Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class Execute

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute

public class Execute extends Object
Runs an external program.

Since:
  Ant 1.2

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final int`
`INVALID`
Invalid exit code.

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`Execute()`
Creates a new execute object using `PumpStreamHandler` for stream handling.
`Execute(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler)`
Creates a new execute object.
`Execute(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler, ExecuteWatchdog watchdog)`
Creates a new execute object.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static void`
`closeStreams(Process process)`
Close the streams belonging to the given Process.
`int`
`execute()`
Runs a process defined by the command line and returns its exit status.
`String[]`
`getCommandline()`
Returns the commandline used to create a subprocess.
`String[]`
`getEnvironment()`
Returns the environment used to create a subprocess.
`static Map<String,String>`
`getEnvironmentVariables()`
Find the list of environment variables for this process.
`int`
`getExitValue()`
Query the exit value of the process.
`static Vector<String>`
`getProcEnvironment()`
Deprecated.
use #getEnvironmentVariables instead
`File`
`getWorkingDirectory()`
Return the working directory.
`boolean`
`isFailure()`
Did this execute return in a failure.
`static boolean`
`isFailure(int exitValue)`
Checks whether `exitValue` signals a failure on the current system (OS specific).
`boolean`
`killedProcess()`
Test for an untimely death of the process.
`static Process`
`launch(Project project, String[] command, String[] env, File dir, boolean useVM)`
Creates a process that runs a command.
`static void`
`runCommand(Task task, String... cmdline)`
A utility method that runs an external command.
`void`
`setAntRun(Project project)`
Set the name of the antRun script using the project's value.
`void`
`setCommandline(String[] commandline)`
Sets the commandline of the subprocess to launch.
`void`
`setEnvironment(String[] env)`
Sets the environment variables for the subprocess to launch.
`protected void`
`setExitValue(int value)`
Set the exit value.
`void`
`setNewenvironment(boolean newenv)`
Set whether to propagate the default environment or not.
`void`
`setSpawn(boolean spawn)`
Deprecated.
`void`
`setStreamHandler(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler)`
Set the stream handler to use.
`void`
`setVMLauncher(boolean useVMLauncher)`
Launch this execution through the VM, where possible, rather than through the OS's shell.
`void`
`setWorkingDirectory(File wd)`
Sets the working directory of the process to execute.
`void`
`spawn()`
Starts a process defined by the command line.
`static String`
`toString(ByteArrayOutputStream bos)`
ByteArrayOutputStream#toString doesn't seem to work reliably on OS/390, at least not the way we use it in the execution context.
`protected void`
`waitFor(Process process)`
Wait for a given process.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## Field Details

### INVALID

public static final int INVALID
Invalid exit code. set to `Integer.MAX_VALUE`

See Also:
  - Constant Field Values

## Constructor Details

### Execute

public Execute()
Creates a new execute object using `PumpStreamHandler` for stream handling.

### Execute

public Execute(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler)
Creates a new execute object.

Parameters:
  `streamHandler` - the stream handler used to handle the input and output streams of the subprocess.

### Execute

public Execute(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler, ExecuteWatchdog watchdog)
Creates a new execute object.

Parameters:
  `streamHandler` - the stream handler used to handle the input and output streams of the subprocess.
  `watchdog` - a watchdog for the subprocess or `null` to disable a timeout for the subprocess.

## Method Details

### setSpawn

@Deprecated public void setSpawn(boolean spawn)
Deprecated.
Set whether or not you want the process to be spawned. Default is not spawned.

Parameters:
  `spawn` - if true you do not want Ant to wait for the end of the process. Has no influence in here, the calling task contains and acts accordingly
Since:
  Ant 1.6

### getEnvironmentVariables

public static Map<String,String> getEnvironmentVariables()
Find the list of environment variables for this process.

Returns:
  a map containing the environment variables.
Since:
  Ant 1.8.2

### getProcEnvironment

@Deprecated public static Vector<String> getProcEnvironment()
Deprecated.
use #getEnvironmentVariables instead
Find the list of environment variables for this process.

Returns:
  a vector containing the environment variables. The vector elements are strings formatted like variable = value.

### toString

public static String toString(ByteArrayOutputStream bos)
ByteArrayOutputStream#toString doesn't seem to work reliably on OS/390, at least not the way we use it in the execution context.

Parameters:
  `bos` - the output stream that one wants to read.
Returns:
  the output stream as a string, read with special encodings in the case of z/os and os/400.
Since:
  Ant 1.5

### setStreamHandler

public void setStreamHandler(ExecuteStreamHandler streamHandler)
Set the stream handler to use.

