Fwd: custom template engine how to make it call another ant task

So let me understand this right.

I can either write out an xml file or I can write out a Java/text file out
with the writer in the custom plugin.

I cannot however invoke another ant task.  So my only option is to

a.  Create the files that I need in a particular folder and then after the
xdoclet task, call another ant task to work on this newly created files ?

b. Call the os executable withe Runtime process to do what I want on the
file.

Sounds like a feature request to me.

How come if you look at Interface extractor plugin, I see a TagLibrary
written for it.  If I dont have custom tags but generic java file creation,
then I dont need the TagLibrary.java is my understading.  Please validate.

Also all the plugins mandate maven to be used.  I am not a MAVEN user so can
I not live with ant for compiling my plugins.

-Narahari

On 11/30/06, Konstantin Priblouda <kpriblouda-/[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> --- Narahari 'n' Savitha <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Please help me understand this.  Can I see an
> > example of custom template
> > engine which can invoke another ant task ?
>
> I'm affraid you can not. Template engines do not
> call any ant tasks in xdoclet-2. Neither they are
> called by ant tasks direclty.
>
> > Also why should I write the TagLibrary.java for the
> > .vm based file.
> You should not.  Taglib plugin will generate it for
> you
> ( see invocation in respective pom.xml )
>
> > What is
> > it providing me ?
> Automated tag usage validation.
>
> regards,
>
> ----[ Konstantin Pribluda http://www.pribluda.de ]----------------
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