Package org.odpi.openmetadata.adapters.connectors.datastore.basicfile

Interface BasicFileStore

All Known Subinterfaces:

CSVFileStore

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicFileStoreConnector, BasicFolderConnector, CSVFileStoreConnector, DataFolderConnector

public interface BasicFileStore

BasicFileStore defines the interface to access a file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Date	getCreationDate()	Return the creation date for the file.
File	getFile()	Return the Java File object that provides access to the file.
long	getFileLength()	Return the number of bytes in the file
String	getFileName()	Return the name of the file to read.
Date	getLastAccessDate()	Return the last access date for the file.
Date	getLastUpdateDate()	Return the last update date for the file.

Method Details

getFile

File getFile()
      throws FileException

Return the Java File object that provides access to the file.

Returns:

File object

Throws:

FileException - unable to locate the file

getFileLength

long getFileLength()
            throws FileException

Return the number of bytes in the file

Returns:

number

Throws:

FileException - unable to locate the file

getFileName

String getFileName()
            throws FileException,
FileReadException

Return the name of the file to read.

Returns:

file name

Throws:

FileException - a problem accessing the file

FileReadException - - the file name is null, the file does not exist, or is a directory or is not readable.

getCreationDate

Date getCreationDate()
              throws FileException,
FileReadException

Return the creation date for the file.

Returns:

Date object

Throws:

FileException - a problem accessing the file

FileReadException - - the file name is null, the file does not exist, or is a directory or is not readable.

getLastUpdateDate

Date getLastUpdateDate()
                throws FileException,
FileReadException

Return the last update date for the file.

Returns:

Date object

Throws:

FileException - a problem accessing the file

FileReadException - - the file name is null, the file does not exist, or is a directory or is not readable.

getLastAccessDate

Date getLastAccessDate()
                throws FileException,
FileReadException

Return the last access date for the file.

Returns:

Date object

Throws:

FileException - a problem accessing the file

FileReadException - - the file name is null, the file does not exist, or is a directory or is not readable.