org.eclipse.emf.emfstore.internal.common.model.util

Class FileUtil

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.emf.emfstore.internal.common.model.util.FileUtil

public final class FileUtil
extends Object

Helper class for file system operations.

Author:

wesendonk

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	areEqual(File file1, File file2) Compares the contents of two files.
static boolean	areEqual(File file1, File file2, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Compares the contents of two files.
static void	copyDirectory(File source, File destination) Copy a directory from source to target including its contained files and directories.
static void	copyFile(File source, File destination) This method copies a single file.
static void	copyFile(InputStream source, File destination) This method copies a single file and closes the given stream.
static String	createLocationForTemporaryChangePackage() Creates a temporary file location and returns the absolute path to it.
static void	deleteDirectory(File file, boolean force) Deletes a directory.
static String	getExtension(File file) Returns the extension of the given file.
static void	moveAndOverwrite(File source, File destination) Moves the given source File to the given destination.
static void	zipFolder(File source, File destination) This method allows you to zip a folder.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

copyFile

public static void copyFile(File source,
                            File destination)
                     throws IOException

This method copies a single file.

Parameters:

source - the source

destination - the destination

Throws:

IOException - copy problem

copyFile

public static void copyFile(InputStream source,
                            File destination)
                     throws IOException

This method copies a single file and closes the given stream.

Parameters:

source - the source input stream

destination - the destination

Throws:

IOException - copy problem

copyDirectory

public static void copyDirectory(File source,
                                 File destination)
                          throws IOException

Copy a directory from source to target including its contained files and directories.

Parameters:

source - directory

destination - directory

Throws:

IOException - on a IO problem during copy

zipFolder

public static void zipFolder(File source,
                             File destination)
                      throws IOException

This method allows you to zip a folder. *UNDER CONSTRUCTION*

Parameters:

source - folder to zip

destination - target zip file

Throws:

IOException - in case of failure

areEqual

public static boolean areEqual(File file1,
                               File file2)

Compares the contents of two files.

Parameters:

file1 - the first file

file2 - the second file

Returns:

true, if the content of both files is equal, false otherwise

areEqual

public static boolean areEqual(File file1,
                               File file2,
                               org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)

Compares the contents of two files.

Parameters:

file1 - the first file

file2 - the second file

monitor - a progress monitor that may be used to indicate the progress of the equality check

Returns:

true, if the content of both files is equal, false otherwise

deleteDirectory

public static void deleteDirectory(File file,
                                   boolean force)
                            throws IOException

Deletes a directory.

Parameters:

file - the directory

force - true if delete should try to delete forcefully including retries, this may be slow.

Throws:

IOException - if delete fails

getExtension

public static String getExtension(File file)

Returns the extension of the given file.

Parameters:

file - the file whose extension should be determined

Returns:

the file extension, if any, otherwise empty string

moveAndOverwrite

public static void moveAndOverwrite(File source,
                                    File destination)
                             throws IOException

Moves the given source File to the given destination.

Parameters:

source - the source File being moved

destination - the destination the source file should be moved to

Throws:

IOException - in case the move fails

createLocationForTemporaryChangePackage

public static String createLocationForTemporaryChangePackage()

Creates a temporary file location and returns the absolute path to it. The suffix of the temporary file is set to .eoc.

Returns:

the absolute path to the temporary file location