org.apache.commons.vfs2.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: 1040766 $ $Date: 2010-12-01 02:06:53 +0530 (Wed, 01 Dec 2010) $

Author:

Commons VFS team

Method Summary

Methods

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

Method Detail

replicateFile

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.