Apache Ant integrates with version control systems (VCS) like Git or Subversion through built-in tasks and external libraries. For Git, the “git” task is available in the ant-git library, while for Subversion, the “svn” task is provided by default.
For Git integration, first import the ant-git library:
<taskdef resource="org/ant_git/git.tasks" classpath="path/to/ant-git.jar"/>
Example operations:
1. Clone a repository:
<git command="clone" uri="https://github.com/user/repo.git" dir="local_directory"/>
2. Add files to staging area:
<git command="add" file="file_to_add" />
3. Commit changes:
<git command="commit" message="Commit message" />
For Subversion integration, use the “svn” task directly:
Example operations:
1. Checkout a repository:
<svn username="user" password="pass">
<checkout url="https://svn.example.com/repo" destPath="local_directory"/>
</svn>
2. Update working copy:
<svn username="user" password="pass">
<update dir="local_directory"/>
</svn>
3. Commit changes:
<svn username="user" password="pass">
<commit dir="local_directory" message="Commit message"/>
</svn>
