org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net

## Class FTP

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.Task
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.FTP

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable

      public class FTP
      extends Task

  Basic FTP client. Performs the following actions:
  - send - send files to a remote server. This is the default action.
  - get - retrieve files from a remote server.
  - del - delete files from a remote server.
  - list - create a file listing.
  - chmod - change unix file permissions.
  - rmdir - remove directories, if empty, from a remote server.
  Note: Some FTP servers - notably the Solaris server - seem to hold data ports open after a "retr" operation, allowing them to timeout instead of shutting them down cleanly. This happens in active or passive mode, and the ports will remain open even after ending the FTP session. FTP "send" operations seem to close ports immediately. This behavior may cause problems on some systems when downloading large sets of files.
  Since:
    Ant 1.3

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `FTP.Action` an action to perform, one of "send", "put", "recv", "get", "del", "delete", "list", "mkdir", "chmod", "rmdir"
    `protected class` | `FTP.FTPDirectoryScanner` internal class allowing to read the contents of a remote file system using the FTP protocol used in particular for ftp get operations differences with DirectoryScanner "" (the root of the fileset) is never included in the included directories followSymlinks defaults to false
    `protected static class` | `FTP.FTPFileProxy` internal class providing a File-like interface to some of the information available from the FTP server
    `static class` | `FTP.FTPSystemType` one of the valid system type keys recognized by the systemTypeKey attribute.
    `static class` | `FTP.Granularity` represents one of the valid timestamp adjustment values recognized by the `timestampGranularity` attribute.
    `static class` | `FTP.LanguageCode` Enumerated class for languages.

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static java.lang.String[]` | `ACTION_STRS`
    `protected static java.lang.String[]` | `ACTION_TARGET_STRS`
    `protected static int` | `CHMOD`
    `protected static java.lang.String[]` | `COMPLETED_ACTION_STRS`
    `static int` | `DEFAULT_FTP_PORT` Default port for FTP
    `protected static int` | `DEL_FILES`
    `protected static int` | `GET_FILES`
    `protected static int` | `LIST_FILES`
    `protected static int` | `MK_DIR`
    `protected static int` | `RM_DIR`
    `protected static int` | `SEND_FILES`
    `protected static int` | `SITE_CMD`

