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com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files
Class Files

java.lang.Object
  com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Objects
      com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Strings
          com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Files

public class Files
extends Strings
extends Strings

Nested Class Summary
`static interface`	`Files.BufferingFilter` Description: Buffering filter stores some data, and these data can be later retrieved.
`static interface`	`Files.ByteFilter` Description: The interface is used to define filters for filtering data in pipes.

Field Summary
`static java.io.FileFilter`	`directoryFilter` directoryFilter is a FileFilter that accepts directories
`static int`	`FIND_ALL`
`static int`	`FIND_DIRECTORY`
`static int`	`FIND_FILE`

Fields inherited from class com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Strings
`_FALSE_, _TRUE_, _UNDEF_, ESCAPED, ESCAPEE`

Constructor Summary
`Files()`

Method Summary
`static java.io.File`	`appendBytesToFile(byte[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Appends bytes to a file
`static java.io.File`	`appendBytesToFile(char[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Appends bytes to the end of a file
`static java.io.File`	`appendToFile(byte[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Appends bytes to the end of a file
`static java.io.File`	`appendToFile(char[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Appends chars to the end of a file
`static java.io.File`	`appendToFile(java.lang.CharSequence data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Appends a char sequence to the end of a file
`static java.lang.String`	`chdir(java.lang.String dir)` Changes current directory
`static int`	`compare(java.io.File left, java.io.File right)` Compare two files
`static boolean`	`copy(java.io.File from, java.io.File to, boolean overwrite)` copy copies a file or a directory to another
`static boolean`	`copy(java.io.File from, java.io.File to, java.lang.String what, boolean overwrite)` copy copies a file or a directory from one directory to another
`static boolean`	`copy(java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to)`
`static boolean`	`copy(java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to, boolean overwrite)` copy copies a file or a directory to another
`static boolean`	`copy(java.lang.String from, java.lang.String to, java.lang.String what)` copies a file or a directory from one directory to another
`static boolean`	`deleteFile(java.io.File file)` Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)
`static boolean`	`deleteFile(java.lang.String filename)` Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)
`static boolean`	`deleteFiles(java.util.List files)` Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)
`static java.lang.String`	`dirname(java.io.File file)` Calculates directory path for a file (like in Perl)
`static java.lang.String`	`dirname(java.lang.String path)` Calculates directory path by file path (like in Perl)
`static java.lang.String`	`filename(java.lang.String path)` Calculates filename by file path (like in Perl)
`static java.util.List`	`find(java.io.File subdir, java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)` Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp
`static java.util.List`	`find(java.lang.String subdir, java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)` Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp
`static java.util.List`	`find(java.lang.String subdir, java.lang.String pattern)` Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp
`static java.lang.String`	`findLatest(java.lang.String subdir, java.lang.String pattern)` Finds latest file or directory which name matches a pattern
`static java.lang.String`	`findLatest(java.lang.String subdir, java.lang.String pattern, int whatExactly)` Finds latest file or directory or one of these which name matches a pattern
`static java.lang.String`	`findLatestDirectory(java.lang.String subdir, java.lang.String pattern)` Finds latest directory which name matches a pattern
`static java.lang.String`	`findLatestFile(java.lang.String subdir, java.lang.String pattern)` Finds latest file which name matches a pattern
`static java.lang.String`	`getcwd()` Gets current directory path
`static java.lang.String`	`getFullPath(java.io.File file)` Calculates full path of a file
