net.sf.mmm.crypto.io

Interface CryptoResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

CryptoFileResource

public interface CryptoResource

Interface for a resource such as a File.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	exists()
String	getUri()
InputStream	openInputStream()
OutputStream	openOutputStream()

Method Detail

getUri

String getUri()

Returns:

the URI of this resource.

exists

boolean exists()

Returns:

true if this resource already exists, false otherwise.

openInputStream

InputStream openInputStream()

Returns:

a new InputStream to read this resource.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this resource does not exist.

openOutputStream

OutputStream openOutputStream()

Returns:

a new OutputStream to write to this resource. If the resource already exists the data written to the OutputStream will overwrite all existing data. Otherwise (if not yet exists) it will be created.