FileFactory.java

package co.codewizards.cloudstore.core.oio;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.ServiceLoader;

/**
 * @author Sebastian Schefczyk
 * @author Marco หงุ่ยตระกูล-Schulze - marco at codewizards dot co
 */
public interface FileFactory {

	/** Priority of use. Used after getting more than one services fetched by
	 * {@link ServiceLoader#load}. The one with the highest priority wins. */
	int getPriority();

	File createFile(final String pathname);

	File createFile(final String parent, final String child);

	File createFile(final File parent, final String child);

	File createFile(final java.io.File file);

	File createFile(final URI uri);


	File createTempDirectory(String prefix) throws IOException;

	File createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix) throws IOException;

	File createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix, File parentDir) throws IOException;

	File[] listRootFiles();
}