Package com.google.gwt.util.tools

Class ToolBase

java.lang.Object
com.google.gwt.util.tools.ToolBase
Direct Known Subclasses:
com.google.gwt.dev.ArgProcessorBase
public abstract class ToolBase extends Object
A base class for a GWT related command-line application. To use this:
  1. Derive a class for this class.
  2. In your constructor, call registerHandler(ArgHandler) repeatedly to register particular command line arguments and options.
  3. Write a main that looks like this: 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
  MyShell myShell = new MyShell();
  if (myShell.processArgs(args)) {
    // main program operation
  }
  System.exit(1);
 }
  4. Create launch config whose main class is MyShell.

  • Constructor Details

    • ToolBase

      public ToolBase()

  • Method Details

    • checkJdkVersion

      protected void checkJdkVersion()
      Log deprecation warning on old JREs.

    • getDescription

      protected String getDescription()

    • getName

      protected String getName()

    • printHelp

      protected void printHelp()

    • printHelp

      protected void printHelp(boolean includeUndocumented)

    • processArgs

      protected boolean processArgs(String... args)

    • registerHandler

      protected void registerHandler(ArgHandler handler)