Package org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.api

Interface VaultFile

All Superinterfaces:

Dumpable

All Known Implementing Classes:

VaultFileImpl

public interface VaultFile
extends Dumpable

VaultFile...

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canRead()	Checks if this file can be read from (eg.
Aggregate	getAggregate()	Returns the artifacts node of this file or null if it's transient
String	getAggregatePath()
Artifact	getArtifact()	Returns the underlying artifact for this os file.
VaultFile	getChild(String name)	Returns the child with the given name or null
Collection<? extends VaultFile>	getChildren()	Returns a collection of the children
String	getContentType()	Returns the content type of this file or null if the type cannot be determined or if it's a directory.
Aggregate	getControllingAggregate()	Returns the aggregate that controls this file.
VaultFileSystem	getFileSystem()	Returns the underlying file system.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this file.
VaultFile	getParent()	Returns the parent file or null if this is the root file.
String	getPath()	Returns the os path
Collection<? extends VaultFile>	getRelated()	Returns the os file set for this file.
String	getRepoRelPath()
void	invalidate()
boolean	isDirectory()	Checks if this file is a directory.
boolean	isTransient()	Checks if this file is transient.
long	lastModified()	Returns the last modified date or 0 if not known.
long	length()	Returns the length of the serialized data if it's known without doing the actual serialization.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.api.Dumpable

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Method Detail

getPath

String getPath()

Returns the os path

Returns:

the os path.

getRepoRelPath

String getRepoRelPath()

getAggregatePath

String getAggregatePath()

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this file.

Returns:

the name of this file.

getArtifact

Artifact getArtifact()

Returns the underlying artifact for this os file. If this file represents the Meta-Directory null is returned.

Returns:

the artifact or null.

isDirectory

boolean isDirectory()

Checks if this file is a directory.

Returns:

true if this file is a directory.

isTransient

boolean isTransient()

Checks if this file is transient. a file is transient if it's only used as hierarchical node for a deeper 'real' file. i.e.

Returns:

true if this file is transient

getParent

VaultFile getParent()
             throws IOException,
                    RepositoryException

Returns the parent file or null if this is the root file.

Returns:

the parent file.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

RepositoryException - if a repository error occurs.

getAggregate

Aggregate getAggregate()

Returns the artifacts node of this file or null if it's transient

Returns:

the artifacts node

getControllingAggregate

Aggregate getControllingAggregate()

Returns the aggregate that controls this file.

Returns:

the artifacts node

getChild

VaultFile getChild(String name)
            throws RepositoryException

Returns the child with the given name or null

Parameters:

name - the name of the child

Returns:

the child or null

Throws:

RepositoryException - if an error occurs

getChildren

Collection<? extends VaultFile> getChildren()
                                     throws RepositoryException

Returns a collection of the children

Returns:

a collection of the children

Throws:

RepositoryException - if an error occurs

getRelated

Collection<? extends VaultFile> getRelated()
                                    throws RepositoryException

Returns the os file set for this file. The set contains those are the files that are generated from the same jcr file.

Returns:

the file set of related files

Throws:

RepositoryException - if an error occurs.

canRead

boolean canRead()

Checks if this file can be read from (eg. if it's not a directory)

Returns:

true if this file can be read from.

lastModified

long lastModified()

Returns the last modified date or 0 if not known.

Returns:

the last modified date or 0

length

long length()

Returns the length of the serialized data if it's known without doing the actual serialization.

Returns:

the length or -1 if the length cannot be determined.

getContentType

String getContentType()

Returns the content type of this file or null if the type cannot be determined or if it's a directory.

Returns:

the content type or null.

getFileSystem

VaultFileSystem getFileSystem()

Returns the underlying file system.

Returns:

the Vault filesystem

invalidate

void invalidate()
         throws RepositoryException

Throws:

RepositoryException