You could refactor the content of main() out:
public static void main(String args) {
Main main = new Main();
main.process(args);
}
public void process(String args) {
// Use CommandLineParser for configuring Main
main.run()
}
public void run() {
// Ivy's work
}
Jan
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Xavier Hanin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Juli 2007 09:39
>An: [email protected]
>Betreff: Re: Calling ivy from a java class/method
>
>On 7/3/07, Michael Habbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi ivy users,
>>
>> A few days ago I get in contact with ivy (using bevor only
>ant and maven).
>> Quite fascinated about it a question did came up to my mind.
>>
>> What is the best way to call ivy from a java program?
>> I do know calling: Runtime.getRuntime().exec(comand) will be
>a way, but
>> don't looks like the best way to me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help or hints.
>
>
>It depends on what you want to do and how you want your
>program to evolve.
>Using Runtime.getRuntime().exec(comand) has the drawback to
>require to set a
>classpath independently for Ivy. OTOH, Ivy then runs in another JVM and
>can't make your calling JVM crash (I don't say that Ivy
>crashes, but you may
>have issues with memory consumption if your calling VM is too limited).
>
>Another approach is to embed Ivy and call the Main.main(args)
>method. It's
>roughly equivalent to Runtime.getRuntime().exec(comand) except
>that it runs
>in the same vm.
>
>Then you can also call Ivy API (the Ivy class is the main entry point),
>which is much more flexible than the other options, but this
>is not a stable
>API, and you will certainly have to adapt your code when you
>upgrade your
>Ivy version.
>
>HTH,
>
>Xavier
>
>Mit freundlichen Grüßen
>>
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>---------
>> Michael Habbert
>>
>
>
>
>--
>Xavier Hanin - Independent Java Consultant
>Creator of Ivy, xooki and xoocode.org
>More about me: http://xhab.blogspot.com/
>
