Interface ResourceManager

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable
All Known Implementing Classes:
CachingResourceManager, ClassPathResourceManager, FileResourceManager, PathResourceManager

public interface ResourceManager extends Closeable
Representation of a resource manager. A resource manager knows how to obtain a resource for a given path.
Author:
Stuart Douglas
  • Field Details

    • EMPTY_RESOURCE_MANAGER

      static final ResourceManager EMPTY_RESOURCE_MANAGER
  • Method Details

    • getResource

      Resource getResource(String path) throws IOException
      Returns a resource for the given path. It is the responsibility of the called to make sure that the path in Canonicalised.
      Parameters:
      path - The path
      Returns:
      The resource representing the path, or null if no resource was found.
      Throws:
      IOException
    • isResourceChangeListenerSupported

      boolean isResourceChangeListenerSupported()
      Returns:
      true if a resource change listener is supported
    • registerResourceChangeListener

      void registerResourceChangeListener(ResourceChangeListener listener)
      Registers a resource change listener, if the underlying resource manager support it
      Parameters:
      listener - The listener to register
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - If resource change listeners are not supported
    • removeResourceChangeListener

      void removeResourceChangeListener(ResourceChangeListener listener)
      Removes a resource change listener
      Parameters:
      listener -