`static java.lang.String`	`getFullPath(java.lang.String path)` Calculates full path of a file by its path
`static java.lang.String`	`getPackageName(java.lang.String basePath, java.lang.String currentPath)` Calculates a java package name by directory name and base directory name
`static boolean`	`install(java.lang.Class clazz, java.lang.String resourceArchiveName, java.io.File location)` installs files from a resource archive Reads a specified resource for aspecified class, unzips it to a specified directory
`static boolean`	`install(java.lang.Class clazz, java.lang.String resourceArchiveName, java.lang.String folderName)` installs files from a resource archive Reads a specified resource for aspecified class, unzips it to a specified directory
`static java.lang.String`	`lastModified(java.io.File file)` Gets file modification date/time as a string
`static java.io.File[]`	`listSubdirectories(java.io.File dir)` Lists subdirectories of a directory
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.io.File file)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.io.File file, boolean append)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String path)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String[] path)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String[] path, boolean append)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String path, boolean append)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String dir, java.lang.String filename)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.FileOutputStream`	`makeFile(java.lang.String dirname, java.lang.String filename, boolean append)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.io.OutputStreamWriter`	`makeFileWriter(java.lang.String path, java.lang.String encoding)` Creates or opens a file for output.
`static java.lang.String`	`path(java.lang.String currentDir, java.lang.String filepath)` Having a directory and file path (relative or absolute) calculates full path
`static void`	`pipe(java.io.InputStream in, java.io.OutputStream out, boolean isBlocking)` pipes data from input stream to output stream
`static void`	`pipe(java.io.InputStream in, java.io.OutputStream out, boolean isBlocking, Files.ByteFilter filter)` pipes data from input stream to output stream, possibly pumping them through the filter (if any)
`static boolean`	`pipe(java.io.Reader in, java.io.Writer out)` pipes data from input stream to output stream
`static byte[]`	`readBytesFromFile(java.lang.String filename)` Reads the whole input stream into a byte array
`static byte[]`	`readBytesFromStream(java.io.InputStream is)` Reads the whole input stream into a byte array
`static java.lang.String`	`readString(java.io.Reader reader)` Reads the whole reader contents into a string
`static java.lang.String`	`readStringFromFile(java.io.File file)` Reads the whole file into a string
`static java.lang.String`	`readStringFromFile(java.io.File file, java.lang.String encoding)` Reads the whole file into a string
`static java.lang.String`	`readStringFromFile(java.lang.String filename)` Reads the whole file into a string
`static java.lang.String`	`relPath(java.lang.String dir, java.lang.String path)` Calculates relative path
`static java.lang.String[]`	`splitPath(java.lang.String path)` Splits a path into directory name and file name
`static boolean`	`synchronize(java.io.File left, java.io.File right)` synchronizes two directories
`static boolean`	`synchronize(java.io.File left, java.io.File right, java.lang.String what)` synchronizes two directories, `left/what` and `right/what`
`static boolean`	`unzip(java.util.zip.ZipInputStream zis, java.io.File location)` unzips an input stream to a specified folder
`static java.io.File`	`writeBytesToFile(byte[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Writes bytes to a file
`static java.io.File`	`writeToFile(byte[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Creates a file and writes bytes into it
`static java.io.File`	`writeToFile(char[] data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Creates a file and writes chars into it
`static java.io.File`	`writeToFile(java.lang.CharSequence data, java.lang.String fileTo)` Creates a file and writes a char sequence into it
`static java.io.File`	`writeToFile(java.io.InputStream is, java.lang.String fileTo)` Creates a file and copies into it bytes from an input stream

