edu.northwestern.at.utils

Class DirUtils

java.lang.Object

edu.northwestern.at.utils.DirUtils

public class DirUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Directory utilities.

This static class provides various utility methods for manipulating directories.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static int	MAX_DIR_CREATE_TRIES Maximum number of tries to create a temporary directory.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DirUtils() Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.io.File	createTemporaryDirectory(java.lang.String baseName) Create a temporary directory.
static boolean	deleteDirectory(java.io.File directory) Delete a directory.
static boolean	deleteDirectory(java.lang.String directory) Delete a directory.
protected static void	emptyOutDirectory(java.io.File directory) Empty out a directory.
static java.lang.String	getTemporaryFilesDirectory() Get temporary files directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MAX_DIR_CREATE_TRIES

protected static int MAX_DIR_CREATE_TRIES

Maximum number of tries to create a temporary directory.

Constructor Detail

DirUtils

protected DirUtils()

Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Method Detail

getTemporaryFilesDirectory

public static java.lang.String getTemporaryFilesDirectory()

Get temporary files directory.

Returns:

Temporary files directory.

createTemporaryDirectory

public static java.io.File createTemporaryDirectory(java.lang.String baseName)
                                             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Create a temporary directory.

Parameters:

baseName - Base name for generating temporory name.

Returns:

Temporary directory.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If temporary directory cannot be created.

deleteDirectory

public static boolean deleteDirectory(java.io.File directory)

Delete a directory.

Parameters:

directory - Directory to delete

Returns:

true if directory deleted, false otherwise.

deleteDirectory

public static boolean deleteDirectory(java.lang.String directory)

Delete a directory.

Parameters:

directory - Directory to delete

Returns:

true if directory deleted, false otherwise.

emptyOutDirectory

protected static void emptyOutDirectory(java.io.File directory)

Empty out a directory.

Parameters:

directory - Directory to empty.