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17 package org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider;
18
19 import java.io.File;
20
21 import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileObject;
22 import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException;
23
24 /**
25 * A file provider which handles local files.
26 */
27 public interface LocalFileProvider extends FileProvider {
28
29 /**
30 * Determines if a name is an absolute file name.
31 * <p>
32 * TODO - Move this to a general file name parser interface.
33 * </p>
34 *
35 * @param name The name to test.
36 * @return true if the name is absolute.
37 */
38 boolean isAbsoluteLocalName(final String name);
39
40 /**
41 * Finds a local file, from its local name.
42 *
43 * @param name The name of the file to locate.
44 * @return The FileObject for the file.
45 * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
46 */
47 FileObject findLocalFile(final String name) throws FileSystemException;
48
49 /**
50 * Converts from java.io.File to FileObject.
51 *
52 * @param file The File for the file.
53 * @return The FileObject for the file.
54 * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
55 */
56 FileObject findLocalFile(final File file) throws FileSystemException;
57 }