com.aoindustries.io

Class TempFileList

java.lang.Object

com.aoindustries.io.TempFileList

public class TempFileList
extends Object

Manages a set of temporary files. When a context is completed, all temporary files created within that context may be deleted by calling delete on its list.

For example, a context might be the lifecycle of serving one HTTP request. Once the request has been completed, any temporary files created should be cleaned-up immediately instead of waiting an indeterminate amount of time for

Author:

AO Industries, Inc.

See Also:

TempFile

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TempFileList(String prefix)
TempFileList(String prefix, String suffix)
TempFileList(String prefix, String suffix, File directory)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TempFile	createTempFile() Creates a new temp file while adding it to the list of files that will be explicitely deleted when this list is deleted.
void	delete() Deletes all of the underlying temp files immediately.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TempFileList

public TempFileList(String prefix)
             throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

TempFileList

public TempFileList(String prefix,
                    String suffix)
             throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

TempFileList

public TempFileList(String prefix,
                    String suffix,
                    File directory)
             throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

createTempFile

public TempFile createTempFile()
                        throws IOException

Creates a new temp file while adding it to the list of files that will be explicitely deleted when this list is deleted.

Throws:

IOException

delete

public void delete()
            throws IOException

Deletes all of the underlying temp files immediately. This list may still be used for additional temp files.

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

TempFile.delete()