auxtestlib

Class FileContentWorker

java.lang.Object

auxtestlib.FileContentWorker

public final class FileContentWorker
extends Object

Utility class with methods to help dealing with text files.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	files_equal(File f1, File f2) Checks that two files are equal.
static byte[]	read_contents_bin(File binFile) Obtains the contents of a file as a binary array.
static String	read_contents(File file) Reads a file's contents.
static byte[]	read_resource_bin(String name) Reads a file's contents as binary data (the file is expected to be a resource).
static String	read_resource(Class<?> cls, String name) Reads a file's contents (the file is expected to be a resource).
static String	read_resource(String name) Reads a file's contents (the file is expected to be a resource).
static void	set_contents_bin(File f, byte[] data) Changes the contents of a file (or creates a new file if it doesn't exist).
static void	set_contents(File f, String s) Changes the contents of a file (or creates a new file if it doesn't exist).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

read_contents

public static String read_contents(File file)
                            throws IOException

Reads a file's contents.

Parameters:

file - the file

Returns:

a string with the whole file's contents

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the file

read_contents_bin

public static byte[] read_contents_bin(File binFile)
                                throws IOException

Obtains the contents of a file as a binary array.

Parameters:

binFile - the file

Returns:

an array with the file's contents

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the file

set_contents

public static void set_contents(File f,
                                String s)
                         throws IOException

Changes the contents of a file (or creates a new file if it doesn't exist).

Parameters:

f - the file to change

s - the file's new contents

Throws:

IOException - failed to write the file

set_contents_bin

public static void set_contents_bin(File f,
                                    byte[] data)
                             throws IOException

Changes the contents of a file (or creates a new file if it doesn't exist).

Parameters:

f - the file to change

data - the new file's contents

Throws:

IOException - failed to write the file

read_resource

public static String read_resource(String name)
                            throws IOException

Reads a file's contents (the file is expected to be a resource).

Parameters:

name - the resource name

Returns:

the resource's contents as a string

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the resource

read_resource

public static String read_resource(Class<?> cls,
                                   String name)
                            throws IOException

Reads a file's contents (the file is expected to be a resource).

Parameters:

cls - a class defining the package where the resource is located

name - the resource name

Returns:

the resource's contents as a string

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the resource

read_resource_bin

public static byte[] read_resource_bin(String name)
                                throws IOException

Reads a file's contents as binary data (the file is expected to be a resource).

Parameters:

name - the resource name

Returns:

the resource's contents

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the resource

files_equal

public static boolean files_equal(File f1,
                                  File f2)
                           throws IOException

Checks that two files are equal.

Parameters:

f1 - first file

f2 - second file

Returns:

are the files equal?

Throws:

IOException - failed to read the files