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package ratpack.file;

import ratpack.api.Nullable;

import java.nio.file.Path;

/**
 * A file system binding represents a file system location that is used to resolve relative paths.
 *
 * Every exchange has a file system binding available via its service, as every Ratpack app has a file system binding.
 * 
 * The file system binding is used by asset serving handlers, among other places.
 *
 * @see ratpack.handling.Chain#assets(String, String...)
 */
public interface FileSystemBinding {

  /**
   * The actual point on the filesystem that this binding is bound to.
   *
   * @return The actual point on the filesystem that this binding is bound to.
   */
  Path getFile();

  /**
   * Creates a file reference relative to the bind point denoted by the given relative path.
   *
   * Absolute paths are resolved relative to the bind point, not the filesystem root.
   *
   * @param path The relative path from this binding to the desired file
   * @return The file
   */
  @Nullable
  Path file(String path);

  /**
   * Construct a new binding by using the given path as a relative path from this bind point.
   *
   * Absolute paths are resolved relative to the bind point, not the filesystem root.
   * 
   * Prefer using {@link ratpack.handling.Context#file(String)}.
   *
   * @param path The relative path from this binding to the desired binding
   * @return The binding
   */
  FileSystemBinding binding(String path);

}