Howto protect an ANT task / target from accidental execution?

Question

Hi,

I have written an ANT script which deployes an application to my local development JEE enviroment. I need the same function to deploy it to the productive enviroment.

I often only want to deploy to the development server and rarely to the productive one. I'm using Eclipse IDE. Depending on the way ANT is used, it could happen, that I accidantally deploy to the productive server, with just one wrong click.

What is the best way, to build this functionality that way, that I could not deploy accedantally to the producte system?

• Two separate ANT scripts?
• Twoseparate ANT targets?
• Is there any password protection for ANT tasks or targets?
• Any other way?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I'd vote for separate ant scripts.

Answer 2

Maybe first add for some extra input, so you have to click and press enter? Since ant 1.7, there is an input task

Answer 3

Require a property to be set for the production deploy, and then only deploy to production from the command line (with -DreallyDeployToProduction=true or whatever).