    - ### 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

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `FTP()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addFileset(FileSet set)` A set of files to upload or download
    `protected void` | `checkAttributes()` Checks to see that all required parameters are set.
    `protected void` | `createParents(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String filename)` Creates all parent directories specified in a complete relative pathname.
    `protected void` | `delFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String filename)` Delete a file from the remote host.
    `protected void` | `doSiteCommand(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String theCMD)` Sends a site command to the ftp server
    `void` | `execute()` Runs the task.
    `protected void` | `executeRetryable(RetryHandler h, Retryable r, java.lang.String descr)` Executable a retryable object.
    `java.lang.String` | `getDefaultDateFormatConfig()`
    `protected void` | `getFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String dir, java.lang.String filename)` Retrieve a single file from the remote host.
    `java.lang.String` | `getRecentDateFormatConfig()`
    `java.lang.String` | `getServerLanguageCodeConfig()`
    `java.lang.String` | `getServerTimeZoneConfig()`
    `java.lang.String` | `getShortMonthNamesConfig()`
    `java.lang.String` | `getSystemTypeKey()`
    `protected boolean` | `isUpToDate(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.io.File localFile, java.lang.String remoteFile)` Checks to see if the remote file is current as compared with the local file.
    `protected void` | `listFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.io.BufferedWriter bw, java.lang.String filename)` List information about a single file from the remote host.
    `void` | `log(java.lang.String msg, int level)`
    `protected void` | `makeRemoteDir(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String dir)` Create the specified directory on the remote host.
    `protected java.lang.String` | `resolveFile(java.lang.String file)` Correct a file path to correspond to the remote host requirements.
    `protected void` | `rmDir(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String dirname)` Delete a directory, if empty, from the remote host.
    `protected void` | `sendFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, java.lang.String dir, java.lang.String filename)` Sends a single file to the remote host.
    `void` | `setAccount(java.lang.String pAccount)` Sets the login account to use on the specified server.
    `void` | `setAction(FTP.Action action)` Sets the FTP action to be taken.
    `void` | `setAction(java.lang.String action)` Deprecated. since 1.5.x. setAction(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setAction(FTP.Action) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class.
    `void` | `setBinary(boolean binary)` If true, uses binary mode, otherwise text mode (default is binary).
    `void` | `setChmod(java.lang.String theMode)` Sets the file permission mode (Unix only) for files sent to the server.
    `void` | `setDefaultDateFormatConfig(java.lang.String defaultDateFormat)` Sets the defaultDateFormatConfig attribute.
    `void` | `setDepends(boolean depends)` Set to true to transmit only files that are new or changed from their remote counterparts.
    `void` | `setEnableRemoteVerification(boolean b)` Whether to verify that data and control connections are connected to the same remote host.
    `void` | `setIgnoreNoncriticalErrors(boolean ignoreNoncriticalErrors)` set the flag to skip errors on directory creation.
    `void` | `setInitialSiteCommand(java.lang.String initialCommand)` Sets the initialSiteCommand attribute.
    `void` | `setListing(java.io.File listing)` The output file for the "list" action.
    `void` | `setNewer(boolean newer)` A synonym for `depends`.
    `void` | `setPassive(boolean passive)` Specifies whether to use passive mode.
    `void` | `setPassword(java.lang.String password)` Sets the login password for the given user id.
    `void` | `setPort(int port)` Sets the FTP port used by the remote server.
    `void` | `setPreserveLastModified(boolean preserveLastModified)` Set to true to preserve modification times for "gotten" files.
    `void` | `setRecentDateFormatConfig(java.lang.String recentDateFormat)` Sets the recentDateFormatConfig attribute.
    `void` | `setRemotedir(java.lang.String dir)` Sets the remote directory where files will be placed.
    `void` | `setRetriesAllowed(java.lang.String retriesAllowed)` Defines how many times to retry executing FTP command before giving up.
    `void` | `setSeparator(java.lang.String separator)` Sets the remote file separator character.
    `void` | `setServer(java.lang.String server)` Sets the FTP server to send files to.
    `void` | `setServerLanguageCodeConfig(FTP.LanguageCode serverLanguageCode)` Sets the serverLanguageCode attribute.
    `void` | `setServerTimeZoneConfig(java.lang.String serverTimeZoneId)` Sets the serverTimeZoneConfig attribute.
    `void` | `setShortMonthNamesConfig(java.lang.String shortMonthNames)` Sets the shortMonthNamesConfig attribute
    `void` | `setSiteCommand(java.lang.String siteCommand)` Sets the siteCommand attribute.
    `void` | `setSkipFailedTransfers(boolean skipFailedTransfers)` If true, enables unsuccessful file put, delete and get operations to be skipped with a warning and the remainder of the files still transferred.
    `void` | `setSystemTypeKey(FTP.FTPSystemType systemKey)` Sets the systemTypeKey attribute.
    `void` | `setTimeDiffAuto(boolean timeDiffAuto)` "true" to find out automatically the time difference between local and remote machine.
    `void` | `setTimeDiffMillis(long timeDiffMillis)` number of milliseconds to add to the time on the remote machine to get the time on the local machine.
    `void` | `setTimestampGranularity(FTP.Granularity timestampGranularity)` Sets the timestampGranularity attribute
    `void` | `setUmask(java.lang.String theUmask)` Sets the default mask for file creation on a unix server.
    `void` | `setUserid(java.lang.String userid)` Sets the login user id to use on the specified server.
    `void` | `setVerbose(boolean verbose)` Set to true to receive notification about each file as it is transferred.
    `protected void` | `transferFiles(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp)` Sends all files specified by the configured filesets to the remote server.
    `protected int` | `transferFiles(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp, FileSet fs)` For each file in the fileset, do the appropriate action: send, get, delete, or list.

