de.smartics.util.io
Interface StreamHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DirectoryStreamHandler, MemoryStreamHandler

public interface StreamHandler

Provides access to streams to read from and write to a destination. This is a simple method to abstract access to the file system.

Method Summary

InputStream	openToRead(String resourceId) Opens a stream to the given resource for reading.
OutputStream	openToWrite(String resourceId) Opens a stream to the given resource for writing.

Method Detail

openToRead

InputStream openToRead(String resourceId)
                       throws IOException

Opens a stream to the given resource for reading.

Parameters:

resourceId - the identifier of the resource that should be opened.

Returns:

the stream to the resource.

Throws:

IOException - on any problem opening the resource.

openToWrite

OutputStream openToWrite(String resourceId)
                         throws IOException

Opens a stream to the given resource for writing.

Parameters:

resourceId - the identifier of the resource that should be opened.

Returns:

the stream to the resource.

Throws:

IOException - on any problem opening the resource.