Ant Developer’s Handbook

A One-Shot Build of the ChatRoom Application

All along, we’ve been building up to the point of having a completely scripted build process for ChatRoom. Now that we’re ready to complete the task, let’s start with a brief description of the problem.

The overall goal of the project-level build script is to collect and then integrate all the individual pieces of our application. In the process, it should conduct some tests to help ensure the integrity of the final product. Each of the scripts should maintain the degree of separation that we’ve worked hard to achieve. In addition, there are a few technical questions that should be considered. Where should the project-level script reside? How should it be structured? How will the script interact ...