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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.Vector;
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileProvider;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResource;
import org.apache.tools.ant.util.ClasspathUtils;

A task to send SMTP email. This is a refactoring of the SendMail and MimeMail tasks such that both are within a single task.
Since:Ant 1.5
@ant.taskname="mail" category="network"
/** * A task to send SMTP email. This is a refactoring of the SendMail and * MimeMail tasks such that both are within a single task. * * @since Ant 1.5 * @ant.task name="mail" category="network" */
public class EmailTask extends Task { private static final int SMTP_PORT = 25;
Constant to show that the best available mailer should be used.
/** Constant to show that the best available mailer should be used. */
public static final String AUTO = "auto";
Constant to allow the Mime mailer to be requested
/** Constant to allow the Mime mailer to be requested */
public static final String MIME = "mime";
Constant to allow the UU mailer to be requested
/** Constant to allow the UU mailer to be requested */
public static final String UU = "uu";
Constant to allow the plaintext mailer to be requested
/** Constant to allow the plaintext mailer to be requested */
public static final String PLAIN = "plain";
Enumerates the encoding constants.
/** * Enumerates the encoding constants. */
public static class Encoding extends EnumeratedAttribute {
finds the valid encoding values
Returns:a list of valid entries
/** * finds the valid encoding values * * @return a list of valid entries */
@Override public String[] getValues() { return new String[] {AUTO, MIME, UU, PLAIN}; } } private String encoding = AUTO;
host running SMTP
/** host running SMTP */
private String host = "localhost"; private Integer port = null;
subject field
/** subject field */
private String subject = null;
any text
/** any text */
private Message message = null;
failure flag
/** failure flag */
private boolean failOnError = true; private boolean includeFileNames = false; private String messageMimeType = null; private String messageFileInputEncoding; /* special headers */
sender
/** sender */
private EmailAddress from = null;
replyto
/** replyto */
private Vector<EmailAddress> replyToList = new Vector<>();
TO recipients
/** TO recipients */
private Vector<EmailAddress> toList = new Vector<>();
CC (Carbon Copy) recipients
/** CC (Carbon Copy) recipients */
private Vector<EmailAddress> ccList = new Vector<>();
BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) recipients
/** BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) recipients */
private Vector<EmailAddress> bccList = new Vector<>();
generic headers
/** generic headers */
private Vector<Header> headers = new Vector<>();
file list
/** file list */
private Path attachments = null;
Character set for MimeMailer
/** Character set for MimeMailer*/
private String charset = null;
User for SMTP auth
/** User for SMTP auth */
private String user = null;
Password for SMTP auth
/** Password for SMTP auth */
private String password = null;
indicate if the user wishes SSL-TLS
/** indicate if the user wishes SSL-TLS */
private boolean ssl = false;
indicate if the user wishes support for STARTTLS
/** indicate if the user wishes support for STARTTLS */
private boolean starttls = false;
ignore invalid recipients?
/** ignore invalid recipients? */
private boolean ignoreInvalidRecipients = false;
Set the user for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail.
Params:
  • user – the String username.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Set the user for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail. * * @param user the String username. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void setUser(String user) { this.user = user; }
Set the password for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail.
Params:
  • password – the String password.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Set the password for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail. * * @param password the String password. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void setPassword(String password) { this.password = password; }
Set whether to send data over SSL.
Params:
  • ssl – boolean; if true SSL will be used.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Set whether to send data over SSL. * * @param ssl boolean; if true SSL will be used. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void setSSL(boolean ssl) { this.ssl = ssl; }
Set whether to allow authentication to switch to a TLS connection via STARTTLS.
Params:
  • b – boolean; if true STARTTLS will be supported.
Since:Ant 1.8.0
/** * Set whether to allow authentication to switch to a TLS * connection via STARTTLS. * * @param b boolean; if true STARTTLS will be supported. * @since Ant 1.8.0 */
public void setEnableStartTLS(boolean b) { this.starttls = b; }
Set the preferred encoding method.
Params:
  • encoding – The encoding (one of AUTO, MIME, UU, PLAIN).
/** * Set the preferred encoding method. * * @param encoding The encoding (one of AUTO, MIME, UU, PLAIN). */
public void setEncoding(Encoding encoding) { this.encoding = encoding.getValue(); }
Set the mail server port.
