thredds.inventory

Interface MFileProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

MFileS3.Provider, MFileZip.Provider

public interface MFileProvider

A Service Provider of MFile.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default boolean	canProvide(java.lang.String location) Determine if this Provider can provide an MFile for a given location.
MFile	create(java.lang.String location) Create an MFile from a given location, the file may or may not exist
java.lang.String	getProtocol() The leading protocol string (without a trailing ":").

Method Detail

getProtocol

java.lang.String getProtocol()

The leading protocol string (without a trailing ":").

canProvide

default boolean canProvide(java.lang.String location)

Determine if this Provider can provide an MFile for a given location.

create

@Nonnull
MFile create(java.lang.String location)
               throws java.io.IOException

Create an MFile from a given location, the file may or may not exist

Parameters:

location - location of a file or .

Returns:

MFile

Throws:

java.io.IOException