diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.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.modules.core;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.AbstractTasklet;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManagerException;
+import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
+
+/**
+ * Method to register a single tasklet.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Donald
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractResourceRegisterer
+ extends AbstractTasklet
+ implements Composer
+{
+ protected String m_lib;
+ protected String m_name;
+ protected String m_classname;
+ protected TaskletEngine m_engine;
+
+ public void compose( final ComponentManager componentManager )
+ throws ComponentManagerException
+ {
+ m_engine = (TaskletEngine)componentManager.
+ lookup( "org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine" );
+ }
+
+ public void setLib( final String lib )
+ {
+ m_lib = lib;
+ }
+
+ public void setName( final String name )
+ {
+ m_name = name;
+ }
+
+ public void setClassname( final String classname )
+ {
+ m_classname = classname;
+ }
+
+ public void run()
+ throws AntException
+ {
+ if( null == m_name )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must specify name parameter" );
+ }
+ else if( null == m_lib && null == m_classname )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must specify classname if you don't specify " +
+ "lib parameter" );
+ }
+
+ final URL url = getURL( m_lib );
+
+ try
+ {
+ registerResource( m_name, m_classname, url );
+ }
+ catch( final RegistryException re )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Error registering resource", re );
+ }
+ }
+
+ protected URL getURL( final String libName )
+ {
+ if( null != libName )
+ {
+ final File lib = getContext().resolveFile( libName );
+ try { return lib.toURL(); }
+ catch( final MalformedURLException mue )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Malformed task-lib parameter " + m_lib, mue );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+ }
+
+ protected abstract void registerResource( String name, String classname, URL url )
+ throws AntException, RegistryException;
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/README b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/README
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+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/README
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+This package is required for operation. No task within this directory is allowed to
+require parameters other than strings for converter.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java
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+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.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.modules.core;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine;
+import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterInfo;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.AbstractTasklet;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManagerException;
+import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
+
+/**
+ * Method to register a single converter.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Donald
+ */
+public class RegisterConverter
+ extends AbstractTasklet
+ implements Composer
+{
+ protected String m_sourceType;
+ protected String m_destinationType;
+ protected String m_lib;
+ protected String m_classname;
+ protected TaskletEngine m_engine;
+
+ public void compose( final ComponentManager componentManager )
+ throws ComponentManagerException
+ {
+ m_engine = (TaskletEngine)componentManager.
+ lookup( "org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine" );
+ }
+
+ public void setLib( final String lib )
+ {
+ m_lib = lib;
+ }
+
+ public void setClassname( final String classname )
+ {
+ m_classname = classname;
+ }
+
+ public void setSourceType( final String sourceType )
+ {
+ m_sourceType = sourceType;
+ }
+
+ public void setDestinationType( final String destinationType )
+ {
+ m_destinationType = destinationType;
+ }
+
+ public void run()
+ throws AntException
+ {
+ if( null == m_classname )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must specify classname parameter" );
+ }
+
+ final URL url = getURL( m_lib );
+
+ boolean isFullyDefined = true;
+
+ if( null == m_sourceType && null == m_destinationType )
+ {
+ isFullyDefined = false;
+ }
+ else if( null == m_sourceType || null == m_destinationType )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must specify the source-type and destination-type " +
+ "parameters when supplying a name" );
+ }
+
+ if( !isFullyDefined && null == url )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must supply parameter if not fully specifying converter" );
+ }
+
+ if( !isFullyDefined )
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ m_engine.getTskDeployer().deployConverter( m_classname, url.toString(), url );
+ }
+ catch( final DeploymentException de )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Failed deploying " + m_classname +
+ " from " + url, de );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ final DefaultConverterInfo info =
+ new DefaultConverterInfo( m_sourceType, m_destinationType );
+ final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( m_classname, url );
+
+ try
+ {
+ m_engine.getConverterEngine().getInfoRegistry().register( m_classname, info );
+ m_engine.getConverterEngine().getRegistry().register( m_classname, locator );
+ }
+ catch( final RegistryException re )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Error registering resource", re );
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ protected URL getURL( final String libName )
+ {
+ if( null != libName )
+ {
+ final File lib = getContext().resolveFile( libName );
+ try { return lib.toURL(); }
+ catch( final MalformedURLException mue )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Malformed task-lib parameter " + m_lib, mue );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java
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+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * 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.modules.core;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
+
+/**
+ * Method to register a single datatype.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Donald
+ */
+public class RegisterDataType
+ extends AbstractResourceRegisterer
+{
+ protected void registerResource( final String name,
+ final String classname,
+ final URL url )
+ throws AntException, RegistryException
+ {
+ if( null == classname )
+ {
+ try { m_engine.getTskDeployer().deployDataType( name, url.toString(), url ); }
+ catch( final DeploymentException de )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Failed deploying " + name + " from " + url, de );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( classname, url );
+ m_engine.getDataTypeEngine().getRegistry().register( name, locator );
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f276fddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * 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.modules.core;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
+
+/**
+ * Method to register a single tasklet.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Donald
+ */
+public class RegisterTasklet
+ extends AbstractResourceRegisterer
+{
+ protected void registerResource( final String name,
+ final String classname,
+ final URL url )
+ throws AntException, RegistryException
+ {
+ if( null == classname )
+ {
+ try { m_engine.getTskDeployer().deployTasklet( name, url.toString(), url ); }
+ catch( final DeploymentException de )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Failed deploying " + name + " from " + url, de );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( classname, url );
+ m_engine.getRegistry().register( name, locator );
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * 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.modules.core;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.AbstractTasklet;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManagerException;
+import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
+
+/**
+ * Method to register a tasklib.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Donald
+ */
+public class RegisterTasklib
+ extends AbstractTasklet
+ implements Composer
+{
+ protected String m_lib;
+ protected TaskletEngine m_engine;
+
+ public void compose( final ComponentManager componentManager )
+ throws ComponentManagerException
+ {
+ m_engine = (TaskletEngine)componentManager.
+ lookup( "org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine" );
+ }
+
+ public void setLib( final String lib )
+ {
+ m_lib = lib;
+ }
+
+ public void run()
+ throws AntException
+ {
+ if( null == m_lib )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Must specify lib parameter" );
+ }
+
+ URL url = null;
+
+ final File lib = getContext().resolveFile( m_lib );
+ try { url = lib.toURL(); }
+ catch( final MalformedURLException mue )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Malformed task-lib parameter " + m_lib, mue );
+ }
+
+ try
+ {
+ m_engine.getTskDeployer().deploy( url.toString(), url );
+ }
+ catch( final DeploymentException de )
+ {
+ throw new AntException( "Error registering resource", de );
+ }
+ }
+}