Ant example source code file (KeepAliveOutputStream.java)

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The KeepAliveOutputStream.java source code

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package org.apache.tools.ant.util;

import java.io.FilterOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Class that can be used to wrap <tt>System.out and System.err
 * without getting anxious about any client closing the stream.
 *
 * <p>
 * In code-language it means that it is not necessary to do:
 * <pre>
 * if (out != System.out && out!= System.err) {
 *   out.close();
 * }
 * </pre>
 * </p>
 *
 */
public class KeepAliveOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream {

    /**
     * Constructor of KeepAliveOutputStream.
     *
     * @param out an OutputStream value, it shoudl be standard output.
     */
    public KeepAliveOutputStream(OutputStream out) {
        super(out);
    }

    /**
     * This method does nothing.
     * @throws IOException as we are overridding FilterOutputStream.
     */
    public void close() throws IOException {
        // do not close the stream
    }
}