org.apache.commons.vfs.provider
Interface FileReplicator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFileReplicator, PrivilegedFileReplicator

public interface FileReplicator

Responsible for making local replicas of files.

A file replicator may also implement VfsComponent.

Version:

$Revision: 480428 $ $Date: 2006-11-29 07:15:24 +0100 (Mi, 29 Nov 2006) $

Author:

Adam Murdoch

Method Summary

File	replicateFile(FileObject srcFile, FileSelector selector) Creates a local copy of the file, and all its descendents.

Method Detail

replicateFile

public File replicateFile(FileObject srcFile,
                          FileSelector selector)
                   throws FileSystemException

Creates a local copy of the file, and all its descendents.

Parameters:

srcFile - The file to copy.

selector - Selects the files to copy.

Returns:

The local copy of the source file.

Throws:

FileSystemException - If the source files does not exist, or on error copying.