Folder.java

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package org.eclipse.che.ide.api.resources;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

import org.eclipse.che.ide.api.resources.Project.ProjectRequest;
import org.eclipse.che.ide.resource.Path;
import org.eclipse.che.ide.util.NameUtils;

/**
 * Folders may be leaf or non-leaf resources and may contain files and/or other folders. A folder resource is stored as
 * a directory in the local file system.
 * <p/>
 * Folder instance can be obtained by calling {@link Container#getContainer(Path)} or by {@link Container#getChildren(boolean)}.
 * <p/>
 * Note. This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 *
 * @author Vlad Zhukovskyi
 * @since 4.4.0
 */
@Beta
public interface Folder extends Container {

    /**
     * Transforms current folder into {@link Project}.
     * <p/>
     * Calling current method doesn't create configuration immediately. To complete configuration creating method
     * {@link ProjectRequest#send()} should be called. This is immutable operation which produce new {@link Project}.
     * <p/>
     * Example of usage:
     * <pre>
     *     Folder folder = ... ;
     *     ProjectConfig configuration = ... ;
     *
     *     Promise<Project> projectPromise = folder.toProject().withBody(configuration).send();
     *
     *     projectPromise.then(new Operation<Project>() {
     *         public void apply(Project newProject) throws OperationException {
     *              //do something with new project
     *         }
     *     });
     * </pre>
     * <p/>
     * Fires {@link ResourceChangedEvent} with the following {@link ResourceDelta}:
     * Delta kind: {@link ResourceDelta#UPDATED}.
     * Updated resource (instance of {@link Project}) provided by {@link ResourceDelta#getResource()}
     *
     * @return the create project request
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if arguments is not a valid. Reasons include:
     *         <ul>
     *         <li>Invalid project name</li>
     *         <li>Invalid project type</li>
     *         </ul>
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         if creation was failed. Reasons include:
     *         <ul>
     *         <li>Resource already exists</li>
     *         </ul>
     * @see NameUtils#checkProjectName(String)
     * @see ProjectRequest
     * @see ProjectRequest#send()
     * @since @since 4.4.0
     */
    ProjectRequest toProject();
}