de.jstacs.io
Class FileManager

java.lang.Object
  de.jstacs.io.FileManager

public class FileManager
extends Object

This class is for handling Files. The most important methods of this class are for writing a StringBuffer to or reading it from a File. This is useful for all objects that implement Storable and should be saved in or loaded from a File. Additionally, two write and read methods based on OutputStream and InputStream have been implemented to allow for handling compressed data via, e.g., GZIPOutputStream and GZIPInputStream.

Author:

Jens Keilwagen

See Also:

Storable, File

Method Summary

static int	copy(File source, File target, FileFilter filter, boolean newer) This method copies all Files and directories, if selected, from a source File, i.e.
static void	copy(String from, String to) This method copies a File in a faster manner.
static void	copy(String from, String to, byte[] buffer) This method copies a File in a faster manner using a specified buffer.
static StringBuffer	read(Reader reader) This method reads a StringBuffer from a given Reader.
static StringBuffer	readFile(File file) This method reads a StringBuffer from a given File.
static StringBuffer	readFile(String fName) This method reads a StringBuffer from a file with the given filen name.
static StringBuffer	readInputStream(InputStream inputStream) This method reads a StringBuffer from a given InputStream.
static void	write(Writer writer, CharSequence buffer) This method saves a StringBuffer to a given Writer.
static void	writeFile(File outputFile, CharSequence buffer) This method saves a StringBuffer to a given File.
static void	writeFile(String fName, CharSequence buffer) This method saves a StringBuffer to a File with user-specified file name.
static void	writeOutputStream(OutputStream outStream, CharSequence buffer) This method saves a StringBuffer to a given OutputStream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

copy

public static int copy(File source,
                       File target,
                       FileFilter filter,
                       boolean newer)
                throws IllegalArgumentException,
                       IOException

This method copies all Files and directories, if selected, from a source File, i.e. directory, to a target File, i.e. directory, that are accepted by the f FileFilter filter.

Parameters:

source - the source directory denoted as File

target - the target directory denoted as File

filter - a FileFilter for the Files that enables the user to copy only specific Files

newer - a switch allowing to copy only files from the source directory that are newer than those in the target directory

Returns:

the number of copied Files

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if source and target are not directories

IOException - if something went wrong while copying the Files and directories

See Also:

File, FileFilter

copy

public static void copy(String from,
                        String to)
                 throws IOException

This method copies a File in a faster manner.

Parameters:

from - the File name of the original file

to - the File name of the copied file

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong

See Also:

copy(String, String, byte[])

copy

public static void copy(String from,
                        String to,
                        byte[] buffer)
                 throws IOException

This method copies a File in a faster manner using a specified buffer.

Parameters:

from - the File name of the original file

to - the File name of the copied file

buffer - an array for reading the content of the original File, the size of the array determines how many bytes are read at once

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong

readFile

public static StringBuffer readFile(String fName)
                             throws IOException

This method reads a StringBuffer from a file with the given filen name.

Parameters:

fName - the name of the file to be read

Returns:

a StringBuffer with the content of the File

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the File

See Also:

writeFile(File, CharSequence), read(Reader), FileReader

readFile

public static StringBuffer readFile(File file)
                             throws IOException

This method reads a StringBuffer from a given File.

Parameters:

file - the File to be read

Returns:

a StringBuffer with the content of the File

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the File

See Also:

writeFile(File, CharSequence), read(Reader), FileReader

readInputStream

public static StringBuffer readInputStream(InputStream inputStream)
                                    throws IOException

This method reads a StringBuffer from a given InputStream.

Parameters:

inputStream - the InputStream to be read

Returns:

a StringBuffer with the content of the InputStream

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the InputStream

See Also:

writeOutputStream(OutputStream, CharSequence), read(Reader), InputStreamReader

read

public static StringBuffer read(Reader reader)
                         throws IOException

This method reads a StringBuffer from a given Reader.

Parameters:

reader - the Reader to be read

Returns:

a StringBuffer with the content of the Reader

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the Reader

See Also:

write(Writer, CharSequence), BufferedReader

writeFile

public static void writeFile(File outputFile,
                             CharSequence buffer)
                      throws IOException

This method saves a StringBuffer to a given File.

Parameters:

outputFile - the File into which the output should be written

buffer - the buffer to be written in the File

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the File

See Also:

readFile(File), write(Writer, CharSequence)

writeFile

public static void writeFile(String fName,
                             CharSequence buffer)
                      throws IOException

This method saves a StringBuffer to a File with user-specified file name.

Parameters:

fName - the name of the file to be written

buffer - the buffer to be written in the File

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the File

See Also:

readFile(File), writeFile(File, CharSequence)

writeOutputStream

public static void writeOutputStream(OutputStream outStream,
                                     CharSequence buffer)
                              throws IOException

This method saves a StringBuffer to a given OutputStream.

Parameters:

outStream - the OutputStream into which the output should be written

buffer - the buffer to be written in the OutputStream

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the OutputStream

See Also:

readInputStream(InputStream), write(Writer, CharSequence), OutputStreamWriter

write

public static void write(Writer writer,
                         CharSequence buffer)
                  throws IOException

This method saves a StringBuffer to a given Writer.

Parameters:

writer - the Writer into which the output should be written

buffer - the buffer to be written in the Writer

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong with the Writer

See Also:

read(Reader), BufferedWriter