org.eclipse.emf.common.archive
Class Handler

java.lang.Object
  java.net.URLStreamHandler
      org.eclipse.emf.common.archive.Handler

public class Handler
extends java.net.URLStreamHandler

A URL stream handler that can be registered to support archive access protocol. It uses ArchiveURLConnection to implement the connection.

Constructor Summary

Handler()
Creates an instance.

Method Summary

static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Registers this handler and interprets each argument as URL to be opened, read in, and written out to System.out.
protected java.net.URLConnection	openConnection(java.net.URL url) Returns a new ArchiveURLConnection.
protected void	parseURL(java.net.URL url, java.lang.String specification, int start, int limit) Overrides parsing the URL to validate constraints on well formed archive syntax.
static void	register() Registers this class.

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLStreamHandler

equals, getDefaultPort, getHostAddress, hashCode, hostsEqual, openConnection, sameFile, setURL, setURL, toExternalForm

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Handler

public Handler()

Creates an instance.

Method Detail

register

public static void register()

Registers this class. A handler for protocol "xyz" is registered by providing a class named Handler implementing URLStreamHandler in a package called named xyz in a package of your choosing, and then registering that chosen prefix package name in the system property for "java.protocol.handler.pkgs", which is an "|" separated list of package prefixes to search for handlers.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.io.IOException

Registers this handler and interprets each argument as URL to be opened, read in, and written out to System.out.

Parameters:

args - URLs to open, read, and write to System.out

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there are problems opening or reading from the URLs, or writing to System.out.

parseURL

protected void parseURL(java.net.URL url,
                        java.lang.String specification,
                        int start,
                        int limit)

Overrides parsing the URL to validate constraints on well formed archive syntax.

Overrides:

parseURL in class java.net.URLStreamHandler

See Also:

URLStreamHandler.parseURL(java.net.URL, java.lang.String, int, int)

openConnection

protected java.net.URLConnection openConnection(java.net.URL url)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Returns a new ArchiveURLConnection.

Specified by:

openConnection in class java.net.URLStreamHandler

Throws:

java.io.IOException