edu.utdallas.mavs.divas.utils

Class ResourceManager

java.lang.Object

edu.utdallas.mavs.divas.utils.ResourceManager

public class ResourceManager
extends java.lang.Object

This class is a helper class that wraps the Java resources management and class loader operations.

It provides a standard mechanism for developers to handle resources management operations.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ResourceManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.io.File	createFile(java.io.File folder, java.lang.String name) Creates a file with the given name in the given folder.
static java.io.File[]	getAll(java.io.File folder) Gets all the files in the given folder.
static java.lang.Class<?>[]	getClasses(java.lang.Package pkg) Deprecated.
static java.lang.Class<?>[]	getClasses(java.lang.Package pkg, boolean allowAbstract) Deprecated.
static java.io.File	getFileOfTypes(java.io.File folder, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String... extensions) Gets the file with given search criteria.
static java.io.File[]	getFiles(java.io.File folder, java.lang.String... extensions) Gets the files in a given folder.
static java.io.File	getResourceFile(java.lang.String... pathParts) Deprecated.
static java.io.InputStream	getResourceStream(java.lang.String name)
static java.net.URI	getResourceURI(java.lang.String... pathParts) Finds the URI of the resource with the given path parts.
static java.net.URL	getResourceURL(java.lang.String... pathParts) Finds the resource with the given path parts.
static java.io.File[]	getSubDirs(java.io.File folder) Gets the sub directories in the given directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceManager

public ResourceManager()

Method Detail

getResourceStream

public static java.io.InputStream getResourceStream(java.lang.String name)

Parameters:

name - Name of the specified resource.

Returns:

An input stream for reading the specified resource.

getResourceURL

public static java.net.URL getResourceURL(java.lang.String... pathParts)

Finds the resource with the given path parts.

Parameters:

pathParts - The path to look in represented as an array of strings. This is useful in different platforms where each platform has it's own file separator.

Returns:

The resource with the given path parts.

getResourceURI

public static java.net.URI getResourceURI(java.lang.String... pathParts)

Finds the URI of the resource with the given path parts.

Parameters:

pathParts - The path to look in represented as an array of strings. This is useful in different platforms where each platform has it's own file separator.

Returns:

The resource with the given path parts converted to URI.

getResourceFile

@Deprecated
public static java.io.File getResourceFile(java.lang.String... pathParts)

Deprecated.

Gets the file with the given path parts.

Parameters:

pathParts - The path to look in represented as an array of strings. This is useful in different platforms where each platform has it's own file separator.

Returns:

A file.

getClasses

@Deprecated
public static java.lang.Class<?>[] getClasses(java.lang.Package pkg)

Deprecated.

Gets the classes in a given package.

Parameters:

pkg - Package to look in.

Returns:

Array of classes.

getClasses

@Deprecated
public static java.lang.Class<?>[] getClasses(java.lang.Package pkg,
                                                           boolean allowAbstract)

Deprecated.

Gets the classes in a given package.

Parameters:

pkg - Package to look in.

allowAbstract - Flag to indicate if the class abstract to be find.

Returns:

Array of classes.

getSubDirs

public static java.io.File[] getSubDirs(java.io.File folder)

Gets the sub directories in the given directory.

Parameters:

folder - Folder to look in.

Returns:

Array of sub directories.

getAll

public static java.io.File[] getAll(java.io.File folder)

Gets all the files in the given folder.

Parameters:

folder - Folder to look in.

Returns:

Array of files in the given folder.

getFiles

public static java.io.File[] getFiles(java.io.File folder,
                                      java.lang.String... extensions)

Gets the files in a given folder.

Parameters:

folder - The folder to look in.

extensions - extensions of the files to look for.

Returns:

Array of files that satisfy the search criteria.

getFileOfTypes

public static java.io.File getFileOfTypes(java.io.File folder,
                                          java.lang.String name,
                                          java.lang.String... extensions)

Gets the file with given search criteria.

Parameters:

folder - The folder to look in.

name - The starting part of the file name.

extensions - Extensions to look for.

Returns:

Files satisfy the search criteria.

createFile

public static java.io.File createFile(java.io.File folder,
                                      java.lang.String name)
                               throws java.io.IOException

Creates a file with the given name in the given folder.

Parameters:

folder - The folder in which the file should be created.

name - The name of the file to be created.

Returns:

The File created by this method.

Throws:

java.io.IOException