Params:
  • port – The port to use.
/** * Set the mail server port. * * @param port The port to use. */
public void setMailport(int port) { this.port = port; }
Set the host.
Params:
  • host – The host to connect to.
/** * Set the host. * * @param host The host to connect to. */
public void setMailhost(String host) { this.host = host; }
Set the subject line of the email.
Params:
  • subject – Subject of this email.
/** * Set the subject line of the email. * * @param subject Subject of this email. */
public void setSubject(String subject) { this.subject = subject; }
Shorthand method to set the message.
Params:
  • message – Message body of this email.
/** * Shorthand method to set the message. * * @param message Message body of this email. */
public void setMessage(String message) { if (this.message != null) { throw new BuildException( "Only one message can be sent in an email"); } this.message = new Message(message); this.message.setProject(getProject()); }
Shorthand method to set the message from a file.
Params:
  • file – The file from which to take the message.
/** * Shorthand method to set the message from a file. * * @param file The file from which to take the message. */
public void setMessageFile(File file) { if (this.message != null) { throw new BuildException( "Only one message can be sent in an email"); } this.message = new Message(file); this.message.setProject(getProject()); }
Shorthand method to set type of the text message, text/plain by default but text/html or text/xml is quite feasible.
Params:
  • type – The new MessageMimeType value.
/** * Shorthand method to set type of the text message, text/plain by default * but text/html or text/xml is quite feasible. * * @param type The new MessageMimeType value. */
public void setMessageMimeType(String type) { this.messageMimeType = type; }
Add a message element.
Params:
  • message – The message object.
Throws:
/** * Add a message element. * * @param message The message object. * @throws BuildException if a message has already been added. */
public void addMessage(Message message) throws BuildException { if (this.message != null) { throw new BuildException( "Only one message can be sent in an email"); } this.message = message; }
Add a from address element.
Params:
  • address – The address to send from.
/** * Add a from address element. * * @param address The address to send from. */
public void addFrom(EmailAddress address) { if (this.from != null) { throw new BuildException("Emails can only be from one address"); } this.from = address; }
Shorthand to set the from address element.
Params:
  • address – The address to send mail from.
/** * Shorthand to set the from address element. * * @param address The address to send mail from. */
public void setFrom(String address) { if (this.from != null) { throw new BuildException("Emails can only be from one address"); } this.from = new EmailAddress(address); }
Add a replyto address element.
Params:
  • address – The address to reply to.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Add a replyto address element. * * @param address The address to reply to. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void addReplyTo(EmailAddress address) { this.replyToList.add(address); }
Shorthand to set the replyto address element.
Params:
  • address – The address to which replies should be directed.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Shorthand to set the replyto address element. * * @param address The address to which replies should be directed. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void setReplyTo(String address) { this.replyToList.add(new EmailAddress(address)); }
Add a to address element.
Params:
  • address – An email address.
/** * Add a to address element. * * @param address An email address. */
public void addTo(EmailAddress address) { toList.add(address); }
Shorthand to set the "to" address element.
Params:
  • list – Comma-separated list of addresses.
/** * Shorthand to set the "to" address element. * * @param list Comma-separated list of addresses. */
public void setToList(String list) { StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer(list, ","); while (tokens.hasMoreTokens()) { toList.add(new EmailAddress(tokens.nextToken())); } }
Add a "cc" address element.
Params:
  • address – The email address.
/** * Add a "cc" address element. * * @param address The email address. */
public void addCc(EmailAddress address) { ccList.add(address); }
Shorthand to set the "cc" address element.
Params:
  • list – Comma separated list of addresses.
/** * Shorthand to set the "cc" address element. * * @param list Comma separated list of addresses. */
public void setCcList(String list) { StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer(list, ","); while (tokens.hasMoreTokens()) { ccList.add(new EmailAddress(tokens.nextToken())); } }
Add a "bcc" address element.
Params:
  • address – The email address.
/** * Add a "bcc" address element. * * @param address The email address. */
public void addBcc(EmailAddress address) { bccList.add(address); }
Shorthand to set the "bcc" address element.
Params:
  • list – comma separated list of addresses.
