org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs

Interface FileSystemFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

RepositoryConfig, SearchConfig, VersioningConfig, WorkspaceConfig

public interface FileSystemFactory

Factory interface for creating FileSystem instances. Used to decouple the repository internals from the repository configuration mechanism.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FileSystem	getFileSystem() Creates, initializes, and returns a FileSystem instance for use by the repository.

Method Detail

getFileSystem

FileSystem getFileSystem()
                  throws RepositoryException

Creates, initializes, and returns a FileSystem instance for use by the repository. Note that no information is passed from the client, so all required configuration information must be encapsulated in the factory.

Returns:

initialized file system

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the file system can not be created