CoreUtility.java

package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.util;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IContainer;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;

/**
 * @author Evgen Vidolob
 */
public class CoreUtility {

    /**
     * Creates a folder and all parent folders if not existing.
     * Project must exist.
     * <code> org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.ContainerGenerator</code> is too heavy
     * (creates a runnable)
     * @param folder the folder to create
     * @param force a flag controlling how to deal with resources that
     *    are not in sync with the local file system
     * @param local a flag controlling whether or not the folder will be local
     *    after the creation
     * @param monitor the progress monitor
     * @throws CoreException thrown if the creation failed
     */
    public static void createFolder(IFolder folder, boolean force, boolean local, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
        if (!folder.exists()) {
            IContainer parent= folder.getParent();
            if (parent instanceof IFolder) {
                createFolder((IFolder)parent, force, local, null);
            }
            folder.create(force, local, monitor);
        }
    }
}