    - ### 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`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### SEND_FILES

          protected static final int SEND_FILES

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### GET_FILES

          protected static final int GET_FILES

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEL_FILES

          protected static final int DEL_FILES

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### LIST_FILES

          protected static final int LIST_FILES

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### MK_DIR

          protected static final int MK_DIR

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### CHMOD

          protected static final int CHMOD

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### RM_DIR

          protected static final int RM_DIR

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### SITE_CMD

          protected static final int SITE_CMD

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEFAULT_FTP_PORT

          public static final int DEFAULT_FTP_PORT

      Default port for FTP
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### ACTION_STRS

          protected static final java.lang.String[] ACTION_STRS

    - #### COMPLETED_ACTION_STRS

          protected static final java.lang.String[] COMPLETED_ACTION_STRS

    - #### ACTION_TARGET_STRS

          protected static final java.lang.String[] ACTION_TARGET_STRS

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### FTP

          public FTP()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setRemotedir

          public void setRemotedir(java.lang.String dir)

      Sets the remote directory where files will be placed. This may be a relative or absolute path, and must be in the path syntax expected by the remote server. No correction of path syntax will be performed.
      Parameters:
        `dir` - the remote directory name.

    - #### setServer

          public void setServer(java.lang.String server)

      Sets the FTP server to send files to.
      Parameters:
        `server` - the remote server name.

    - #### setPort

          public void setPort(int port)

      Sets the FTP port used by the remote server.
      Parameters:
        `port` - the port on which the remote server is listening.

    - #### setUserid

          public void setUserid(java.lang.String userid)

      Sets the login user id to use on the specified server.
      Parameters:
        `userid` - remote system userid.

    - #### setPassword

          public void setPassword(java.lang.String password)

      Sets the login password for the given user id.
      Parameters:
        `password` - the password on the remote system.

    - #### setAccount

          public void setAccount(java.lang.String pAccount)

      Sets the login account to use on the specified server.
      Parameters:
        `pAccount` - the account name on remote system
      Since:
        Ant 1.7

    - #### setBinary

          public void setBinary(boolean binary)

      If true, uses binary mode, otherwise text mode (default is binary).
      Parameters:
        `binary` - if true use binary mode in transfers.

    - #### setPassive

          public void setPassive(boolean passive)

      Specifies whether to use passive mode. Set to true if you are behind a firewall and cannot connect without it. Passive mode is disabled by default.
      Parameters:
        `passive` - true is passive mode should be used.

    - #### setVerbose

          public void setVerbose(boolean verbose)

      Set to true to receive notification about each file as it is transferred.
      Parameters:
        `verbose` - true if verbose notifications are required.

    - #### setNewer

          public void setNewer(boolean newer)

      A synonym for `depends`. Set to true to transmit only new or changed files. See the related attributes timediffmillis and timediffauto.
      Parameters:
        `newer` - if true only transfer newer files.

    - #### setTimeDiffMillis

          public void setTimeDiffMillis(long timeDiffMillis)

      number of milliseconds to add to the time on the remote machine to get the time on the local machine. use in conjunction with `newer`
      Parameters:
        `timeDiffMillis` - number of milliseconds
      Since:
        ant 1.6

    - #### setTimeDiffAuto

          public void setTimeDiffAuto(boolean timeDiffAuto)

      "true" to find out automatically the time difference between local and remote machine. This requires right to create and delete a temporary file in the remote directory.
      Parameters:
        `timeDiffAuto` - true = find automatically the time diff
      Since:
        ant 1.6

    - #### setPreserveLastModified

          public void setPreserveLastModified(boolean preserveLastModified)

      Set to true to preserve modification times for "gotten" files.
      Parameters:
        `preserveLastModified` - if true preserver modification times.

    - #### setDepends

          public void setDepends(boolean depends)

      Set to true to transmit only files that are new or changed from their remote counterparts. The default is to transmit all files.
      Parameters:
        `depends` - if true only transfer newer files.