/** * Shorthand to set the "bcc" address element. * * @param list comma separated list of addresses. */
public void setBccList(String list) { StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer(list, ","); while (tokens.hasMoreTokens()) { bccList.add(new EmailAddress(tokens.nextToken())); } }
Set whether BuildExceptions should be passed back to the core.
Params:
  • failOnError – The new FailOnError value.
/** * Set whether BuildExceptions should be passed back to the core. * * @param failOnError The new FailOnError value. */
public void setFailOnError(boolean failOnError) { this.failOnError = failOnError; }
Set the list of files to be attached.
Params:
  • filenames – Comma-separated list of files.
/** * Set the list of files to be attached. * * @param filenames Comma-separated list of files. */
public void setFiles(String filenames) { StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(filenames, ", "); while (t.hasMoreTokens()) { createAttachments() .add(new FileResource(getProject().resolveFile(t.nextToken()))); } }
Add a set of files (nested fileset attribute).
Params:
  • fs – The fileset.
/** * Add a set of files (nested fileset attribute). * * @param fs The fileset. */
public void addFileset(FileSet fs) { createAttachments().add(fs); }
Creates a Path as container for attachments. Supports any filesystem resource-collections that way.
Returns:the path to be configured.
Since:Ant 1.7
/** * Creates a Path as container for attachments. Supports any * filesystem resource-collections that way. * @return the path to be configured. * @since Ant 1.7 */
public Path createAttachments() { if (attachments == null) { attachments = new Path(getProject()); } return attachments.createPath(); }
Create a nested header element.
Returns:a Header instance.
/** * Create a nested header element. * @return a Header instance. */
public Header createHeader() { Header h = new Header(); headers.add(h); return h; }
Set whether to include filenames.
Params:
  • includeFileNames – Whether to include filenames in the text of the message.
/** * Set whether to include filenames. * * @param includeFileNames Whether to include filenames in the text of the * message. */
public void setIncludefilenames(boolean includeFileNames) { this.includeFileNames = includeFileNames; }
Get whether file names should be included.
Returns:Identifies whether file names should be included.
/** * Get whether file names should be included. * * @return Identifies whether file names should be included. */
public boolean getIncludeFileNames() { return includeFileNames; }
Whether invalid recipients should be ignored (but a warning will be logged) instead of making the task fail.

Even with this property set to true the task will still fail if the mail couldn't be sent to any recipient at all.

Params:
  • b – boolean
Since:Ant 1.8.0
/** * Whether invalid recipients should be ignored (but a warning * will be logged) instead of making the task fail. * * <p>Even with this property set to true the task will still fail * if the mail couldn't be sent to any recipient at all.</p> * * @param b boolean * @since Ant 1.8.0 */
public void setIgnoreInvalidRecipients(boolean b) { ignoreInvalidRecipients = b; }
Send an email.
/** * Send an email. */
@Override public void execute() { Message savedMessage = message; try { Mailer mailer = null; // prepare for the auto select mechanism boolean autoFound = false; // try MIME format if (MIME.equals(encoding) || (AUTO.equals(encoding) && !autoFound)) { try { //check to make sure that activation.jar //and mail.jar are available - see bug 31969 Class.forName("javax.activation.DataHandler"); Class.forName("javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage"); mailer = ClasspathUtils.newInstance( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.MimeMailer", EmailTask.class.getClassLoader(), Mailer.class); autoFound = true; log("Using MIME mail", Project.MSG_VERBOSE); } catch (BuildException e) { logBuildException("Failed to initialise MIME mail: ", e); } } // SMTP auth only allowed with MIME mail if (!autoFound && ((user != null) || (password != null)) && (UU.equals(encoding) || PLAIN.equals(encoding))) { throw new BuildException("SMTP auth only possible with MIME mail"); } // SSL only allowed with MIME mail if (!autoFound && (ssl || starttls) && (UU.equals(encoding) || PLAIN.equals(encoding))) { throw new BuildException( "SSL and STARTTLS only possible with MIME mail"); } // try UU format if (UU.equals(encoding) || (AUTO.equals(encoding) && !autoFound)) { try { mailer = ClasspathUtils.newInstance( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.UUMailer", EmailTask.class.getClassLoader(), Mailer.class); autoFound = true; log("Using UU mail", Project.MSG_VERBOSE); } catch (BuildException e) { logBuildException("Failed to initialise UU mail: ", e); } } // try plain format if (PLAIN.equals(encoding) || (AUTO.equals(encoding) && !autoFound)) { mailer = new PlainMailer(); autoFound = true; log("Using plain mail", Project.MSG_VERBOSE); } // a valid mailer must be present by now if (mailer == null) { throw new BuildException("Failed to initialise encoding: %s", encoding); } // a valid message is required if (message == null) { message = new Message(); message.setProject(getProject()); } // an address to send from is required if (from == null || from.getAddress() == null) { throw new BuildException("A from element is required"); } // at least one address to send to/cc/bcc is required if (toList.isEmpty() && ccList.isEmpty() && bccList.isEmpty()) { throw new BuildException( "At least one of to, cc or bcc must be supplied"); } // set the mimetype if not done already (and required) if (messageMimeType != null) { if (message.isMimeTypeSpecified()) { throw new BuildException( "The mime type can only be specified in one location"); } message.setMimeType(messageMimeType); } // set the character set if not done already (and required) if (charset != null) { if (message.getCharset() != null) { throw new BuildException( "The charset can only be specified in one location"); } message.setCharset(charset); } message.setInputEncoding(messageFileInputEncoding); // identify which files should be attached Vector<File> files = new Vector<>(); if (attachments != null) { for (Resource r : attachments) { files.add(r.as(FileProvider.class).getFile()); } } // let the user know what's going to happen log("Sending email: " + subject, Project.MSG_INFO); log("From " + from, Project.MSG_VERBOSE); log("ReplyTo " + replyToList, Project.MSG_VERBOSE); log("To " + toList, Project.MSG_VERBOSE); log("Cc " + ccList, Project.MSG_VERBOSE); log("Bcc " + bccList, Project.MSG_VERBOSE); // pass the params to the mailer mailer.setHost(host); if (port != null) { mailer.setPort(port); mailer.setPortExplicitlySpecified(true); } else { mailer.setPort(SMTP_PORT); mailer.setPortExplicitlySpecified(false); } mailer.setUser(user); mailer.setPassword(password); mailer.setSSL(ssl); mailer.setEnableStartTLS(starttls); mailer.setMessage(message); mailer.setFrom(from); mailer.setReplyToList(replyToList); mailer.setToList(toList); mailer.setCcList(ccList); mailer.setBccList(bccList); mailer.setFiles(files); mailer.setSubject(subject); mailer.setTask(this); mailer.setIncludeFileNames(includeFileNames); mailer.setHeaders(headers); mailer.setIgnoreInvalidRecipients(ignoreInvalidRecipients); // send the email mailer.send(); // let the user know what happened int count = files.size(); log("Sent email with " + count + " attachment" + (count == 1 ? "" : "s"), Project.MSG_INFO); } catch (BuildException e) { logBuildException("Failed to send email: ", e); if (failOnError) { throw e; } } catch (Exception e) { log("Failed to send email: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_WARN); if (failOnError) { throw new BuildException(e); } } finally { message = savedMessage; } } private void logBuildException(String reason, BuildException e) { Throwable t = e.getCause() == null ? e : e.getCause(); log(reason + t.getMessage(), Project.MSG_WARN); }
Sets the character set of mail message. Will be ignored if mimeType contains ....; Charset=... substring or encoding is not mime.
Params:
  • charset – the character encoding to use.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Sets the character set of mail message. * Will be ignored if mimeType contains ....; Charset=... substring or * encoding is not <code>mime</code>. * @param charset the character encoding to use. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public void setCharset(String charset) { this.charset = charset; }
Returns the character set of mail message.
Returns:Charset of mail message.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Returns the character set of mail message. * * @return Charset of mail message. * @since Ant 1.6 */
public String getCharset() { return charset; }
Sets the encoding to expect when reading the message from a file.

Will be ignored if the message has been specified inline.

Params:
  • encoding – the name of the charset used
Since:Ant 1.9.4
/** * Sets the encoding to expect when reading the message from a file. * <p>Will be ignored if the message has been specified inline.</p> * @param encoding the name of the charset used * @since Ant 1.9.4 */
public void setMessageFileInputEncoding(String encoding) { messageFileInputEncoding = encoding; } }