With adaptors, you can integrate Rational Build Forge with
external applications.
Sample adaptor templates are provided for integration with IBM
Rational ClearCase and IBM Rational ClearQuest. The Adaptor Toolkit,
which allows you to write custom adaptors, is a separately licensed
feature.
An adaptor's behavior is defined by an XML file whose elements
are specified by an included DTD. Build Forge executes the adaptor
in association with a project step.
Adaptors give you additional tools for integration-based builds:
- Internal condition logic: based on settings of internal variables
- Command definition: application commands can be built up out of
command statements and variables.
- Response scanning: you can define patterns to scan for in response
to each command.
- Dynamic notification groups: notification can be based on data
gathered from the application. For example, the group of team members
to notify can be built up out of only the members who checked in code
changes.
- Script execution: adaptors can run scripts on the Build Forge
host. This can be independent of scripts and commands run on the application
host.