de.alpharogroup.file.create

Class FileFactory

java.lang.Object

de.alpharogroup.file.create.FileFactory

public final class FileFactory
extends java.lang.Object

The class FileFactory helps you to create files or directories

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FileCreationState	newDirectories(java.util.Collection<java.io.File> directories) Creates the directories.
static boolean	newDirectories(java.nio.file.Path dir, java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>... attrs) Creates a new directory from the given Path object and the optional FileAttribute.
static FileCreationState	newDirectory(java.io.File dir) Creates a new directory from the given File object
static boolean	newDirectory(java.nio.file.Path dir, java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>... attrs) Creates a new directory from the given Path object and the optional FileAttribute.
static FileCreationState	newFile(java.io.File file) Creates an empty file if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.
static FileCreationState	newFiles(java.util.Collection<java.io.File> files) Creates all files contained in the collection as empty files if the files does not exists otherwise it lets the files as they are.
static void	newParentDirectories(java.io.File file) Creates the parent directories from the given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newDirectories

public static FileCreationState newDirectories(java.util.Collection<java.io.File> directories)
                                        throws DirectoryAlreadyExistsException

Creates the directories.

Parameters:

directories - the directories

Returns:

true, if successful

Throws:

DirectoryAlreadyExistsException - the directory allready exists exception

newDirectories

public static boolean newDirectories(java.nio.file.Path dir,
                                     java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>... attrs)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new directory from the given Path object and the optional FileAttribute.

Note: this method decorates the Files.createDirectories(Path, FileAttribute...) and returns if the directory is created or not.

Parameters:

dir - the dir the directory to create

attrs - an optional list of file attributes to set atomically when creating the directory

Returns:

Returns true if the directory was created otherwise false.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

See Also:

Files#createDirectories(Path, FileAttribute...)

newDirectory

public static FileCreationState newDirectory(java.io.File dir)

Creates a new directory from the given File object

Parameters:

dir - The directory to create

Returns:

the FileCreationState with the result

newDirectory

public static boolean newDirectory(java.nio.file.Path dir,
                                   java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>... attrs)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new directory from the given Path object and the optional FileAttribute.

Note: this method decorates the Files.createDirectory(Path, FileAttribute...) and returns if the directory is created or not.

Parameters:

dir - the dir the directory to create

attrs - an optional list of file attributes to set atomically when creating the directory

Returns:

Returns true if the directory was created otherwise false.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

See Also:

Files#createDirectory(Path, FileAttribute...)

newFile

public static FileCreationState newFile(java.io.File file)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Creates an empty file if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.

Parameters:

file - the file.

Returns:

true, if the file is successful created otherwise false.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

newFiles

public static FileCreationState newFiles(java.util.Collection<java.io.File> files)
                                  throws java.io.IOException

Creates all files contained in the collection as empty files if the files does not exists otherwise it lets the files as they are.

Parameters:

files - the Collection with the File objects.

Returns:

true, if successful

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

newParentDirectories

public static void newParentDirectories(java.io.File file)

Creates the parent directories from the given file.

Parameters:

file - the file