org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.repository.file

Class FileRepository

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.repository.file.FileRepository

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Repository, UrlRepository

public class FileRepository
extends java.lang.Object
implements UrlRepository, java.io.Serializable

A file-repository uses a subset of the local filesystem to provide a repository view on top of it. This repository type is the most commonly used repository, as most applications are allowed to access the local filsystem.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileRepository(java.io.File file) Creates a new repository for the given file.
FileRepository(java.io.File file, MimeRegistry mimeRegistry) Creates a new repository for the given file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MimeRegistry	getMimeRegistry() Returns the mime-registry for the repository.
ContentLocation	getRoot() Returns the repositories root directory entry.
java.net.URL	getURL() Returns the URL that represents this repository.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileRepository

public FileRepository(java.io.File file)
               throws ContentIOException

Creates a new repository for the given file. The file must point to a directory. This constructor uses the default mime-registry.

Parameters:

file - the directory, which should form the root of the repository.

Throws:

ContentIOException - if an error prevents the repository creation.

FileRepository

public FileRepository(java.io.File file,
                      MimeRegistry mimeRegistry)
               throws ContentIOException

Creates a new repository for the given file. The file must point to a directory.

Parameters:

file - the directory, which should form the root of the repository.

mimeRegistry - the mime registry to be used.

Throws:

ContentIOException - if an error prevents the repository creation.

Method Detail

getMimeRegistry

public MimeRegistry getMimeRegistry()

Returns the mime-registry for the repository.

Specified by:

getMimeRegistry in interface Repository

Returns:

the mime-registry.

See Also:

MimeRegistry

getRoot

public ContentLocation getRoot()
                        throws ContentIOException

Returns the repositories root directory entry.

Specified by:

getRoot in interface Repository

Returns:

the root directory.

Throws:

ContentIOException - if an error occurs.

getURL

public java.net.URL getURL()
                    throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Returns the URL that represents this repository. The meaning of the URL returned here is implementation specific and is probably not suitable to resolve names to global objects.

Specified by:

getURL in interface UrlRepository

Returns:

the repository's URL.

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException - if the URL could not be computed.