org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs
Interface FileSystemFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

RepositoryConfig, SearchConfig, VersioningConfig, WorkspaceConfig

public interface FileSystemFactory

Factory interface for creating FileSystem instances. Used to decouple the repository internals from the repository configuration mechanism.

Method Summary

FileSystem

getFileSystem() Creates, initializes, and returns a FileSystem instance for use by the repository.

Method Detail

getFileSystem

FileSystem getFileSystem()
                         throws RepositoryException

Creates, initializes, and returns a FileSystem instance for use by the repository. Note that no information is passed from the client, so all required configuration information must be encapsulated in the factory.

Returns:

initialized file system

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the file system can not be created