    - #### setSeparator

          public void setSeparator(java.lang.String separator)

      Sets the remote file separator character. This normally defaults to the Unix standard forward slash, but can be manually overridden using this call if the remote server requires some other separator. Only the first character of the string is used.
      Parameters:
        `separator` - the file separator on the remote system.

    - #### setChmod

          public void setChmod(java.lang.String theMode)

      Sets the file permission mode (Unix only) for files sent to the server.
      Parameters:
        `theMode` - unix style file mode for the files sent to the remote system.

    - #### setUmask

          public void setUmask(java.lang.String theUmask)

      Sets the default mask for file creation on a unix server.
      Parameters:
        `theUmask` - unix style umask for files created on the remote server.

    - #### addFileset

          public void addFileset(FileSet set)

      A set of files to upload or download
      Parameters:
        `set` - the set of files to be added to the list of files to be transferred.

    - #### setAction

          public void setAction(java.lang.String action)
                         throws BuildException

      Deprecated. since 1.5.x. setAction(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setAction(FTP.Action) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class.
      Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del", "mkdir", "chmod", "list", and "site".
      Parameters:
        `action` - the FTP action to be performed.
      Throws:
        `BuildException` - if the action is not a valid action.

    - #### setAction

          public void setAction(FTP.Action action)
                         throws BuildException

      Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del", "mkdir", "chmod", "list", and "site".
      Parameters:
        `action` - the FTP action to be performed.
      Throws:
        `BuildException` - if the action is not a valid action.

    - #### setListing

          public void setListing(java.io.File listing)

      The output file for the "list" action. This attribute is ignored for any other actions.
      Parameters:
        `listing` - file in which to store the listing.

    - #### setSkipFailedTransfers

          public void setSkipFailedTransfers(boolean skipFailedTransfers)

      If true, enables unsuccessful file put, delete and get operations to be skipped with a warning and the remainder of the files still transferred.
      Parameters:
        `skipFailedTransfers` - true if failures in transfers are ignored.

    - #### setIgnoreNoncriticalErrors

          public void setIgnoreNoncriticalErrors(boolean ignoreNoncriticalErrors)

      set the flag to skip errors on directory creation. (and maybe later other server specific errors)
      Parameters:
        `ignoreNoncriticalErrors` - true if non-critical errors should not cause a failure.

    - #### setSystemTypeKey

          public void setSystemTypeKey(FTP.FTPSystemType systemKey)

      Sets the systemTypeKey attribute. Method for setting `FTPClientConfig` remote system key.
      Parameters:
        `systemKey` - the key to be set - BUT if blank the default value of null (which signifies "autodetect") will be kept.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setDefaultDateFormatConfig

          public void setDefaultDateFormatConfig(java.lang.String defaultDateFormat)

      Sets the defaultDateFormatConfig attribute.
      Parameters:
        `defaultDateFormat` - configuration to be set, unless it is null or empty string, in which case ignored.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setRecentDateFormatConfig

          public void setRecentDateFormatConfig(java.lang.String recentDateFormat)

      Sets the recentDateFormatConfig attribute.
      Parameters:
        `recentDateFormat` - configuration to be set, unless it is null or empty string, in which case ignored.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setServerLanguageCodeConfig

          public void setServerLanguageCodeConfig(FTP.LanguageCode serverLanguageCode)

      Sets the serverLanguageCode attribute.
      Parameters:
        `serverLanguageCode` - configuration to be set, unless it is null or empty string, in which case ignored.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setServerTimeZoneConfig

          public void setServerTimeZoneConfig(java.lang.String serverTimeZoneId)

      Sets the serverTimeZoneConfig attribute.
      Parameters:
        `serverTimeZoneId` - configuration to be set, unless it is null or empty string, in which case ignored.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setShortMonthNamesConfig

          public void setShortMonthNamesConfig(java.lang.String shortMonthNames)

      Sets the shortMonthNamesConfig attribute
      Parameters:
        `shortMonthNames` - configuration to be set, unless it is null or empty string, in which case ignored.
      See Also:
        `FTPClientConfig`

    - #### setRetriesAllowed

          public void setRetriesAllowed(java.lang.String retriesAllowed)

      Defines how many times to retry executing FTP command before giving up. Default is 0 - try once and if failure then give up.
      Parameters:
        `retriesAllowed` - number of retries to allow. -1 means keep trying forever. "forever" may also be specified as a synonym for -1.

