net.ultrametrics.io
Class FileHelper

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.ultrametrics.io.FileHelper

public class FileHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods to parse paths and verify files.

Constructor Summary

FileHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getNewCanonicalPath(java.lang.String abs, java.lang.String rel) Convert an absolute plus relative path into a canonical path.
static java.lang.String	getNewPath(java.lang.String abs, java.lang.String rel) Convert an absolute plus relative path into a path.
static java.util.SortedSet	getVerifiedNodes(java.lang.String[] strings, boolean verbose) Convert an array of strings representing file paths into files.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileHelper

public FileHelper()

Method Detail

getVerifiedNodes

public static java.util.SortedSet getVerifiedNodes(java.lang.String[] strings,
                                                   boolean verbose)

Convert an array of strings representing file paths into files.

Returns a sorted set containing only the files which are valid directories.

Parameters:

strings - an array of directory names.

verbose - indicates whether warnings should be dumped to stderr

Returns:

a sorted set of files.

getNewPath

public static java.lang.String getNewPath(java.lang.String abs,
                                          java.lang.String rel)

Convert an absolute plus relative path into a path.

Parameters:

abs - an absolute path.

rel - a path relative to the absolute path specified.

Returns:

an absolute path formed from the provided paths.

getNewCanonicalPath

public static java.lang.String getNewCanonicalPath(java.lang.String abs,
                                                   java.lang.String rel)
                                            throws java.io.IOException

Convert an absolute plus relative path into a canonical path.

Parameters:

abs - an absolute path.

rel - a path relative to the absolute path specified.

Returns:

a canonical path formed from the provided paths.