Methods inherited from class com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Strings
asProperties, countChar, countLeadingSpaces, countTrailingSpaces, crc32, crcreport, crcreport, decode, decode, decodeJavaString, encode, extractValue, fill, findDiff, format, format, format, grep, grep, hasAlpha, hexDump, hexDump, hexDump, htmlEncode, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, isAlmostEmpty, isAlpha, isTrue, isVowel, join, join, lastIndexOf, needsEncoding, needsEncoding, oneOf, oneOf, oneOf, pack, replace, sgmlEntity, split, startsWith, textHeight, textWidth, toBoolean, toCEncoding, toCEncoding, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaHexEncoding, toJavaHexEncoding, toJavaOctalEncoding, toPropertiesEncoding, toPropertiesEncoding, toReadable, toReadable, toSgmlEncoding, toSgmlEncoding, toString, toStrings, unpack, unzip, unzip, unzip, wordCount, write, zip, zip2bytes, zip8bit

Methods inherited from class com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Strings

asProperties, countChar, countLeadingSpaces, countTrailingSpaces, crc32, crcreport, crcreport, decode, decode, decodeJavaString, encode, extractValue, fill, findDiff, format, format, format, grep, grep, hasAlpha, hexDump, hexDump, hexDump, htmlEncode, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, isAlmostEmpty, isAlpha, isTrue, isVowel, join, join, lastIndexOf, needsEncoding, needsEncoding, oneOf, oneOf, oneOf, pack, replace, sgmlEntity, split, startsWith, textHeight, textWidth, toBoolean, toCEncoding, toCEncoding, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHex, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toHexReadable, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaEncoding, toJavaHexEncoding, toJavaHexEncoding, toJavaOctalEncoding, toPropertiesEncoding, toPropertiesEncoding, toReadable, toReadable, toSgmlEncoding, toSgmlEncoding, toString, toStrings, unpack, unzip, unzip, unzip, wordCount, write, zip, zip2bytes, zip8bit

Methods inherited from class com.jaxfront.core.util.io.files.Objects
`asMap, compose, crc32, crc32, getMap, getMap, getSet, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, indexOf, inverse, isEmpty, map, map, map, map, map, reallocate, toBytes, toBytes, toChars, toMap, toMap, toMap, toMap, toSet`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

FIND_FILE

public static final int FIND_FILE

See Also:: Constant Field Values

FIND_DIRECTORY

public static final int FIND_DIRECTORY

See Also:: Constant Field Values

FIND_ALL

public static final int FIND_ALL

See Also:: Constant Field Values

directoryFilter

public static java.io.FileFilter directoryFilter

directoryFilter is a FileFilter that accepts directories

Constructor Detail

Files

public Files()

Method Detail

getFullPath

public static final java.lang.String getFullPath(java.io.File file)

Calculates full path of a file

Parameters:: file -
Returns:: full path

getFullPath

public static final java.lang.String getFullPath(java.lang.String path)

Calculates full path of a file by its path

Parameters:: path -
Returns:: full path

relPath

public static java.lang.String relPath(java.lang.String dir,
                                       java.lang.String path)

Calculates relative path

Parameters:: dir - directory path that is expected to start the file path; path - file path, relativer or not
Returns:: if path starts with dir, then the rest of the path, else path

Examples:
relPath("c:\\MyHome\\dev", "c:\\MyHome\\dev\\src\\java") returns "src\\java";

relPath("/home/zaphod", "/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples/welcome") returns "jbuilder8/samples/welcome";

relPath("/home/zaphod", "/home/ford/jbuilder8") returns "/home/ford/jbuilder8".

path

public static java.lang.String path(java.lang.String currentDir,
                                    java.lang.String filepath)

Having a directory and file path (relative or absolute) calculates full path

Parameters:: currentDir - directory path; filepath - file path, relative or not
Returns:: full file path

Examples:
path("c:\\MyHome\\dev", "src\\java") returns "c:\\MyHome\\dev\\src\\java";

path("/root/inetd", "/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples/welcome") returns "/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples/welcome";

path("\\Program Files", "c:\\MyHome\\dev") returns "c:\\MyHome\\dev".

splitPath

public static java.lang.String[] splitPath(java.lang.String path)

Splits a path into directory name and file name

Parameters:: path -
Returns:: String array consisting of two elements

Examples:
splitPath("/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples/welcome") returns {"/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples", "welcome"};

splitPath("src.java") returns {".", "src.java"};

splitPath("MyHome\\dev") returns {"MyHome", "dev"}.

dirname

public static java.lang.String dirname(java.io.File file)

Calculates directory path for a file (like in Perl)

Parameters:: file -
Returns:: directory path Unlike java.io.File.getParent(), never returns null (see example 2 below).

