Java tutorial
package gov.va.vinci.leo.tools; /* * #%L * Leo * %% * Copyright (C) 2010 - 2014 Department of Veterans Affairs * %% * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * #L% */ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils; import javax.tools.JavaCompiler; import javax.tools.JavaFileObject; import javax.tools.StandardJavaFileManager; import javax.tools.ToolProvider; import java.io.File; import java.util.Arrays; /** * Compile Java files. Requires tool.jar (on Windows) and classes.jar (on Mac) * from java lib in the classpath to use this class. * * @author Prafulla * @author Thomas Ginter */ public class AutoCompile { /** * Compile the files in the list. Optionally provide a destination directory where the * compiled files should be placed. * * @param files List of java files to be compiled * @param outputDirectory Optional, output directory where the compiled files will be written * @throws Exception If there are errors compiling the files or we are unable to get a compiler */ public static void compileFiles(File[] files, String outputDirectory) throws Exception { //If the list is null there is nothing to do if (files == null) { return; } JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler(); if (compiler == null) { throw new Exception("Unable to get a Compiler from the ToolProvider"); } StandardJavaFileManager stdFileManager = compiler.getStandardFileManager(null, null, null); Iterable<String> compilationOptions = (StringUtils.isBlank(outputDirectory)) ? null : Arrays.asList(new String[] { "-d", outputDirectory }); try { Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits = stdFileManager .getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Arrays.asList(files)); compiler.getTask(null, stdFileManager, null, compilationOptions, null, compilationUnits).call(); } finally { stdFileManager.close(); } //finally }//compileFiles method }//end AutocCompile Class