Worklight WAR ant configuration to include the Java files

Question

I'm using WL 6.2.0.1 and one of our projects contains a Java files inside the WL server directory.

When I do the build for war file through eclipse I follow the following steps:

1- Right click on the project name > Build Project.

2- Right click on the project name > IBM Mobile Application Platform Pattern > Build Worklight EAR file.

Which generates to me the war file and inside it I see the java files.

When I switched to use ANT script to build the WAR file, I can't see the Java files anymore inside the war file:

ANT script:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="MobileApp" default="package" basedir="../">

<property name="WL_PATH" value="./buildscripts"/>
<property name="project.name" value="MobileApp"/>

  <taskdef resource="com/worklight/ant/defaults.properties">
    <classpath>
      <pathelement location="${WL_PATH}/worklight-ant6.2/worklight-ant-builder.jar"/>
    </classpath>
  </taskdef>
  <target name="WAR_CREATE">
    <war-builder projectfolder="${basedir}/temp/source/${project.name}"
                 destinationfolder="bin/war"
                 warfile="bin/MobileApp.war"
                 classesFolder="classes-folder"/>
  </target>
</project>

I'm not sure if I need to add the Java element to the script so it will compile the Java files. but I tried to add <Javac> but didn't work.

I referred to the following URL : https://ant.apache.org/manual/Tasks/javac.html. But Didn't know which one to use.

Any help thanks.

Kawinesh SK Kawinesh SK · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-26T05:53:13

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="myProject" default="all">
  <taskdef resource="com/worklight/ant/defaults.properties">
    <classpath>
      <pathelement location="cli_install_dir/public/worklight-ant-builder.jar"/>
    </classpath>
  </taskdef>
  <path id="server-classpath">
            <fileset dir="..\jars\Resources" includes="worklight-jee-library.jar" />
            <fileset dir="..\jars\Resources\dev" includes="**/*.jar" />
  </path>
  <mkdir dir="bin\classes"/>
  <javac
      srcdir="${worklight.repositary}\${proj.brcname}\server\java"
      classpathref="server-classpath"
      destdir="bin\classes"
      verbose="true"
      includeantruntime="false"
      target="1.6"
    />
  <target name="all">
    <war-builder projectfolder="."
                 destinationfolder="bin/war"
                 warfile="bin/project.war"
                 classesFolder="bin\classes"/>
  </target>
</project>

The Above is the XML is used to Create a War file along with java classes.

Note :

In the places of dir , location and srcdir replace the content directory with your Locations.

Worklight WAR ant configuration to include the Java files

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