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org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email

Class EmailTask

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    MimeMail, SendEmail

    public class EmailTask
extends Task
    A task to send SMTP email. This is a refactoring of the SendMail and MimeMail tasks such that both are within a single task.
    Since:
    Ant 1.5

    • Field Detail

      • AUTO

        public static final java.lang.String AUTO
        Constant to show that the best available mailer should be used.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • MIME

        public static final java.lang.String MIME
        Constant to allow the Mime mailer to be requested
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • UU

        public static final java.lang.String UU
        Constant to allow the UU mailer to be requested
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • PLAIN

        public static final java.lang.String PLAIN
        Constant to allow the plaintext mailer to be requested
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    • Constructor Detail

      • EmailTask

        public EmailTask()

    • Method Detail

      • setUser

        public void setUser(java.lang.String user)
        Set the user for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail.
        Parameters:
        user - the String username.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • setPassword

        public void setPassword(java.lang.String password)
        Set the password for SMTP auth; this requires JavaMail.
        Parameters:
        password - the String password.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • setSSL

        public void setSSL(boolean ssl)
        Set whether to send data over SSL.
        Parameters:
        ssl - boolean; if true SSL will be used.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • setEnableStartTLS

        public void setEnableStartTLS(boolean b)
        Set whether to allow authentication to switch to a TLS connection via STARTTLS.
        Parameters:
        b - boolean; if true STARTTLS will be supported.
        Since:
        Ant 1.8.0

      • setEncoding

        public void setEncoding(EmailTask.Encoding encoding)
        Set the preferred encoding method.
        Parameters:
        encoding - The encoding (one of AUTO, MIME, UU, PLAIN).

      • setMailport

        public void setMailport(int port)
        Set the mail server port.
        Parameters:
        port - The port to use.

      • setMailhost

        public void setMailhost(java.lang.String host)
        Set the host.
        Parameters:
        host - The host to connect to.

      • setSubject

        public void setSubject(java.lang.String subject)
        Set the subject line of the email.
        Parameters:
        subject - Subject of this email.

      • setMessage

        public void setMessage(java.lang.String message)
        Shorthand method to set the message.
        Parameters:
        message - Message body of this email.

      • setMessageFile

        public void setMessageFile(java.io.File file)
        Shorthand method to set the message from a file.
        Parameters:
        file - The file from which to take the message.

      • setMessageMimeType

        public void setMessageMimeType(java.lang.String type)
        Shorthand method to set type of the text message, text/plain by default but text/html or text/xml is quite feasible.
        Parameters:
        type - The new MessageMimeType value.

      • addMessage

        public void addMessage(Message message)
                throws BuildException
        Add a message element.
        Parameters:
        message - The message object.
        Throws:
        BuildException - if a message has already been added.

      • addFrom

        public void addFrom(EmailAddress address)
        Add a from address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The address to send from.

      • setFrom

        public void setFrom(java.lang.String address)
        Shorthand to set the from address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The address to send mail from.

      • addReplyTo

        public void addReplyTo(EmailAddress address)
        Add a replyto address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The address to reply to.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • setReplyTo

        public void setReplyTo(java.lang.String address)
        Shorthand to set the replyto address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The address to which replies should be directed.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • addTo

        public void addTo(EmailAddress address)
        Add a to address element.
        Parameters:
        address - An email address.

      • setToList

        public void setToList(java.lang.String list)
        Shorthand to set the "to" address element.
        Parameters:
        list - Comma-separated list of addresses.

      • addCc

        public void addCc(EmailAddress address)
        Add a "cc" address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The email address.

      • setCcList

        public void setCcList(java.lang.String list)
        Shorthand to set the "cc" address element.
        Parameters:
        list - Comma separated list of addresses.

      • addBcc

        public void addBcc(EmailAddress address)
        Add a "bcc" address element.
        Parameters:
        address - The email address.

      • setBccList

        public void setBccList(java.lang.String list)
        Shorthand to set the "bcc" address element.
        Parameters:
        list - comma separated list of addresses.

      • setFailOnError

        public void setFailOnError(boolean failOnError)
        Set whether BuildExceptions should be passed back to the core.
        Parameters:
        failOnError - The new FailOnError value.

      • setFiles

        public void setFiles(java.lang.String filenames)
        Set the list of files to be attached.
        Parameters:
        filenames - Comma-separated list of files.

      • addFileset

        public void addFileset(FileSet fs)
        Add a set of files (nested fileset attribute).
        Parameters:
        fs - The fileset.

      • createAttachments

        public Path createAttachments()
        Creates a Path as container for attachments. Supports any filesystem resource-collections that way.
        Returns:
        the path to be configured.
        Since:
        Ant 1.7

      • createHeader

        public Header createHeader()
        Create a nested header element.
        Returns:
        a Header instance.

      • setIncludefilenames

        public void setIncludefilenames(boolean includeFileNames)
        Set whether to include filenames.
        Parameters:
        includeFileNames - Whether to include filenames in the text of the message.

      • getIncludeFileNames

        public boolean getIncludeFileNames()
        Get whether file names should be included.
        Returns:
        Identifies whether file names should be included.

      • setIgnoreInvalidRecipients

        public void setIgnoreInvalidRecipients(boolean b)
        Whether invalid recipients should be ignored (but a warning will be logged) instead of making the task fail.

        Even with this property set to true the task will still fail if the mail couldn't be sent to any recipient at all.

        Parameters:
        b - boolean
        Since:
        Ant 1.8.0

      • execute

        public void execute()
        Send an email.
        Overrides:
        execute in class Task

      • setCharset

        public void setCharset(java.lang.String charset)
        Sets the character set of mail message. Will be ignored if mimeType contains ....; Charset=... substring or encoding is not mime.
        Parameters:
        charset - the character encoding to use.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • getCharset

        public java.lang.String getCharset()
        Returns the character set of mail message.
        Returns:
        Charset of mail message.
        Since:
        Ant 1.6

      • setMessageFileInputEncoding

        public void setMessageFileInputEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)
        Sets the encoding to expect when reading the message from a file.

        Will be ignored if the message has been specified inline.

        Parameters:
        encoding - the name of the charset used
        Since:
        Ant 1.9.4
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