ant-contrib ☆

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Description:
Collection of tasks for Apache Ant

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.0b3@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: ant build-automation java tasks development

Install: brew install ant-contrib

About:
Ant-Contrib is a library of custom tasks for the Apache Ant build tool. It extends Ant's core functionality by providing additional logic capabilities like conditionals, loops, and property manipulation. This allows developers to write more dynamic and complex build scripts without needing to create custom Java classes.

Key Features:

Provides flow control tasks (if/else, switch, foreach, repeat)
Includes property manipulation tasks (var, sortlist, timestamp)
Adds math and logic operations for build scripts
Seamlessly integrates with existing Ant builds

Use Cases:

Implementing conditional logic in Ant build files
Iterating over filesets or property lists during builds
Performing complex property calculations and manipulations

Alternatives:

Ant Core – Ant core lacks flow control; Ant-Contrib adds the missing logic constructs
Gradle – Gradle is a modern alternative with built-in Groovy/Kotlin scripting

License: Apache-1.1

Dependencies: ant

Bottles available for: all

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