HandleSupport.java

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package org.opencastproject.mediapackage.identifier;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Utility class used to deal with handle identifiers.
 */
public final class HandleSupport {

  /** Disable constructing this utility class */
  private HandleSupport() {
  }

  /**
   * Converts the handle into a valid path name by replacing forward slashes with dots.
   *
   * @param handle
   *          the handle identifier
   * @return the pathname
   */
  public static String toPath(Handle handle) {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(handle.getNamingAuthority());
    buf.append("/");
    buf.append(File.separatorChar);
    buf.append(handle.getLocalName().replace('/', File.separatorChar));
    return buf.toString();
  }

}