org.codehaus.commons.compiler.util.resource

Interface ResourceCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DirectoryResourceCreator, FileResourceCreator, MapResourceCreator

public interface ResourceCreator

Opens a resource, characterized by a name, for writing.

There also exists a concept ResourceFinder that finds Resources for reading.

See Also:

ResourceFinder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OutputStream	createResource(String resourceName) Creates the designated resource.
boolean	deleteResource(String resourceName) Deletes the resource with the given name.

Method Detail

createResource

OutputStream createResource(String resourceName)
                     throws IOException

Creates the designated resource.

Parameters:

resourceName - Designates the resource; typically structured by slashes ("/") like "com/foo/pkg/Bar.class"

Returns:

Bytes written to this OutputStream are stored in the resource

Throws:

IOException - Problems creating the resource

deleteResource

boolean deleteResource(String resourceName)

Deletes the resource with the given name.

Returns:

false if the resource could not be deleted