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+/*
+ * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1999 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ * reserved.
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+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *    any, must include the following acknowlegement:
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+ *    Alternately, this acknowlegement may appear in the software itself,
+ *    if and wherever such third-party acknowlegements normally appear.
+ *
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+ * ====================================================================
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+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
+import java.io.File; 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException; 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava; 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path; 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Task; 
+
+/** 
+ * Basic task for apache stylebook.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a> 
+ */ 
+public class StyleBook 
+    extends Java 
+{ 
+    protected File                   m_targetDirectory;
+    protected File                   m_skinDirectory;
+    protected File                   m_book;
+
+    public StyleBook() {
+        setClassname( "org.apache.stylebook.StyleBook" );
+        setFork( true );
+        setFailonerror( true );
+    }
+
+    public void setBook( final File book ) {
+        m_book = book;
+    } 
+ 
+    public void setSkinDirectory( final File skinDirectory ) {
+        m_skinDirectory = skinDirectory;
+    } 
+
+    public void setTargetDirectory( final File targetDirectory ) {
+        m_targetDirectory = targetDirectory;
+    } 
+    
+    public void execute()  
+        throws BuildException  { 
+
+        if( null == m_targetDirectory ) {
+            throw new BuildException( "TargetDirectory attribute not set." );
+        }
+
+        if( null == m_skinDirectory ) {
+            throw new BuildException( "SkinDirectory attribute not set." );
+        }
+
+        if( null == m_book ) {
+            throw new BuildException( "book attribute not set." );
+        } 
+
+        createArg().setValue( "targetDirectory=" + m_targetDirectory );
+        createArg().setValue( m_book.toString() );
+        createArg().setValue( m_skinDirectory.toString() );
+
+        super.execute();
+    } 
+} 
+ 
+