Examples:
dirname(new File("/home/zaphod/jbuilder11/samples/welcome")) returns "/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples";

dirname(new File("src.java")) returns ".";

dirname(new File("MyHome\\dev")) returns "MyHome".

dirname

public static java.lang.String dirname(java.lang.String path)

Calculates directory path by file path (like in Perl)

Parameters:: path -
Returns:: directory path Unlike java.io.File.getParent(), never returns null (see example 2 below).

Examples:
dirname("/home/zaphod/jbuilder11/samples/welcome") returns "/home/zaphod/jbuilder8/samples";

dirname("src.java") returns ".";

dirname("MyHome\\dev") returns "MyHome".

filename

public static java.lang.String filename(java.lang.String path)

Calculates filename by file path (like in Perl)

Parameters:: path -
Returns:: file name

Example:
filename("/home/zaphod/jbuilder11/samples/welcome") returns "welcome".

find

public static java.util.List find(java.io.File subdir,
                                  java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)

Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: List of absolute filepaths

Example:
find(new File("."), Pattern.compile(".*les\\.java$"))) returns Arrays.asList(new String[] {new File("Files.java").getCanonicalPath()}).

find

public static java.util.List find(java.lang.String subdir,
                                  java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)

Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: List of absolute filepaths

Example:
find(".", Pattern.compile(".*les\\.java$"))) returns Arrays.asList(new String[] {"Files.java"}).

find

public static java.util.List find(java.lang.String subdir,
                                  java.lang.String pattern)

Lists recursively files and directories with name matching a regexp

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: List of absolute filepaths

Example:
find(".", ".*les\\.java$") returns Arrays.asList(new String[] {"Files.java"}).

findLatest

public static java.lang.String findLatest(java.lang.String subdir,
                                          java.lang.String pattern,
                                          int whatExactly)

Finds latest file or directory or one of these which name matches a pattern

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match; whatExactly - can be FIND_FILE or FIND_DIRECTORY or FIND_ALL
Returns:: the path found

findLatest

public static java.lang.String findLatest(java.lang.String subdir,
                                          java.lang.String pattern)

Finds latest file or directory which name matches a pattern

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: the path found

findLatestFile

public static java.lang.String findLatestFile(java.lang.String subdir,
                                              java.lang.String pattern)

Finds latest file which name matches a pattern

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: the path found

findLatestDirectory

public static java.lang.String findLatestDirectory(java.lang.String subdir,
                                                   java.lang.String pattern)

Finds latest directory which name matches a pattern

Parameters:: subdir - where to look; pattern - to match
Returns:: the path found

listSubdirectories

public static final java.io.File[] listSubdirectories(java.io.File dir)

Lists subdirectories of a directory

Parameters:: dir - directory name
Returns:: an array of subdirectores

lastModified

public static final java.lang.String lastModified(java.io.File file)

Gets file modification date/time as a string

Parameters:: file -
Returns:: file modification time as a string

Example:
lastModified(new File("src/com/javatools/util/Objects.java")) returns "something".

getcwd

public static java.lang.String getcwd()

Gets current directory path

Returns:: the current directory path

chdir

public static java.lang.String chdir(java.lang.String dir)

Changes current directory

Parameters:: dir - to chdir
Returns:: previous current directory

deleteFile

public static boolean deleteFile(java.lang.String filename)

Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)

Parameters:: filename -
Returns:: true if successful

Bad Example:
deleteFile("/etc") returns true if the program runs as root.

deleteFile

public static boolean deleteFile(java.io.File file)

Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)

Parameters:: file - to delete
Returns:: true if successful

deleteFiles

public static boolean deleteFiles(java.util.List files)

Deletes a file or a directory (with all its contents, they say it is dangerous)

Parameters:: file - to delete
Returns:: true if successful

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String dirname,
                                                java.lang.String filename,
                                                boolean append)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten, unless append is true. append determines whether to open in append mode