Parameters:
  `streamHandler` - ExecuteStreamHandler.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

### getCommandline

public String[] getCommandline()
Returns the commandline used to create a subprocess.

Returns:
  the commandline used to create a subprocess.

### setCommandline

public void setCommandline(String[] commandline)
Sets the commandline of the subprocess to launch.

Parameters:
  `commandline` - the commandline of the subprocess to launch.

### setNewenvironment

public void setNewenvironment(boolean newenv)
Set whether to propagate the default environment or not.

Parameters:
  `newenv` - whether to propagate the process environment.

### getEnvironment

public String[] getEnvironment()
Returns the environment used to create a subprocess.

Returns:
  the environment used to create a subprocess.

### setEnvironment

public void setEnvironment(String[] env)
Sets the environment variables for the subprocess to launch.

Parameters:
  `env` - array of Strings, each element of which has an environment variable settings in format key=value.

### setWorkingDirectory

public void setWorkingDirectory(File wd)
Sets the working directory of the process to execute.

This is emulated using the antRun scripts unless the OS is Windows NT in which case a cmd.exe is spawned, or MRJ and setting user.dir works, or JDK 1.3 and there is official support in java.lang.Runtime.

Parameters:
  `wd` - the working directory of the process.

### getWorkingDirectory

public File getWorkingDirectory()
Return the working directory.

Returns:
  the directory as a File.
Since:
  Ant 1.7

### setAntRun

public void setAntRun(Project project) throws BuildException
Set the name of the antRun script using the project's value.

Parameters:
  `project` - the current project.
Throws:
  `BuildException` - not clear when it is going to throw an exception, but it is the method's signature.

### setVMLauncher

public void setVMLauncher(boolean useVMLauncher)
Launch this execution through the VM, where possible, rather than through the OS's shell. In some cases and operating systems using the shell will allow the shell to perform additional processing such as associating an executable with a script, etc.

Parameters:
  `useVMLauncher` - true if exec should launch through the VM, false if the shell should be used to launch the command.

### launch

public static Process launch(Project project, String[] command, String[] env, File dir, boolean useVM) throws IOException
Creates a process that runs a command.

Parameters:
  `project` - the Project, only used for logging purposes, may be null.
  `command` - the command to run.
  `env` - the environment for the command.
  `dir` - the working directory for the command.
  `useVM` - use the built-in exec command for JDK 1.3 if available.
Returns:
  the process started.
Throws:
  `IOException` - forwarded from the particular launcher used.
Since:
  Ant 1.5

### execute

public int execute() throws IOException
Runs a process defined by the command line and returns its exit status.

Returns:
  the exit status of the subprocess or `INVALID`.
Throws:
  `IOException` - The exception is thrown, if launching of the subprocess failed.

### spawn

public void spawn() throws IOException
Starts a process defined by the command line. Ant will not wait for this process, nor log its output.

Throws:
  `IOException` - The exception is thrown, if launching of the subprocess failed.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

### waitFor

protected void waitFor(Process process)
Wait for a given process.

Parameters:
  `process` - the process one wants to wait for.

### setExitValue

protected void setExitValue(int value)
Set the exit value.

Parameters:
  `value` - exit value of the process.

### getExitValue

public int getExitValue()
Query the exit value of the process.

Returns:
  the exit value or Execute.INVALID if no exit value has been received.

### isFailure

public static boolean isFailure(int exitValue)
Checks whether `exitValue` signals a failure on the current system (OS specific).

Note that this method relies on the conventions of the OS, it will return false results if the application you are running doesn't follow these conventions. One notable exception is the Java VM provided by HP for OpenVMS - it will return 0 if successful (like on any other platform), but this signals a failure on OpenVMS. So if you execute a new Java VM on OpenVMS, you cannot trust this method.

Parameters:
  `exitValue` - the exit value (return code) to be checked.
Returns:
  `true` if `exitValue` signals a failure.

### isFailure

public boolean isFailure()
Did this execute return in a failure.

Returns:
  true if and only if the exit code is interpreted as a failure
Since:
  Ant1.7
See Also:
  - `isFailure(int)`

### killedProcess

public boolean killedProcess()
Test for an untimely death of the process.

Returns:
  true if a watchdog had to kill the process.
Since:
  Ant 1.5

### runCommand

public static void runCommand(Task task, String... cmdline) throws BuildException
A utility method that runs an external command. Writes the output and error streams of the command to the project log.

Parameters:
  `task` - The task that the command is part of. Used for logging
  `cmdline` - The command to execute.
Throws:
  `BuildException` - if the command does not exit successfully.

### closeStreams

public static void closeStreams(Process process)
Close the streams belonging to the given Process.

Parameters:
  `process` - the `Process`.