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* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
*/
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask;
/**
* Extends the Apache Exec task to execute a given command in a separate thread and return control.
* Supports the same attributes and elements as the exec task. This task is useful for running
* server programs where you wish the server to be spawned off in a separate thread and execution
* to proceed without blocking for the server.
*
* @author nandkumar.kesavan@sun.com
* @see <a href="http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html">Exec</a>
*/
public class SpawnTask extends ExecTask implements Runnable{
/**
* Run the command in a new thread
*/
public void execute() throws BuildException {
//Instantiate a new thread and run the command in this thread.
Thread taskRunner = new Thread(this);
taskRunner.start();
}
public void run() {
//Run the parent ExecTask in a separate thread
super.execute();
}
}