net.sf.mmm.util.resource.api (JavaDocs for mmm-util-core 7.0.0)

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
BrowsableResource	This is the interface for a `DataResource` that has higher-level features and may contain other resources.
ClasspathScanner	This is the interface for a component that scans the classpath for resources.
DataResource	This is the interface for a resource `potentially` containing data.
ResourcePath	This class represents a path in a file, URL, or the like.
ResourceUri	This interface represents an URI pointing to the location of a `DataResource`.

Class Summary
Class	Description
ResourcePathNode<D>	This class represents a path in a file, URL, or the like.
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootAbsolute<D>	Implementation of Unix/Linux absolute root.
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootHome<D>	Implementation of home absolute root (~ or ~login).
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootRelative<D>	Implementation of relative root.
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootUnc<D>	Implementation of UNC absolute root.
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootUrl<D>	Implementation of Unix/Linux absolute root.
ResourcePathNode.ResourcePathRootWindows<D>	Implementation of Windows absolute root drive.

Exception Summary
Exception	Description
ResourceNotAvailableException	This exception is thrown if a resource was requested that is NOT available.
ResourceNotWritableException	This exception is thrown if a resource should be `written` that is read-only or NOT writable for any other reason.
ResourceUriUndefinedException	This exception is thrown if a resource was requested for an URI that is undefined or illegal (e.g.

Package net.sf.mmm.util.resource.api Description

Provides the API for utilities that help to load resources from arbitrary sources.

Resource-Util API

A DataResource represents a source of data. Unlike a File it abstracts from the underlying source that can be the regular filesystem (see FileResource), as well as the classpath (see ClasspathResource) the network (see UrlResource), etc.