

public interface Executor

Target executor abstraction.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

Method Summary

void	executeTargets(Project project, java.lang.String[] targetNames) Execute the specified Targets for the specified Project.
Executor	getSubProjectExecutor() Get the appropriate subproject Executor instance.

Method Detail

executeTargets

void executeTargets(Project project,
                    java.lang.String[] targetNames)
                    throws BuildException

Execute the specified Targets for the specified Project.

Parameters:

project - the Ant Project.

targetNames - String[] of Target names as specified on the command line.

Throws:

BuildException - on error

getSubProjectExecutor

Executor getSubProjectExecutor()

Get the appropriate subproject Executor instance. This allows the top executor to control what type of executor is used to execute subprojects via <ant>/<antcall>/<subant> and task that extend these. All bundled Executors return a SingleCheckExecutor (running a merged set of depended targets for all targets called) to run sub-builds.

Returns:

an Executor instance.