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package org.cobraparser.io;

/**
 * Represents client-side storage with quota restrictions. A clientlet engine
 * will typically provide an instance of this interface per host. A manged store
 * manages instances of {@link ManagedFile}. The path to a
 * managed file is a Unix-style path, using forward slashes, with '/'
 * representing the root directory of the managed store. So each managed store
 * is similar to a small file system accessible only by a particular domain.
 *
 * @see ManagedFile
 * @see org.cobraparser.clientlet.ClientletContext#getManagedStore()
 */
public interface ManagedStore {
  /**
   * Gets a ManagedFile instance for the given managed path. Directories in the
   * path are separated by "/".
   *
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   */
  public ManagedFile getManagedFile(String path) throws java.io.IOException;

  /**
   * Gets a ManagedFile relative to a given parent. Directories in the relative
   * path are separated by "/".
   *
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   */
  public ManagedFile getManagedFile(ManagedFile parent, String relativePath) throws java.io.IOException;

  /**
   * Gets the top-level directory of the managed store.
   */
  public ManagedFile getRootManagedDirectory() throws java.io.IOException;

  /**
   * Gets the managed store quota.
   */
  public long getQuota();

  /**
   * Gets an approximation of the number of bytes currently used up in
   * the managed store.
   *
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   */
  public long getSize() throws java.io.IOException;

  /**
   * Saves a serializable object at the given managed file path.
   *
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   */
  public void saveObject(String path, java.io.Serializable object) throws java.io.IOException;

  /**
   * Retrieves a serializable object. If the file identified by
   * path does not exist, this method returns null.
   *
   * @param path
   *          Managed path to the object file.
   * @param classLoader
   *          A class loader that can load the expected object type.
   * @return An object unserialized from managed file data.
   * @throws java.io.IOException
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException
   */
  public Object retrieveObject(String path, ClassLoader classLoader) throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException;

  /**
   * @deprecated Use {@link #retrieveObject(String, ClassLoader)}.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public Object retrieveObject(String path) throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
}