Package adams.core.io.fileoperations

Interface FileOperations

All Known Subinterfaces:

RemoteFileOperations

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFileOperations, AbstractRemoteFileOperations, LocalFileOperations, RemoteToRemoteFileOperations, SftpFileOperations, SmbFileOperations

public interface FileOperations

Interface for file operation facades.

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	copy(String source, String target)	Copies a file/dir.
String	delete(String path)	Deletes a file/dir.
String	duplicate(String source, String target)	Duplicates a file/dir.
boolean	isDir(String path)	Checks whether the path is a directory.
boolean	isSupported(Operation op)	Checks whether the given operation is supported.
String	mkdir(String dir)	Creates the directory.
String	move(String source, String target)	Moves a file/dir.
String	rename(String source, String target)	Renames a file/dir.

Method Detail

isSupported

boolean isSupported(Operation op)

Checks whether the given operation is supported.

Parameters:

op - the operation to check

Returns:

true if supported

copy

String copy(String source,
            String target)

Copies a file/dir.

Parameters:

source - the source file/dir

target - the target file/dir

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

duplicate

String duplicate(String source,
                 String target)

Duplicates a file/dir.

Parameters:

source - the source file

target - the target file

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

move

String move(String source,
            String target)

Moves a file/dir.

Parameters:

source - the source file/dir

target - the target file/dir

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

rename

String rename(String source,
              String target)

Renames a file/dir.

Parameters:

source - the source file/dir (old)

target - the target file/dir (new)

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

delete

String delete(String path)

Deletes a file/dir.

Parameters:

path - the file/dir to delete

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

mkdir

String mkdir(String dir)

Creates the directory.

Parameters:

dir - the directory to create

Returns:

null if successful, otherwise error message

isDir

boolean isDir(String path)

Checks whether the path is a directory.

Parameters:

path - the path to check

Returns:

true if path exists and is a directory