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package com.compendium.core.datamodel;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import com.compendium.core.CoreUtilities;
/**
* Models a linked file which resides in the local file system.
* @author Sebastian Ehrich, modified by Michelle Bachler
*/
public abstract class LinkedFileFileSystem extends LinkedFile {
/**
* Constructor which builds a new LinkedFileFileSystem object
* from a path string.
* @param path the path of the file
*/
public LinkedFileFileSystem(String path) {
super(path);
}
/**
* @see com.compendium.core.datamodel.LinkedFile#exportFile(java.io.File)
*/
@Override
public File exportFile(File destDir) throws IOException{
if(!destDir.isDirectory())
throw new IOException("Given argument is not a directory.");
File inputFile, outputFile;
inputFile = new File(filePath);
outputFile = new File(destDir, fileName);
if(!inputFile.exists())
throw new IOException("Referenced file doest not exist.");
if(outputFile.exists())
throw new IOException("Output file already exists.");
CoreUtilities.copyFile(inputFile, outputFile);
return outputFile;
}
/**
* @see com.compendium.core.datamodel.LinkedFile#delete()
*/
@Override
public boolean delete() {
return (new File(filePath)).delete();
}
}