diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DataType.java
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--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DataType.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.datatypes;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.Component;
-
-/**
- * Base class for those classes that can appear inside the build file
- * as stand alone data types.
- *
- * @author Stefan Bodewig
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public interface DataType
- extends Component
-{
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DataTypeEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DataTypeEngine.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.datatypes;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.Component;
-import org.apache.avalon.Loggable;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
-
-/**
- * This is basically a engine that can be used to access data-types.
- * The engine acts as a repository and factory for these types.
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public interface DataTypeEngine
- extends Component
-{
- /**
- * Retrieve registry of data-types.
- * This is used by deployer to add types into engine.
- *
- * @return the registry
- */
- LocatorRegistry getRegistry();
-
- /**
- * Create a data-type of type registered under name.
- *
- * @param name the name of data type
- * @return the DataType
- * @exception RegistryException if an error occurs
- * @exception FactoryException if an error occurs
- */
- DataType createDataType( String name )
- throws RegistryException, FactoryException;
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DefaultDataTypeEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DefaultDataTypeEngine.java
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--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/DefaultDataTypeEngine.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.datatypes;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
-import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
-import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManagerException;
-import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocatorRegistry;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Locator;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
-
-/**
- * This is basically a engine that can be used to access data-types.
- * The engine acts as a repository and factory for these types.
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class DefaultDataTypeEngine
- implements DataTypeEngine, Composer
-{
- protected Factory m_factory;
- protected LocatorRegistry m_registry = new DefaultLocatorRegistry();
-
- /**
- * Retrieve registry of data-types.
- * This is used by deployer to add types into engine.
- *
- * @return the registry
- */
- public LocatorRegistry getRegistry()
- {
- return m_registry;
- }
-
- /**
- * Retrieve relevent services needed to deploy.
- *
- * @param componentManager the ComponentManager
- * @exception ComponentManagerException if an error occurs
- */
- public void compose( final ComponentManager componentManager )
- throws ComponentManagerException
- {
- m_factory = (Factory)componentManager.lookup( "org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory" );
- }
-
- /**
- * Create a data-type of type registered under name.
- *
- * @param name the name of data type
- * @return the DataType
- * @exception RegistryException if an error occurs
- * @exception FactoryException if an error occurs
- */
- public DataType createDataType( final String name )
- throws RegistryException, FactoryException
- {
- final Locator locator = m_registry.getLocator( name );
- return (DataType)m_factory.create( locator, DataType.class );
- }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/Pattern.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/Pattern.java
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--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/datatypes/Pattern.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.datatypes;
-
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
-import org.apache.ant.util.Condition;
-
-/**
- * Basic data type for holding patterns.
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class Pattern
- implements DataType
-{
- protected String m_name;
- protected Condition m_condition;
-
- /**
- * Retrieve name (aka value) of pattern.
- *
- * @return the name/value of pattern
- */
- public String getName()
- {
- return m_name;
- }
-
- /**
- * Get condition associated with pattern if any.
- *
- * @return the Condition
- */
- public Condition getCondition()
- {
- return m_condition;
- }
-
- /**
- * Setter method for name/value of pattern.
- * Conforms to ant setter patterns
- *
- * @param name the value
- */
- public void setName( final String name )
- {
- m_name = name;
- }
-
- /**
- * Set if clause on pattern.
- *
- * @param condition the condition
- * @exception AntException if an error occurs
- */
- public void setIf( final String condition )
- throws AntException
- {
- verifyConditionNull();
- m_condition = new Condition( true, condition );
- }
-
- /**
- * Set unless clause of pattern.
- *
- * @param condition the unless clause
- * @exception AntException if an error occurs
- */
- public void setUnless( final String condition )
- throws AntException
- {
- verifyConditionNull();
- m_condition = new Condition( false, condition );
- }
-
- /**
- * Utility method to make sure condition unset.
- * Made so that it is not possible for both if and unless to be set.
- *
- * @exception AntException if an error occurs
- */
- protected void verifyConditionNull()
- throws AntException
- {
- if( null != m_condition )
- {
- throw new AntException( "Can only set one of if/else for pattern data type" );
- }
- }
-}