Oddjob Reference

• Jobs
  • ant - Run a series of Ant tasks.
  • archive - A Job that is capable of taking a snapshot of the state of it's child jobs.
  • archive-browser - Browse archives previously create with an archive.
  • bean - Create an Object of the given class.
  • bean-bus - A job that allows the construction of a org.oddjob.beanbus.BeanBus.
  • bean-report - Create a simple listing of the properties of of beans.
  • cascade - A job which triggers the next job after the previous one completes.
  • check - Checks a value for certain criteria.
  • copy - A Copy job.
  • delete - Delete a file or directory, or files and directories.
  • depends - This job is deprecated, use run instead.
  • echo - Echo text to the console.
  • exec - Execute an external program.
  • exists - Test if a file exists.
  • explorer - A container that allows multiple org.oddjob.monitor.OddjobExplorers to run.
  • folder - Holds a collection of jobs but does not execute them.
  • foreach - A job which executes its child jobs for each of the provided values.
  • grab - Grab work to do.
  • grep - Search files or an input stream for lines containing a text value or matches for a regular expression.
  • input - Ask for input from the user.
  • invoke - Invoke a java method or script snippet.
  • is - Create an Object that is the class of the property.
  • launch - Launch an application via it's main method.
  • mkdir - Make a directory, including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories.
  • oddjob - The starting point for a hierarchy of jobs.
  • parallel - A job which executes it's child jobs in parallel.
  • properties - Creates properties that can used to configure other jobs.
  • rename - Rename a file or directory.
  • repeat - This job will repeatedly run its child job.
  • reset - A job which resets another job.
  • rmireg - A job which creates an RMI registry.
  • run - A job which runs another job.
  • script - Execute a script.
  • sequence - Provide a sequence number which is incremented each time the job is executed.
  • sequential - Executes it's children in a sequence one after the other.
  • services - Allows objects to be registered that will automatically be injected into subsequent components that are configured for automatic dependency injection.
  • set - A job which sets properties in other jobs when it executes.
  • sql - Runs one or more SQL statements.
  • sql-keeper-service - Provides a org.oddjob.scheduling.Keeper that uses a database table.
  • sql-persister-service - Persists job state to a database.
  • start - This job will run another job.
  • stop - A job which stops another job.
  • task-request - This job requests a task be performed with optional properties.
  • task-service - Provide a very simple task execution service.
  • variables - This job provides a 'variables' like declaration within Oddjob.
  • wait - This Job will either wait a given number of milliseconds or will wait for a property or job to become available.
  • hsql:hsqldb - Start an instance of the HSQL Database engine.
  • jmx:client - Connect to an Oddjob jmx:server.
  • jmx:server - A service which allows a job hierarchy to be monitored and managed remotely using a jmx:client.
  • jmx:service - Expose a JMX Server so that Oddjob jobs can interact with it.
  • mail:send - Send a mail message.
  • net:ftp - Connect to an FTP server and run a set of FTP commands.
  • scheduling:retry - This is a timer that runs it's job according to the schedule until the schedule expires or the job completes successfully.
  • scheduling:timer - Provides a simple timer for periodic or once only execution of the child job.
  • scheduling:trigger - A trigger runs it's job when the job being triggered on enters the state specified.
  • state:and - A job who's return state is a logical AND of the child states.
  • state:cascade - The namespace version this job is deprecated.
  • state:equals - Runs it's child job and then compares the state of the child job to the given state.
  • state:flag - When run it's state becomes the given state.
  • state:if - This job implements an if/then/else logic based on job state.
  • state:join - Waits for a COMPLETE state from it's child job before allowing the thread of execution to continue.
  • state:mirror - When run this job mirrors the state of the given job.
  • state:or - A job who's return state is a logical OR of the child states.
  • state:resets - Captures Reset actions propagating down a job tree and either hardens soft resets to hard resets or softens hard resets to soft resets before passing them on to the child job.
  • web:client - null
  • web:server - null
• Types
  • append - Specify a file for appending to.
  • bean - Create an Object of the given class.
  • buffer - A buffer can be used to accumulate output from one or more jobs which can then be used as input to another job.
  • class - Returns a Class for the given name.
  • connection - Definition for a Database connection.
  • convert - Convert a value to the given Java Class.
