## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib
Class ChangeLogTask

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AbstractCvsTask
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib.ChangeLogTask

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class ChangeLogTask

extends AbstractCvsTask

Examines the output of cvs log and group related changes together. It produces an XML output representing the list of changes.

     <!-- Root element -->
     <!ELEMENT changelog
     (entry+)
     >
     <!-- CVS Entry -->
     <!ELEMENT entry
     (date,author,file+,msg)
     >
     <!-- Date of cvs entry -->
     <!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)
     >
     <!-- Author of change -->
     <!ELEMENT author (#PCDATA)
     >
     <!-- List of files affected -->
     <!ELEMENT msg (#PCDATA)
     >
     <!-- File changed -->
     <!ELEMENT file
     (name,revision,prevrevision?
     )>
     <!-- Name of the file -->
     <!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)
     >
     <!-- Revision number -->
     <!ELEMENT revision
     (#PCDATA)>
     <!-- Previous revision number -->
     <!ELEMENT prevrevision
     (#PCDATA)>

Since:
  Ant 1.5

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AbstractCvsTask
`DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`ChangeLogTask()`

Method Summary
`void` `addFileset(FileSet fileSet)` Adds a set of files about which cvs logs will be generated.
`void` `addUser(CvsUser user)` Add a user to list changelog knows about.
`void` `execute()` Execute task
`void` `setDaysinpast(int days)` Set the number of days worth of log entries to process.
`void` `setDestfile(java.io.File destFile)` Set the output file for the log.
`void` `setDir(java.io.File inputDir)` Set the base dir for cvs.
`void` `setEnd(java.util.Date endDate)` Set the date at which the changelog should stop.
`void` `setStart(java.util.Date start)` Set the date at which the changelog should start.
`void` `setUsersfile(java.io.File usersFile)` Set a lookup list of user names & addresses

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AbstractCvsTask

`addCommandArgument, addCommandArgument, addConfiguredCommandline, addConfiguredCommandline, configureCommandline, getCommand, getCvsRoot, getCvsRsh, getDest, getErrorStream, getExecuteStreamHandler, getOutputStream, getPackage, getPassFile, getPort, getTag, removeCommandline, runCommand, setAppend, setCommand, setCompression, setCompressionLevel, setCvsRoot, setCvsRsh, setDate, setDest, setError, setErrorStream, setExecuteStreamHandler, setFailOnError, setNoexec, setOutput, setOutputStream, setPackage, setPassfile, setPort, setQuiet, setReallyquiet, setTag`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ChangeLogTask

    public ChangeLogTask()

Method Detail

### setDir

    public void setDir(java.io.File inputDir)

  Set the base dir for cvs.

  Parameters:
    `inputDir` - The new dir value

### setDestfile

    public void setDestfile(java.io.File destFile)

  Set the output file for the log.

  Parameters:
    `destFile` - The new destfile value

### setUsersfile

    public void setUsersfile(java.io.File usersFile)

  Set a lookup list of user names & addresses

  Parameters:
    `usersFile` - The file containing the users info.

### addUser

    public void addUser(CvsUser user)

  Add a user to list changelog knows about.

  Parameters:
    `user` - the user

### setStart

    public void setStart(java.util.Date start)

  Set the date at which the changelog should start.

  Parameters:
    `start` - The date at which the changelog should start.

### setEnd

    public void setEnd(java.util.Date endDate)

  Set the date at which the changelog should stop.

  Parameters:
    `endDate` - The date at which the changelog should stop.

### setDaysinpast

    public void setDaysinpast(int days)

  Set the number of days worth of log entries to process.

  Parameters:
    `days` - the number of days of log to process.

### addFileset

    public void addFileset(FileSet fileSet)

  Adds a set of files about which cvs logs will be generated.

  Parameters:
    `fileSet` - a set of files about which cvs logs will be generated.

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Execute task

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `AbstractCvsTask`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if something goes wrong executing the cvs command