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Subject: RE: Parsing task
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:21:27 -0500
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Thread-Topic: Parsing task
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From: "Chris Reeves" <CReeves@medfusion.net>
To: "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org>
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Thanks to everyone for the advice. Here's my final solution, for the
curious... I'm not completely thrilled with it, but it works (see below
for the original issue).

<project name=3D"blah" basedir=3D"." default=3D"dev">

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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: init -->
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"init">

	... Set properties ...

</target>


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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: all -->
<!--
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"all" depends=3D"init, etc., ...">

	...

</target>


<!--
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: dev -->
<!--
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"dev" description=3D"Build distribution for development">

	<echo message=3D"Building distribution for development"/>
	<property name=3D"build.type"			value=3D"dev"/>
	=09
	<ant target=3D"all" inheritAll=3D"true"/>

</target>
   =20
   =20
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: stage -->
<!--
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"stage" description=3D"Build distribution for stage">

	<echo message=3D"Building distribution for stage"/>
	<property name=3D"build.type"			value=3D"stage"/>

	<ant target=3D"all" inheritAll=3D"true"/>
			=09
</target>
   =20
   =20
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: prod -->
<!--
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"prod" description=3D"Build distribution for production">

	<echo message=3D"Building distribution for production"/>
	<property name=3D"build.type"			value=3D"prod"/>

	<ant target=3D"all" inheritAll=3D"true"/>

</target>



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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
<!-- Target: build -->
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->

<target name=3D"build" description=3D"Build distribution">

	...

	<copy 	file=3D"${etc.dir}/${build.type}.${project.name}.conf"=20
			tofile=3D"${dist.dir}/conf/${project.name}.conf">
	</copy>

	...

</target>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Reeves [mailto:CReeves@medfusion.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:44 PM
> To: user@ant.apache.org
> Subject: Parsing task
>
>
> I've been searching for a task that would do a little parsing for
> me...it seems I've seen this sort of thing before, but that may have=20
> been a dream...
>
> I have two ant xml files for my project - one builds the project
> (build.xml), one runs the executable (run.xml) produced by the build;=20
> this second file is simply bundled with the distribution.
>
> It works great - except that the properties in the run.xml must be
> changed on a per-environment basis (dev, stage, prod). And I only need

> to change a couple of lines.
>
> So, I'd like to have something like:
>
> <!-- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D mail properties =
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -->
>
> <dev>
> <property name=3D"to.address"
> value=3D"devuser@nowhere.com"/>
> <property name=3D"from.address" value=3D"devappthingy@nowhere.com"/>
> <property name=3D"smtp.server"
> value=3D"myserver.nowhere.com"/>
> </dev>
>
> <stage>
> <property name=3D"to.address"
> value=3D"devuser@nowhere.com"/>
> <property name=3D"from.address" value=3D"stageappthingy@nowhere.com"/>
> <property name=3D"smtp.server"
> value=3D"myserver.nowhere.com"/>
> </stage>
>
> <prod>
> <property name=3D"to.address"
> value=3D"produser1@nowhere.com, produser1@nowhere.com"/> <property
> name=3D"from.address" value=3D"appthingy@nowhere.com"/>
> <property name=3D"smtp.server"
> value=3D"myserver.prod.nowhere.com"/>
> </prod>
>
> The end product should contain only the xml relevant for the
> environment it was built for.
>
> Also, I know I could run ant with a specific target that sets these
> properties, but that means that all properties for all env's would be=20
> on each system.
>
> I suppose I could use xslt to alter the file, but it seems there
> should be something easier. I scoured the Hatchet/Loughran book, but=20
> didn't find what I was looking for. Any ideas?