Parameters:: dirname - file location; filename - the name of the file; append - true if open in append mode
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String dir,
                                                java.lang.String filename)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Parameters:: dir - file location; filename - the name of the file
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String[] path,
                                                boolean append)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Parameters:: path - [0] is directory name, [1] is file name; append - true if open in append mode
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String[] path)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Parameters:: path - [0] is directory name, [1] is file name
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String path,
                                                boolean append)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Parameters:: path - file path; append - true if open in append mode
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.lang.String path)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Parameters:: path - file path
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.io.File file,
                                                boolean append)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Parameters:: file - the file to open; append - true if open in append mode
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFile

public static java.io.FileOutputStream makeFile(java.io.File file)
                                         throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Parameters:: file - the file to open
Returns:: file output stream
Throws:: java.io.IOException

makeFileWriter

public static final java.io.OutputStreamWriter makeFileWriter(java.lang.String path,
                                                              java.lang.String encoding)
                                                       throws java.io.IOException

Creates or opens a file for output. If subdirectories in the path do not exist, they are created too. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Parameters:: path - the file to open; encoding - the encoding to use
Returns:: output stream writer
Throws:: java.io.IOException

readString

public static final java.lang.String readString(java.io.Reader reader)

Reads the whole reader contents into a string

Parameters:: reader - the reader to read
Returns:: contents as a string, or null if error occurred

readStringFromFile

public static final java.lang.String readStringFromFile(java.io.File file)

Reads the whole file into a string

Parameters:: file - the file to read
Returns:: file contents as a string, or null if error occurred

Example:
readStringFromFile("../src/com/myjavatools/utils/Files.java") returns a string starting with "/**\r\n * <p>Title: MyJavaTools: Files handling Tools</p>\r\n*".

readStringFromFile

public static final java.lang.String readStringFromFile(java.io.File file,
                                                        java.lang.String encoding)

Reads the whole file into a string

Parameters:: file - the file to read; encoding - the expected encoding
Returns:: file contents as a string, or null if error occurred

readStringFromFile

public static final java.lang.String readStringFromFile(java.lang.String filename)

Reads the whole file into a string

Parameters:: filename - the file to read
Returns:: file contents as a string, or null if error occurred

Example:
readStringFromFile("../src/com/myjavatools/utils/Files.java") returns a string starting with "/**\r\n * <p>Title: MyJavaTools: Files handling Tools</p>\r\n*".

readBytesFromStream

public static final byte[] readBytesFromStream(java.io.InputStream is)

Reads the whole input stream into a byte array

Parameters:: is - input stream to read
Returns:: file contents as byte array, or null if error occurred

Example:
readBytesFromStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5})) returns new byte[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.

readBytesFromFile

public static final byte[] readBytesFromFile(java.lang.String filename)

Reads the whole input stream into a byte array

Parameters:: filename - file to read
Returns:: file contents as byte array, or null if error occurred

Example:
readBytesFromFile("../src/com/myjavatools/utils/Files.java") returns a byte array starting with {51, 50, 50, 13, 10, 32, 50}.

writeToFile

public static final java.io.File writeToFile(java.lang.CharSequence data,
                                             java.lang.String fileTo)

Creates a file and writes a char sequence into it

Parameters:: data - the char sequence to write to file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

writeToFile

public static final java.io.File writeToFile(char[] data,
                                             java.lang.String fileTo)

Creates a file and writes chars into it

Parameters:: data - array of characters to write to file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

writeToFile

public static final java.io.File writeToFile(byte[] data,
                                             java.lang.String fileTo)

Creates a file and writes bytes into it

Parameters:: data - array of bytes to append to the end of file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

writeBytesToFile

public static final java.io.File writeBytesToFile(byte[] data,
                                                  java.lang.String fileTo)

