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+/*
+ *  The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ *  reserved.
+ *
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *  are met:
+ *
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+ *  distribution.
+ *
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+ *  Alternately, this acknowlegement may appear in the software itself,
+ *  if and wherever such third-party acknowlegements normally appear.
+ *
+ *  4. The names "The Jakarta Project", "Ant", and "Apache Software
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+ *  ====================================================================
+ *
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+ *  individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation.  For more
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+ *  <http://www.apache.org/>.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileTest;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the Jspc task.
+ *
+ * @author slo
+ * @created 07 March 2002
+ * @since Ant 1.5
+ */
+public class JspcTest extends BuildFileTest {
+    /**
+     * Description of the Field
+     */
+    private File baseDir;
+    /**
+     * Description of the Field
+     */
+    private File outDir;
+
+    /**
+     * Description of the Field
+     */
+    private final static String TASKDEFS_DIR = "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/";
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for the JspcTest object
+     *
+     * @param name Description of Parameter
+     */
+    public JspcTest(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * The JUnit setup method
+     */
+    public void setUp() {
+        configureProject(TASKDEFS_DIR + "jspc.xml");
+        baseDir = new File(TASKDEFS_DIR);
+        outDir = new File(baseDir, "jsp/java");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * The teardown method for JUnit
+     */
+    public void tearDown() {
+        executeTarget("cleanup");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * A unit test for JUnit
+     */
+    public void testSimple() throws Exception {
+        executeJspCompile("testSimple", "simple.java");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * A unit test for JUnit
+     */
+    public void testUriroot() throws Exception {
+        executeJspCompile("testUriroot", "uriroot.java");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * A unit test for JUnit
+     */
+    public void testXml() throws Exception {
+        executeJspCompile("testXml", "xml.java");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * try a keyword in a file
+     */
+    public void testKeyword() throws Exception {
+        executeJspCompile("testKeyword", "default_00025.java");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * what happens to 1nvalid-classname
+     */
+    public void testInvalidClassname() throws Exception {
+        executeJspCompile("testInvalidClassname", 
+                "_00031nvalid_0002dclassname.java");
+    }
+
+    
+    /**
+     * A unit test for JUnit
+     */
+    public void testNoTld() throws Exception {
+        expectBuildExceptionContaining("testNoTld",
+                "exec failure",
+                "JasperException");
+    }
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * run a target then verify the named file gets created
+     *
+     * @param target Description of Parameter
+     * @param javafile Description of Parameter
+     * @exception Exception trouble
+     */
+    protected void executeJspCompile(String target, String javafile)
+        throws Exception {
+        executeTarget(target);
+        assertJavaFileCreated(javafile);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * verify that a named file was created
+     *
+     * @param filename Description of Parameter
+     * @exception Exception trouble
+     */
+    protected void assertJavaFileCreated(String filename)
+        throws Exception {
+        File file = getOutputFile(filename);
+        assertTrue("file " + filename + " not found", file.exists());
+        assertTrue("file " + filename + " is empty", file.length() > 0);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the OutputFile attribute of the JspcTest object
+     *
+     * @param subpath Description of Parameter
+     * @return The OutputFile value
+     */
+    protected File getOutputFile(String subpath) {
+        return new File(outDir, subpath);
+    }
+}
+