ToolFinder (Tentackle Common 11.7.4.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.tentackle.common.ToolFinder

```
public class ToolFinder
extends Object
```
Finds external tools to execute.

See Also:

ToolRunner

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ToolFinder()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`File`	`find(String toolName)`	Finds the file of a tool's excecutable.
`protected File`	`loadTool(File toolDir, String toolName)`	Loads a tool by its name. Tries OS specific suffixes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ToolFinder
```
public ToolFinder()
```
- Method Detail
  - find
```
public File find(String toolName)
```
    Finds the file of a tool's excecutable.
    If the toolname does not point to a valid executable, the environment's PATH variable is consulted.
    Depending on the OS, it will also try to append well-known suffixes to the toolName. Windows: ".exe", ".cmd" and ".bat". Others (Unixes): ".sh".
    
    Parameters:
    
    toolName - the platform independent tool name
    
    Returns:
    
    file representing the tool's executable, or null if the tool can not be found
  - loadTool
```
protected File loadTool(File toolDir,
                        String toolName)
```
    Loads a tool by its name.
    Tries OS specific suffixes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    toolDir - the directory of the tool
    
    toolName - the tool's name
    
    Returns:
    
    the tool's file, null if not found