Writes bytes to a file

Returns:: file
See Also:: #writeToFIle(byte[],String)

writeToFile

public static final java.io.File writeToFile(java.io.InputStream is,
                                             java.lang.String fileTo)
                                      throws java.io.IOException

Creates a file and copies into it bytes from an input stream

Parameters:: is - input stream; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file
Throws:: java.io.IOException

appendToFile

public static final java.io.File appendToFile(java.lang.CharSequence data,
                                              java.lang.String fileTo)

Appends a char sequence to the end of a file

Parameters:: data - char sequence to append to the end of file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

appendToFile

public static final java.io.File appendToFile(char[] data,
                                              java.lang.String fileTo)

Appends chars to the end of a file

Parameters:: data - array of characters to append to the end of file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

appendToFile

public static final java.io.File appendToFile(byte[] data,
                                              java.lang.String fileTo)

Appends bytes to the end of a file

Parameters:: data - array of characters to append to the end of file; fileTo - file path
Returns:: file

appendBytesToFile

public static final java.io.File appendBytesToFile(char[] data,
                                                   java.lang.String fileTo)

Appends bytes to the end of a file

Parameters:: data - chars to append are converted to bytes; fileTo -
Returns:: file

appendBytesToFile

public static final java.io.File appendBytesToFile(byte[] data,
                                                   java.lang.String fileTo)

Appends bytes to a file

See Also:: appendToFile(byte[],String)

getPackageName

public static final java.lang.String getPackageName(java.lang.String basePath,
                                                    java.lang.String currentPath)

Calculates a java package name by directory name and base directory name

Parameters:: basePath - the base path for code source; currentPath - the path of current directory
Returns:: package name

Examples:
getPackageName("c:\\home\\myjavatools\\src", "c:\\home\\myjavatools\\src\\com\\myjavatools\\util") returns "com.myjavatools.util".

getPackageName("c:\\home\\myjavatools\\src\\java", "c:\\home\\myjavatools\\src\\com\\myjavatools\\util") returns null.

pipe

public static void pipe(java.io.InputStream in,
                        java.io.OutputStream out,
                        boolean isBlocking,
                        Files.ByteFilter filter)
                 throws java.io.IOException

pipes data from input stream to output stream, possibly pumping them through the filter (if any)

Parameters:: in - InputStream the source of data; out - OutputStream where the output goes, filtered if filter is present, or unfiltered otherwise; isBlocking - boolean whether input is blocking (in this case the maximum amount is read in one operation; for nonblocking in.available() determines how many bytes can be read); filter - ByteFilter the filter that applies to data; can be null
Throws:: java.io.IOException - when input or output fails see the test for examples

pipe

public static void pipe(java.io.InputStream in,
                        java.io.OutputStream out,
                        boolean isBlocking)
                 throws java.io.IOException

pipes data from input stream to output stream

Parameters:: in - InputStream the source of data; out - OutputStream where the output goes, filtered if filter is present, or unfiltered otherwise; isBlocking - boolean whether input is blocking (in this case the maximum amount is read in one operation; for nonblocking in.available() determines how many bytes can be read)
Throws:: java.io.IOException - when input or output fails see the test for examples

pipe

public static boolean pipe(java.io.Reader in,
                           java.io.Writer out)

pipes data from input stream to output stream

Parameters:: in - Reader the source of data; out - Writer where the output goes, filtered if filter is present, or unfiltered otherwise
Returns:: boolean true if successful, false otherwise see the test for examples

copy

public static boolean copy(java.lang.String from,
                           java.lang.String to,
                           java.lang.String what)

copies a file or a directory from one directory to another

Parameters:: from - directory from where to copy; to - directory where to copy; what - what to copy (file or directory, recursively)
Returns:: true if successful

