Phing: Exclude all directories except one

Question

I'm trying to exclude all dirs which contain the string "export". Only one directory called "exportspecial" should be included.

This way "exportspecial" is still not included:

    <fileset dir="${dir.root}/plugins" id="something">
        <include name="abc/**" />
        <exclude name="abc/*export**" />            
        <include name="abc/exportspecial/**" />         
    </fileset>

I've never used phing but what if you place the exportspecial include directive above the exclue directive? — MonkeyZeus, Nov 14 '17 at 14:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '18 at 12:31

You can use selectors

    <fileset dir=".">
        <include name="abc/**"/>
        <or>
            <filename name="**/exportspecial/**"/>
            <not>
                <filename name="**/*export*/**"/>
            </not>
        </or>
    </fileset>

Example build file:

<project name="selector-test" default="includeTest" basedir=".">
    <target name="includeTest" depends="prepare">
      <path id="export.path">
        <fileset dir=".">
          <include name="abc/**"/>
          <or>
            <filename name="**/exportspecial/**"/>
            <not>
              <filename name="**/*export*/**"/>
            </not>
          </or>
        </fileset>
      </path>
      <pathconvert pathsep="${line.separator}"
                   property="echo.include.path"
                   refid="export.path"/>
      <echo>${echo.include.path}</echo>
  </target>

  <target name="prepare">
    <touch file="abc/test/inc" mkdirs="true"/>
    <touch file="abc/exportspecial/inc" mkdirs="true"/>
    <touch file="abc/export/exc" mkdirs="true"/>
    <touch file="abc/inc"/>
  </target>

</project>

Phing: Exclude all directories except one

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