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package org.apache.tools.ant;

/**
 * Base class for all tasks.
 */
 
public abstract class Task {

    protected Project project = null;
    protected Target target = null;
    protected String description=null;
    
    /**
     * Sets the project object of this task. This method is used by
     * project when a task is added to it so that the task has
     * access to the functions of the project. It should not be used
     * for any other purpose.
     *
     * @param project Project in whose scope this task belongs.
     */
    void setProject(Project project) {
        this.project = project;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the target object of this task.
     *
     * @param target Target in whose scope this task belongs.
     */
    public void setTarget(Target target) {
        this.target = target;
    }

    /** Sets a description of the current action. It will be usefull in commenting
     *  what we are doing.
     */ 
    public void setDescription( String desc ) {
	description=desc;
    }

    public String getDescription() {
	return description;
    }
    
    /**
     * Called by the project to let the task initialize properly. Normally it does nothing.
     *
     * @throws BuildException if someting goes wrong with the build
     */
    public void init() throws BuildException {}

    /**
     * Called by the project to let the task do it's work. Normally it does nothing.
     *
     * @throws BuildException if someting goes wrong with the build
     */
    public void execute() throws BuildException {};

}

