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Apache Ant plugin
Use the Ant plugin during deployments to automate Ant tasks defined in a build.xml file.
Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. It is typically used to build Java applications but can also be used to build C or C++ applications. With Ant, the build process and its dependencies are described with XML.
To use the plugin's steps, open the process designer and navigate to Build > Build Tools > Ant in the Tools pane.
This plugin has the Execute an Ant Script step for you to add to your processes.
For information about Ant, see http://ant.apache.org/.
Execute an Ant Script step
Use this step to executes an Ant script.
The following table describes the step's properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Ant Script File | The name of the Ant script file. |
| ANT_HOME | The path to the Ant installation to execute the Ant script. By default, the step uses the agent’s ANT_HOME environment variable. This refers to the path up to (but not including) the bin folder. |
| JAVA_HOME | The path to the Java installation to execute Ant. By default, the agent’s JAVA_HOME environment variable is used. |
| Targets | (Optional) The names of the targets to run in the Ant script file. If left empty, the default target is run. |
| Properties | (Optional) The properties passed to Ant. The properties
are made available by name in the Ant script. This is supplied as a
newline-separated list in the format
name=value.
|
| Ant Properties | (Optional) Ant-specific arguments. For example,
-v is used to indicate verbose output. This is
supplied as a newline-separated list.
|
| JVM Properties | (Optional) JVM-specific arguments. For example,
-Xmx=512m is used for max memory. This is
supplied as a newline-separated list.
|
| Script Content | (Optional) The content of the Ant script. The value provided here is written to the Ant Script File, and then executed. |
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