FileHelper.java

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package org.openengsb.core.persistence.test.util;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Helper test class to handle files.
 */
public final class FileHelper {

    private FileHelper() {
        // utility classes need no constructor
    }

    /**
     * Creates a temporary directory
     */
    public static File createTempDirectory() throws IOException {
        File temp = File.createTempFile("temp", Long.toString(System.nanoTime()));
        if (!temp.delete()) {
            throw new IOException("Could not delete temp file: " + temp.getAbsolutePath());
        }
        if (!temp.mkdir()) {
            throw new IOException("Could not create temp directory: " + temp.getAbsolutePath());
        }
        return temp;
    }

}