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package org.frameworkset.util.io;

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




/**
 * <p>Title: Resource.java</p> 
 * <p>Description: </p>
 * <p>bboss workgroup</p>
 * <p>Copyright (c) 2007</p>
 * @Date 2010-9-24 下午05:35:02
 * @author biaoping.yin
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface Resource extends InputStreamSource {

	/**
	 * Return whether this resource actually exists in physical form.
	 * <p>This method performs a definitive existence check, whereas the
	 * existence of a <code>Resource</code> handle only guarantees a
	 * valid descriptor handle.
	 */
	boolean exists();

	/**
	 * Return whether the contents of this resource can be read,
	 * e.g. via {@link #getInputStream()} or {@link #getFile()}.
	 * <p>Will be <code>true</code> for typical resource descriptors;
	 * note that actual content reading may still fail when attempted.
	 * However, a value of <code>false</code> is a definitive indication
	 * that the resource content cannot be read.
	 */
	boolean isReadable();

	/**
	 * Return whether this resource represents a handle with an open
	 * stream. If true, the InputStream cannot be read multiple times,
	 * and must be read and closed to avoid resource leaks.
	 * <p>Will be <code>false</code> for typical resource descriptors.
	 */
	boolean isOpen();

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

	/**
	 * Return a File handle for this resource.
	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute
	 * file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system
	 */
	File getFile() throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Determine the last-modified timestamp for this resource.
	 * @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;

	/**
	 * Return a filename for this resource, i.e. typically the last
	 * part of the path: for example, "myfile.txt".
	 */
	String getFilename();

	/**
	 * Return a description for this resource,
	 * to be used for error output when working with the resource.
	 * <p>Implementations are also encouraged to return this value
	 * from their <code>toString</code> method.
	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
	 */
	String getDescription();
	
	/**
	 * Determine the content length for this resource.
	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved
	 * (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
	 */
	long contentLength() throws IOException;
	void release();

}
