org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs
Interface FileSystem

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasedFileSystem, LocalFileSystem

public interface FileSystem

The FileSystem interface is an abstraction of a virtual file system. The similarities of its method names with with the methods of the java.io.File class are intentional.
Implementations of this interface expose a file system-like resource. File system-like resources include WebDAV-enabled servers, local file systems, and so forth.

Field Summary

static String	SEPARATOR File separator
static char	SEPARATOR_CHAR File separator character

Method Summary

void	close() Close the file system.
void	createFolder(String folderPath) Creates the folder named by this path, including any necessary but nonexistent parent folders.
void	deleteFile(String filePath) Deletes the file denoted by this path.
void	deleteFolder(String folderPath) Deletes the folder denoted by this path.
boolean	exists(String path) Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists.
InputStream	getInputStream(String filePath) Returns an input stream of the contents of the file denoted by this path.
OutputStream	getOutputStream(String filePath) Returns an output stream for writing bytes to the file denoted by this path.
boolean	hasChildren(String path) Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path has child entries.
void	init() Initialize the file system
boolean	isFile(String path) Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists and is a file.
boolean	isFolder(String path) Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists and is a folder.
long	lastModified(String path) Returns the time that the file system entry denoted by this path was last modified.
long	length(String filePath) Returns the length of the file denoted by this path.
String[]	list(String folderPath) Returns an array of strings naming the files and folders in the folder denoted by this path.
String[]	listFiles(String folderPath) Returns an array of strings naming the files in the folder denoted by this path.
String[]	listFolders(String folderPath) Returns an array of strings naming the folders in the folder denoted by this path.

Field Detail

SEPARATOR

static final String SEPARATOR

File separator

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Constant Field Values

SEPARATOR_CHAR

static final char SEPARATOR_CHAR

File separator character

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

init

void init()
          throws FileSystemException

Initialize the file system

Throws:

FileSystemException - if the file system initialization fails

close

void close()
           throws FileSystemException

Close the file system. After calling this method, the file system is no longer accessible.

Throws:

FileSystemException

getInputStream

InputStream getInputStream(String filePath)
                           throws FileSystemException

Returns an input stream of the contents of the file denoted by this path.

Parameters:

filePath - the path of the file.

Returns:

an input stream of the contents of the file.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if the file does not exist or if it cannot be read from

getOutputStream

OutputStream getOutputStream(String filePath)
                             throws FileSystemException

Returns an output stream for writing bytes to the file denoted by this path. The file will be created if it doesn't exist. If the file exists, its contents will be overwritten.

Parameters:

filePath - the path of the file.

Returns:

an output stream for writing bytes to the file.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if the file cannot be written to or created

createFolder

void createFolder(String folderPath)
                  throws FileSystemException

Creates the folder named by this path, including any necessary but nonexistent parent folders. Note that if this operation fails it may have succeeded in creating some of the necessary parent folders.

Parameters:

folderPath - the path of the folder to be created.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if a file system entry denoted by path already exists or if another error occurs.

exists

boolean exists(String path)
               throws FileSystemException

Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists.

Parameters:

path - the path of a file system entry.

Returns:

true if the file system entry at path exists; false otherwise.

Throws:

FileSystemException

isFile

boolean isFile(String path)
               throws FileSystemException

Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists and is a file.

Parameters:

path - the path of a file system entry.

Returns:

true if the file system entry at path is a file; false otherwise.

Throws:

FileSystemException

isFolder

boolean isFolder(String path)
                 throws FileSystemException

Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path exists and is a folder.

Parameters:

path - the path of a file system entry.

Returns:

true if the file system entry at path is a folder; false otherwise.

Throws:

FileSystemException

hasChildren

boolean hasChildren(String path)
                    throws FileSystemException

Tests whether the file system entry denoted by this path has child entries.

Parameters:

path - the path of a file system entry.

Returns:

true if the file system entry at path has child entries; false otherwise.

Throws:

FileSystemException

length

long length(String filePath)
            throws FileSystemException

Returns the length of the file denoted by this path.

Parameters:

filePath - the path of the file.

Returns:

The length, in bytes, of the file denoted by this path, or -1L if the length can't be determined.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if the path does not denote an existing file.

lastModified

long lastModified(String path)
                  throws FileSystemException

Returns the time that the file system entry denoted by this path was last modified.

Parameters:

path - the path of a file system entry.

Returns:

A long value representing the time the file system entry was last modified, measured in milliseconds since the epoch (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970), or 0L if the modification time can't be determined.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if the file system entry does not exist.

list

String[] list(String folderPath)
              throws FileSystemException

Returns an array of strings naming the files and folders in the folder denoted by this path.

Parameters:

folderPath - the path of the folder whose contents is to be listed.

Returns:

an array of strings naming the files and folders in the folder denoted by this path.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if this path does not denote a folder or if another error occurs.

listFiles

String[] listFiles(String folderPath)
                   throws FileSystemException

Returns an array of strings naming the files in the folder denoted by this path.

Parameters:

folderPath - the path of the folder whose contents is to be listed.

Returns:

an array of strings naming the files in the folder denoted by this path.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if this path does not denote a folder or if another error occurs.

listFolders

String[] listFolders(String folderPath)
                     throws FileSystemException

Returns an array of strings naming the folders in the folder denoted by this path.

Parameters:

folderPath - the path of the folder whose contents is to be listed.

Returns:

an array of strings naming the folders in the folder denoted by this path.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if this path does not denote a folder or if another error occurs.

deleteFile

void deleteFile(String filePath)
                throws FileSystemException

Deletes the file denoted by this path.

Parameters:

filePath - the path of the file to be deleted.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if this path does not denote a file or if another error occurs.

deleteFolder

void deleteFolder(String folderPath)
                  throws FileSystemException

Deletes the folder denoted by this path. Any contents of this folder (folders and files) will be deleted recursively.

Parameters:

folderPath - the path of the folder to be deleted.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if this path does not denote a folder or if another error occurs.