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17 package org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider;
18
19 import java.io.File;
20
21 import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException;
22
23 /**
24 * Manages a repository of temporary local files.
25 */
26 public interface TemporaryFileStore {
27
28 /**
29 * Allocates a new temporary file. The file (and all its descendants) will be deleted when this store is closed.
30 *
31 * @param basename The name of the file.
32 * @return The temporary file.
33 * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
34 */
35 File allocateFile(String basename) throws FileSystemException;
36 }