org.olat.core.util.coordinate.filer
Class DirectoryImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.olat.core.util.coordinate.filer.DirectoryImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Directory

Deprecated. work in progress

Initial Date: 12.11.2007

public class DirectoryImpl
extends java.lang.Object
implements Directory

Description:

Author:

Felix Jost, http://www.goodsolutions.ch

Method Summary

void	delete() Deprecated. deletes this directory, including all directories "below" which were created using getDirectoryFor(OLATResourceable ores).
Directory	getDirectoryFor(OLATResourceable ores) Deprecated. returns a Directory object which represents the complete namespace reached.
java.io.File	getFileSystemDirectory() Deprecated. creates if needed and returns the java.io.File that is associated to the current Directory object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

delete

public void delete()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Directory

deletes this directory, including all directories "below" which were created using getDirectoryFor(OLATResourceable ores). The deletion of all data is postponed until the associated transaction is committed. In case of a rollback, nothing is done.

Specified by:

delete in interface Directory

getDirectoryFor

public Directory getDirectoryFor(OLATResourceable ores)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Directory

returns a Directory object which represents the complete namespace reached. e.g. .getDirectory(coursefactory.class, "coursedata").getDirectory(mycourse).getDirectory(anIdentity) is a Directory which has a structure is meant to be for a certain course and and certain identity.
.getDirectory(coursefactory.class, "coursedata").getDirectory(anIdentity).getDirectory(course) would also be possible.
(the former mapping to a path ..../course_123/identity_456 and the latter to .../identity_456/course_123)
Deleting a directory will delete all subdirectories created out of this Directory.

Specified by:

getDirectoryFor in interface Directory

Parameters:

ores - the olatResourceable

Returns:

the Directory

getFileSystemDirectory

public java.io.File getFileSystemDirectory()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Directory

creates if needed and returns the java.io.File that is associated to the current Directory object. In order to guarantee to the namespaces are independent of each other, it is important that the user must not use
a) the absolute path of the file
b) the getParent() function to obtain a parent file(name).
cluster::: is this sufficient? the olat vfs could have been used here, but it first needs to be improved a bit.

Specified by:

getFileSystemDirectory in interface Directory

Returns:

the File associated with this Directory.