org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider
Interface TemporaryFileStore

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultFileReplicator

public interface TemporaryFileStore

Manages a repository of temporary local files.

Author:
Commons VFS team

Method Summary
 java.io.File allocateFile(java.lang.String basename)
          Allocates a new temporary file.
 

Method Detail

allocateFile

java.io.File allocateFile(java.lang.String basename)
                          throws FileSystemException
Allocates a new temporary file. The file (and all its descendents) will be deleted when this store is closed.

Parameters:
basename - The name of the file.
Returns:
The temporary file.
Throws:
FileSystemException - if an error occurs.