Example:
copy("c:\\home\\vlad\\dev", "c:\\home\\vlad\\rtm", "contents.xml")

copy

public static boolean copy(java.io.File from,
                           java.io.File to,
                           java.lang.String what,
                           boolean overwrite)

copy copies a file or a directory from one directory to another

Parameters:: from - directory from where to copy; to - directory where to copy; what - what to copy (file or directory, recursively)
Returns:: true if successful

Example:
copy(new File(myHomeDir, "dev"), new File(myHomeDir, "rtm"), "contents.xml")

copy

public static boolean copy(java.lang.String from,
                           java.lang.String to,
                           boolean overwrite)

copy copies a file or a directory to another

Parameters:: from -; to -
Returns:: true if successful

Example:
copy("c:\\home\\vlad\\dev\\contents.xml", "c:\\home\\vlad\\rtm\\contents.rss")

copy

public static boolean copy(java.lang.String from,
                           java.lang.String to)

copy

public static boolean copy(java.io.File from,
                           java.io.File to,
                           boolean overwrite)

copy copies a file or a directory to another

Parameters:: from -; to -
Returns:: true if successful

Example:
copy(new File(myHomeDir, "contents.xml"), new File(mySite, "contents.rss")

compare

public static int compare(java.io.File left,
                          java.io.File right)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Compare two files

Parameters:: left -; right -
Returns:: -1 if left file is older or shorter or "smaller" than right 0 if files are equal 1 if right file is older or shorter or "smaller" than left

Example:
copy(new File(myHomeDir, "contents.xml"), new File(mySite, "contents.rss"); compare(new File(myHomeDir, "contents.xml"), new File(mySite, "contents.rss") returns -1
Throws:: java.io.IOException

synchronize

public static boolean synchronize(java.io.File left,
                                  java.io.File right,
                                  java.lang.String what)

synchronizes two directories, left/what and right/what

Parameters:: left - File first directory that contains directory what; right - File second directory that contains directory what; what - String name of directory which contents is being synchronized
Returns:: boolean true if success Example: synchronize(new File(myHomeDir), new File(mySite), "myjavatools.com") will leave subdirectories named myjavatools.com in these two directories absolutely identical.





synchronize
public static boolean synchronize(java.io.File left,
                                  java.io.File right)

synchronizes two directories


Parameters:
left - File first directory
right - File second directory
Returns:
boolean true if success 

         

         Example:
         synchronize(new File(myHomeDir), new File(myBackupDir))
         will leave the contents of directories myHomeDIr and myBackupDir
         absolutely identical.





unzip
public static boolean unzip(java.util.zip.ZipInputStream zis,
                            java.io.File location)
                     throws java.io.IOException

unzips an input stream to a specified folder


Parameters:
zis - ZipInputStream the source of zipped files
location - File the folder (directory) where to unzip the files
Returns:
boolean true if success, false otherwise 

         

         Example:
         unzip(Web.getUrlInputStream(new URL(synchronize(new File(myHomeDir), new File(myBackupDir))
         will leave the contents of directories myHomeDIr and myBackupDir
         absolutely identical.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - when something went wrong





install
public static boolean install(java.lang.Class clazz,
                              java.lang.String resourceArchiveName,
                              java.io.File location)
                       throws java.io.IOException

installs files from a resource archive Reads a specified resource for
 aspecified class, unzips it to a specified directory


Parameters:
clazz - Class the class whose package contains the archive as a
            resource
resourceArchiveName - String the name of resource containing the archive
location - File directory where the archive is unzipped
Returns:
boolean true if success, false if failed
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if something goes wrong





install
public static boolean install(java.lang.Class clazz,
                              java.lang.String resourceArchiveName,
                              java.lang.String folderName)
                       throws java.io.IOException

installs files from a resource archive Reads a specified resource for
 aspecified class, unzips it to a specified directory


Parameters:
clazz - Class the class whose package contains the archive as a
            resource
resourceArchiveName - String the name of resource containing the archive
location - String name of directory where the archive is unzipped
Returns:
boolean true if success, false if failed
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if something goes wrong














  
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