net.anotheria.util.resource

Interface ResourceLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassPathResourceLoader, FileResourceLoader

public interface ResourceLoader

General interface for loading data from physically existed resource. Possible implementation: from class path, from file system, URL etc.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getContent(String resourceName) Returns text content of a resource
long	getLastChangeTimestamp(String resourceName) Returns timestamp of last resource modification
boolean	isAvailable(String resourceName) Returns whether resource with given name can be loaded

Method Detail

isAvailable

boolean isAvailable(String resourceName)

Returns whether resource with given name can be loaded

Parameters:

resourceName - the name of a resource to load

Returns:

true if resource with given name can be loaded

getLastChangeTimestamp

long getLastChangeTimestamp(String resourceName)
                            throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns timestamp of last resource modification

Parameters:

resourceName -

Returns:

timestamp of last resource modification

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource with such name is not available

getContent

String getContent(String resourceName)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns text content of a resource

Parameters:

resourceName -

Returns:

text content

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource with such name is not available