    - #### getSystemTypeKey

          public java.lang.String getSystemTypeKey()

      Returns:
        Returns the systemTypeKey.

    - #### getDefaultDateFormatConfig

          public java.lang.String getDefaultDateFormatConfig()

      Returns:
        Returns the defaultDateFormatConfig.

    - #### getRecentDateFormatConfig

          public java.lang.String getRecentDateFormatConfig()

      Returns:
        Returns the recentDateFormatConfig.

    - #### getServerLanguageCodeConfig

          public java.lang.String getServerLanguageCodeConfig()

      Returns:
        Returns the serverLanguageCodeConfig.

    - #### getServerTimeZoneConfig

          public java.lang.String getServerTimeZoneConfig()

      Returns:
        Returns the serverTimeZoneConfig.

    - #### getShortMonthNamesConfig

          public java.lang.String getShortMonthNamesConfig()

      Returns:
        Returns the shortMonthNamesConfig.

    - #### setTimestampGranularity

          public void setTimestampGranularity(FTP.Granularity timestampGranularity)

      Sets the timestampGranularity attribute
      Parameters:
        `timestampGranularity` - The timestampGranularity to set.

    - #### setSiteCommand

          public void setSiteCommand(java.lang.String siteCommand)

      Sets the siteCommand attribute. This attribute names the command that will be executed if the action is "site".
      Parameters:
        `siteCommand` - The siteCommand to set.

    - #### setInitialSiteCommand

          public void setInitialSiteCommand(java.lang.String initialCommand)

      Sets the initialSiteCommand attribute. This attribute names a site command that will be executed immediately after connection.
      Parameters:
        `initialCommand` - The initialSiteCommand to set.

    - #### setEnableRemoteVerification

          public void setEnableRemoteVerification(boolean b)

      Whether to verify that data and control connections are connected to the same remote host.
      Parameters:
        `b` - boolean
      Since:
        Ant 1.8.0

    - #### checkAttributes

          protected void checkAttributes()
                                  throws BuildException

      Checks to see that all required parameters are set.
      Throws:
        `BuildException` - if the configuration is not valid.

    - #### executeRetryable

          protected void executeRetryable(RetryHandler h,
                                          Retryable r,
                                          java.lang.String descr)
                                   throws java.io.IOException

      Executable a retryable object.
      Parameters:
        `h` - the retry handler.
        `r` - the object that should be retried until it succeeds or the number of retries is reached.
        `descr` - a description of the command that is being run.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - if there is a problem.

    - #### transferFiles

          protected int transferFiles(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                      FileSet fs)
                               throws java.io.IOException,
                                      BuildException

      For each file in the fileset, do the appropriate action: send, get, delete, or list.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - the FTPClient instance used to perform FTP actions
        `fs` - the fileset on which the actions are performed.
      Returns:
        the number of files to be transferred.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - if there is a problem reading a file
        `BuildException` - if there is a problem in the configuration.

    - #### transferFiles

          protected void transferFiles(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       BuildException

      Sends all files specified by the configured filesets to the remote server.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - the FTPClient instance used to perform FTP actions
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - if there is a problem reading a file
        `BuildException` - if there is a problem in the configuration.

    - #### resolveFile

          protected java.lang.String resolveFile(java.lang.String file)

      Correct a file path to correspond to the remote host requirements. This implementation currently assumes that the remote end can handle Unix-style paths with forward-slash separators. This can be overridden with the `separator` task parameter. No attempt is made to determine what syntax is appropriate for the remote host.
      Parameters:
        `file` - the remote file name to be resolved
      Returns:
        the filename as it will appear on the server.

