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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;

import java.io.File;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;

Creates a given directory. Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directories, when necessary
Since:Ant 1.1
@ant.taskcategory="filesystem"
/** * Creates a given directory. * Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directories, when * necessary * * @since Ant 1.1 * * @ant.task category="filesystem" */
public class Mkdir extends Task { private static final int MKDIR_RETRY_SLEEP_MILLIS = 10;
our little directory
/** * our little directory */
private File dir;
create the directory and all parents
Throws:
  • BuildException – if dir is somehow invalid, or creation failed.
/** * create the directory and all parents * @throws BuildException if dir is somehow invalid, or creation failed. */
@Override public void execute() throws BuildException { if (dir == null) { throw new BuildException("dir attribute is required", getLocation()); } if (dir.isFile()) { throw new BuildException( "Unable to create directory as a file already exists with that name: %s", dir.getAbsolutePath()); } if (!dir.exists()) { boolean result = mkdirs(dir); if (!result) { if (dir.exists()) { log("A different process or task has already created dir " + dir.getAbsolutePath(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE); return; } throw new BuildException( "Directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() + " creation was not successful for an unknown reason", getLocation()); } log("Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath()); } else { log("Skipping " + dir.getAbsolutePath() + " because it already exists.", Project.MSG_VERBOSE); } }
the directory to create; required.
Params:
  • dir – the directory to be made.
/** * the directory to create; required. * * @param dir the directory to be made. */
public void setDir(File dir) { this.dir = dir; }
Get the directory to create.
Returns:File
/** * Get the directory to create. * @return File */
public File getDir() { return dir; }
Attempt to fix possible race condition when creating directories on WinXP. If the mkdirs does not work, wait a little and try again.
/** * Attempt to fix possible race condition when creating * directories on WinXP. If the mkdirs does not work, * wait a little and try again. */
private boolean mkdirs(File f) { if (!f.mkdirs()) { try { Thread.sleep(MKDIR_RETRY_SLEEP_MILLIS); return f.mkdirs(); } catch (InterruptedException ex) { return f.mkdirs(); } } return true; } }