  • date - Define a Date.
  • file - Specify a file.
  • file-persister - Persist and load jobs from and to a file.
  • files - Specify files using a wild card pattern, or a a list.
  • format - A type which can either format a number or a date into the given text format.
  • identify - Register the a value with an Id.
  • import - Import XML which is processed as if it's in-line.
  • input-confirm - A request for a yes/no confirmation.
  • input-file - A request for a file or directory.
  • input-message - A Message with a prompt to continue.
  • input-password - An input request for a password.
  • input-text - A request for a simple line of input.
  • invoke - Invoke a java method or script snippet, or JMX operation.
  • is - Create an Object that is the class of the property.
  • list - A list provides a way of setting properties that are either java.util.List types or arrays.
  • logout - Provide an output to a logger.
  • magic-class - Definition for a Magic Bean, which is a bean that can be defined dynamically.
  • map - A map allows a map of strings to values to be created.
  • oddballs - Create Oddjob job definition descriptors from any number of directories that follow the Oddball format.
  • properties - A type that evaluates to a java Properties object.
  • resource - Specify a resource on the class path.
  • schedule - Applies a schedule to a given date to provide a calculated date.
  • sequence - A sequence.
  • sql-results-bean - Captures SQL results in a bean that has properties to provide those results to other jobs.
  • sql-results-sheet - Writes SQL results to an output stream.
  • stderr - Provide an output to the stderr stream of the console.
  • stdin - Provide an output to the console.
  • stdout - Provide an output to stdout stream of the console.
  • tee - Split output to multiple other outputs.
  • throttle - Throttle parallel execution.
  • tokenizer - Tokenizes text.
  • url-class-loader - A simple wrapper for URLClassloader.
  • value - A simple value.
  • xml - A type that converts it's XML contents into a String.
  • arooa:annotation - Create a synthetic annotation for a method.
  • arooa:bean-def - Provide an element to class name mapping for a java bean.
  • arooa:configuration - Provide Configuration in XML format.
  • arooa:descriptor - A definition of an Arooa descriptor.
  • arooa:descriptors - An Arooa Descriptor Factory that is a container for a collection of other descriptors.
  • arooa:magic-beans - Define Magic Beans.
  • arooa:property - Provide a definition for a property within an arooa:bean-def.
  • hsql:connection - Definition for a Database connection.
  • jmx:client-credentials - Provide a JMX simple security credentials environment for a jmx:client.
  • jmx:server-security - Provide a JMX simple security environment for a jmx:server.
  • net:ftp-ascii - FTP command to change to ascii transfer mode.
  • net:ftp-bin - FTP command to change to binary transfer mode.
  • net:ftp-cd - FTP command to change remote directory.
  • net:ftp-delete - FTP command to delete a remote file.
  • net:ftp-get - FTP command to retrieve a remote file.
  • net:ftp-list - FTP command to provide a listing of remote files.
  • net:ftp-mk-dir - FTP command to create a remote directory.
  • net:ftp-put - FTP command to transfer a file to the server.
  • net:ftp-pwd - FTP command to get the current remote present working directory.
  • net:ftp-rename - FTP command to rename a file.
  • net:ftp-rm-dir - FTP command to remove a remote directory.
  • schedules:after - Schedule something after the given schedule.
  • schedules:broken - This schedule allows a normal schedule to be broken by the results of another schedule.
  • schedules:count - This schedule returns up to count number of child schedules.
  • schedules:daily - A schedule for each day at, or from a given time.
  • schedules:date - Provide a schedule for a specific date or define an interval between two dates.
  • schedules:day-after - A schedule that returns the day after when it's parent schedule is due.
  • schedules:day-before - A schedule that returns the day before when it's parent schedule is due.
  • schedules:interval - This schedule returns an interval from the given time to the interval time later.
  • schedules:last - This schedule will return it's last due nested schedule within the given parent interval.
  • schedules:list - Provide a schedule based on a list of schedules.
  • schedules:monthly - A schedule for monthly intervals.
  • schedules:now - Schedule something now.
  • schedules:time - Provide a schedule for an interval of time.
  • schedules:weekly - A schedule for weekly intervals specified by days of the week.
  • schedules:yearly - A schedule for the periods of the year.
  • web:oddjob-web - null
  • web:resource - null