    - #### createParents

          protected void createParents(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                       java.lang.String filename)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       BuildException

      Creates all parent directories specified in a complete relative pathname. Attempts to create existing directories will not cause errors.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - the FTP client instance to use to execute FTP actions on the remote server.
        `filename` - the name of the file whose parents should be created.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - under non documented circumstances
        `BuildException` - if it is impossible to cd to a remote directory

    - #### isUpToDate

          protected boolean isUpToDate(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                       java.io.File localFile,
                                       java.lang.String remoteFile)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       BuildException

      Checks to see if the remote file is current as compared with the local file. Returns true if the target file is up to date.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftpclient
        `localFile` - local file
        `remoteFile` - remote file
      Returns:
        true if the target file is up to date
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - if the date of the remote files cannot be found and the action is GET_FILES

    - #### doSiteCommand

          protected void doSiteCommand(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                       java.lang.String theCMD)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       BuildException

      Sends a site command to the ftp server
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftp client
        `theCMD` - command to execute
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - in unknown circumstances

    - #### sendFile

          protected void sendFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                  java.lang.String dir,
                                  java.lang.String filename)
                           throws java.io.IOException,
                                  BuildException

      Sends a single file to the remote host. `filename` may contain a relative path specification. When this is the case, `sendFile` will attempt to create any necessary parent directories before sending the file. The file will then be sent using the entire relative path spec - no attempt is made to change directories. It is anticipated that this may eventually cause problems with some FTP servers, but it simplifies the coding.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftp client
        `dir` - base directory of the file to be sent (local)
        `filename` - relative path of the file to be send locally relative to dir remotely relative to the remotedir attribute
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - in unknown circumstances

    - #### delFile

          protected void delFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                 java.lang.String filename)
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 BuildException

      Delete a file from the remote host.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftp client
        `filename` - file to delete
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - if skipFailedTransfers is set to false and the deletion could not be done

    - #### rmDir

          protected void rmDir(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                               java.lang.String dirname)
                        throws java.io.IOException,
                               BuildException

      Delete a directory, if empty, from the remote host.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftp client
        `dirname` - directory to delete
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - if skipFailedTransfers is set to false and the deletion could not be done

    - #### getFile

          protected void getFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                 java.lang.String dir,
                                 java.lang.String filename)
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 BuildException

      Retrieve a single file from the remote host. `filename` may contain a relative path specification.

      The file will then be retrieved using the entire relative path spec - no attempt is made to change directories. It is anticipated that this may eventually cause problems with some FTP servers, but it simplifies the coding.

      Parameters:
        `ftp` - the ftp client
        `dir` - local base directory to which the file should go back
        `filename` - relative path of the file based upon the ftp remote directory and/or the local base directory (dir)
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - if skipFailedTransfers is false and the file cannot be retrieved.

    - #### listFile

          protected void listFile(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                  java.io.BufferedWriter bw,
                                  java.lang.String filename)
                           throws java.io.IOException,
                                  BuildException

      List information about a single file from the remote host. `filename` may contain a relative path specification.

      The file listing will then be retrieved using the entire relative path spec - no attempt is made to change directories. It is anticipated that this may eventually cause problems with some FTP servers, but it simplifies the coding.

      Parameters:
        `ftp` - ftp client
        `bw` - buffered writer
        `filename` - the directory one wants to list
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - in unknown circumstances

    - #### makeRemoteDir

          protected void makeRemoteDir(org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient ftp,
                                       java.lang.String dir)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       BuildException

      Create the specified directory on the remote host.
      Parameters:
        `ftp` - The FTP client connection
        `dir` - The directory to create (format must be correct for host type)
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - in unknown circumstances
        `BuildException` - if ignoreNoncriticalErrors has not been set to true and a directory could not be created, for instance because it was already existing. Precisely, the codes 521, 550 and 553 will trigger a BuildException

    - #### execute

          public void execute()
                       throws BuildException

      Runs the task.
      Overrides:
        `execute` in class `Task`
      Throws:
        `BuildException` - if the task fails or is not configured correctly.

    - #### log

          public void log(java.lang.String msg,
                          int level)