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+<?xml version="1.0"?><!-- vim:set ts=2 sw=2 expandtab: -->
+
+<!--
+This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+Copyright 1997 - July 2008 CWI, August 2008 - 2016 MonetDB B.V.
+-->
+
+<!--
+
+  Build file to allow ant (http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/) to be used
+  to build and run the tests
+
+-->
+
+<project name="JDBCTests" default="compile" basedir=".">
+
+  <property file="build.local.properties" />
+  <property file="build.properties" />
+  <property file="../build.properties"/> <!-- included for version -->
+
+  <!-- set global properties for this build -->
+  <property name="srcdir"    value="." />
+  <property name="builddir"  value="build" />
+  <property name="jardir"    value="../jars" />
+  <property name="jdbc_jar"
+    value="${jardir}/monetdb-jdbc-${JDBC_MAJOR}.${JDBC_MINOR}.jar" />
+  <property name="jdbc_url"
+    value="jdbc:monetdb://localhost/?user=monetdb&amp;password=monetdb${debug}" />
+  <property name="jdbctests-jar"
+    value="${jardir}/jdbctests.jar" />
+  <property name="jvm.version" value="1.7"/>
+
+  <!-- Prepares the build directory -->
+  <target name="prepare">
+    <mkdir dir="${builddir}" />
+  </target>
+
+  <!-- Compiles the tests -->
+  <target name="compile" depends="prepare,jdbc">
+    <echo message="Compiling JDBC tests" />
+    <javac
+      srcdir="${srcdir}"
+      destdir="${builddir}"
+      debug="true"
+      optimize="false"
+      includeantruntime="false"
+      source="${jvm.version}"
+      target="${jvm.version}"
+      >
+      <include name="**/*.java" />
+      <classpath>
+        <pathelement path="${srcdir}" />
+        <pathelement path="${jdbc_jar}" />
+      </classpath>
+    </javac>
+  </target>
+
+  <!-- a convenience jar collectin all JDBC tests -->
+  <target name="jar_jdbctests"
+    depends="compile"
+    unless="uptodate.jdbctests-jar">
+    <echo message="Building JDBC tests convenience jar" />
+    <jar jarfile="${jdbctests-jar}">
+      <fileset dir="${builddir}">
+        <include name="**/*.class" />
+      </fileset>
+    </jar>
+  </target>
+
+  <!-- makes sure the jdbc driver is compiled -->
+  <target name="jdbc" depends="find_driver" unless="have_driver">
+    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir=".." inheritAll="false" target="jar_jdbc" />
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="find_driver">
+    <condition property="have_driver">
+      <and>
+        <available classname="nl.cwi.monetdb.jdbc.MonetDriver">
+          <classpath>
+            <pathelement path="${jdbc_jar}" />
+          </classpath>
+        </available>
+      </and>
+    </condition>
+  </target>
+
+  <!-- This target removes the build directory -->
+  <target name="clean">
+    <delete quiet="true" dir="${builddir}" />
+  </target>
+
+  <!-- Run tests -->
+  <target name="test">
+    <antcall target="Test_Cautocommit" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Clargequery" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Cmanycon" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Cforkbomb" />
+    <antcall target="Test_CisValid" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Creplysize" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Csavepoints" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Ctransaction" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Creplysize" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Csendthread" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Dobjects" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSgeneratedkeys" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSlargeresponse" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSlargeamount" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSsomeamount" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSlargebatchval" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PStimedate" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PStimezone" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PStypes" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSmanycon" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSmetadata" />
+    <antcall target="Test_PSsqldata" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Rbooleans" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Rmetadata" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Rpositioning" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Rtimedate" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Rsqldata" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Sbatching" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Smoreresults" />
+    <antcall target="Test_Int128" />
+    <antcall target="Test_FetchSize" />
+    <antcall target="BugConcurrent_clients_SF_1504657" />
+    <antcall target="BugConcurrent_sequences" />
+    <antcall target="BugDatabaseMetaData_Bug_3356" />
+    <antcall target="BugDecimalRound_Bug_3561" />
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="test_class" depends="compile,jdbc">
+    <echo message="Testing class ${test.class}" />
+    <java classname="${test.class}" failonerror="true">
+      <classpath>
+        <pathelement path="${builddir}" />
+        <pathelement path="${jdbc_jar}" />
+      </classpath>
+      <arg value="${jdbc_url}" />
+    </java>
+  </target>
+  
+
+  <!-- convenience targets for the outside caller to specify which
+  test(s) should be run -->
+  <target name="Test_Cautocommit">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Cautocommit" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Csavepoints">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Csavepoints" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Clargequery">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Clargequery" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Cmanycon">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Cmanycon" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Cforkbomb">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Cforkbomb" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_CisValid">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_CisValid" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Ctransaction">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Ctransaction" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Creplysize">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Creplysize" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Csendthread">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Csendthread" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Dobjects">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Dobjects" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Sbatching">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Sbatching" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Smoreresults">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Smoreresults" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSgeneratedkeys">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSgeneratedkeys" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSlargeresponse">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSlargeresponse" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSlargeamount">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSlargeamount" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSsomeamount">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSsomeamount" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSlargebatchval">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSlargebatchval" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PStimedate">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PStimedate" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PStimezone">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PStimezone" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PStypes">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PStypes" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSmanycon">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSmanycon" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSmetadata">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSmetadata" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_PSsqldata">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_PSsqldata" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Rbooleans">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Rbooleans" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Rpositioning">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Rpositioning" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Rtimedate">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Rtimedate" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Rsqldata">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Rsqldata" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Rmetadata">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Rmetadata" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="Test_Int128">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_Int128" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+  
+  <target name="Test_FetchSize">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="Test_FetchSize" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+  
+  <target name="BugConcurrent_clients_SF_1504657">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="BugConcurrent_clients_SF_1504657" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="BugConcurrent_sequences">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="BugConcurrent_sequences" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="BugDatabaseMetaData_Bug_3356">
+    <antcall target="test_class">
+      <param name="test.class" value="BugDatabaseMetaData_Bug_3356" />
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+</project>