Files.java

/*
 * Copyright 2012 Adam Murdoch
 *
 *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package net.rubygrapefruit.platform;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Functions to query and modify files. There are several sub-types of this interface that allow access to
 * platform specific file features.
 */
public interface Files extends NativeIntegration {
    /**
     * Returns basic information about the given file. Returns whatever file details can be efficiently calculated
     * in a single system call, which can be more efficient that querying these details separately.
     *
     * <p>When the file references a symlink, details about the symlink is returned, not the target of the symlink.
     *
     * @return Details of the file. Returns details with type {@link FileInfo.Type#Missing} for a file that does not
     * exist.
     * @throws NativeException On failure.
     */
    @ThreadSafe
    FileInfo stat(File file) throws NativeException;
}