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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 feilong
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.feilong.lib.springframework.core.io;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Interface for a resource descriptor that abstracts from the actual
 * type of underlying resource, such as a file or class path resource.
 * 
 * 
 * An InputStream can be opened for every resource if it exists in
 * physical form, but a URL or File handle can just be returned for
 * certain resources. The actual behavior is implementation-specific.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see #getInputStream()
 * @see #getURL()
 * @see #getURI()
 * @see #getFile()
 * @see WritableResource
 * @see ContextResource
 * @see UrlResource
 * @see ClassPathResource
 * @see FileSystemResource
 * @see PathResource
 * @see ByteArrayResource
 * @see InputStreamResource
 * @since 28.12.2003
 */
public interface Resource extends InputStreamSource{

    /**
     * Determine whether this resource actually exists in physical form.
     * 

     * This method performs a definitive existence check, whereas the
     * existence of a {@code Resource} handle only guarantees a valid
     * descriptor handle.
     *
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    boolean exists();

    /**
     * Indicate whether the contents of this resource can be read via
     * {@link #getInputStream()}.
     * 

     * Will be {@code true} for typical resource descriptors;
     * note that actual content reading may still fail when attempted.
     * However, a value of {@code false} is a definitive indication
     * that the resource content cannot be read.
     *
     * @return true, if is readable
     * @see #getInputStream()
     */
    boolean isReadable();

    /**
     * Indicate whether this resource represents a handle with an open stream.
     * If {@code true}, the InputStream cannot be read multiple times,
     * and must be read and closed to avoid resource leaks.
     * 

     * Will be {@code false} for typical resource descriptors.
     *
     * @return true, if is open
     */
    boolean isOpen();

    /**
     * Return a URL handle for this resource.
     *
     * @return the url
     * @throws IOException
     *             if the resource cannot be resolved as URL,
     *             i.e. if the resource is not available as descriptor
     */
    URL getURL() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Return a URI handle for this resource.
     *
     * @return the uri
     * @throws IOException
     *             if the resource cannot be resolved as URI,
     *             i.e. if the resource is not available as descriptor
     * @since 2.5
     */
    URI getURI() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Return a File handle for this resource.
     *
     * @return the file
     * @throws IOException
     *             in case of general resolution/reading failures
     * @see #getInputStream()
     */
    File getFile() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Determine the content length for this resource.
     *
     * @return the long
     * @throws IOException
     *             if the resource cannot be resolved
     *             (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
     */
    long contentLength() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Determine the last-modified timestamp for this resource.
     *
     * @return the long
     * @throws IOException
     *             if the resource cannot be resolved
     *             (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
     */
    long lastModified() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Create a resource relative to this resource.
     * 
     * @param relativePath
     *            the relative path (relative to this resource)
     * @return the resource handle for the relative resource
     * @throws IOException
     *             if the relative resource cannot be determined
     */
    Resource createRelative(String relativePath) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Determine a filename for this resource, i.e. typically the last
     * part of the path: for example, "myfile.txt".
     * 

     * Returns {@code null} if this type of resource does not
     * have a filename.
     *
     * @return the filename
     */
    String getFilename();

    /**
     * Return a description for this resource,
     * to be used for error output when working with the resource.
     * 
     * Implementations are also encouraged to return this value
     * from their {@code toString} method.
     *
     * @return the description
     * @see Object#toString()
     */
    String getDescription();

}