Apache Ant API

Ant API (Application Program Interface) is a group of packages which are used to build Ant tool. Broadly This API is organized into various categories which are given below.

Ant API Classification

Apache Ant Core
Apache Ant Core Tasks
Apache Ant Core Types
Apache Ant Optional Tasks
Apache Ant Optional Types
Apache Ant Utilities
Other Packages

Each category contains lots of package which are given below.

Apache Ant Core

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant	It is a core package which contains core classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.attribute	This package contains classes to handle attributes.
org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch	It contains dispatched classes and interface.
org.apache.tools.ant.filters	It consists of filter classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.filters.util	It contains utility classes for filter.
org.apache.tools.ant.helper	Contains helper classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.input	Contains input classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.launch	Contains classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.loader	Contains classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.property	Contains helper classes for ant properties.

Apache Ant Core Tasks

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs	It contains core tasks classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers	It contains classes and interfaces for compiler.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition	It contains classes and interfaces for condition.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib	Contains classes for cvs.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email	Group of email task classes and interface.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.launcher	Launcher related classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic	Remote method compiler classes.

Apache Ant Core Types

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant.types	Root package of core types.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.mappers	Contains mapper classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resolver	Contains resolver classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources	Group of resource classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.comparator	Resource comparator classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors	It contains resource selector classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors	It is root directory of selector.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.modifiedselector	It contains modified selector classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.spi	Classes related to serial peripheral interface.

Apache Ant Optional Tasks

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional	It contains optional task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ccm	It contains ccm task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.clearcase	It contains clearcase task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend	It contains depend task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend.constantpool	It contains constaint task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ejb	It contains ejb task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.extension	It contains extension task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.extension.resolvers	It contains resolver task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n	It contains i18n task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.image	It contains image task?s classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.j2ee	It contains j2ee task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.javacc	It contains javacc task?s classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.javah	It contains javah task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jdepend	It contains jdepend task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink	It contains jlink task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp	It contains jsp task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp.compilers	It contains compilers task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit	It contains junit task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junitlauncher	It contains junitlauncher task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.native2ascii	It contains native2ascii task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net	It contains net task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.pvcs	It contains pvcs task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.script	It contains script task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sos	Ant tasks for working with a SourceOffSite source control system.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sound	It contains sound task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash	It contains splash task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh	It contains ssh task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.testing	It contains testing task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.unix	It contains unix task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss	It contains vss task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.windows	It contains windows task's classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.xz	It contains xz task's classes and interfaces.

Apache Ant Optional Types

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional	Optional type classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional.depend	Depend type classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional.image	Contains image type classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional.xz	Contains xz type classes.

Apache Ant Utilities

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.ant.util	Organize util classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.depend	Group of depend classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.depend.bcel	Bcel utility classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.facade	Facade classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.java15	Java15 classes.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.optional	Optional classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp	Classes to handle regexp.

Other Packages

Package	Description
org.apache.tools.bzip2	Consists of bzip classes and interfaces.
org.apache.tools.mail	Contains mail classes.
org.apache.tools.tar	Organize classes to handle tar.
org.apache.tools.zip	Zip classes and subclasses.

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