org.quattor.pan.output

Class FormatterUtils

java.lang.Object

org.quattor.pan.output.FormatterUtils

public class FormatterUtils
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormatterUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	createParentDirectories(File file) Creates parent directories of the given file.
static Formatter	getDefaultFormatterInstance() This method returns the default formatter to use if the user does not specify one explicitly.
static Formatter	getFormatterInstance(String name) This method maps a formatter name to a Formatter instance.
static void	setOutputTimestamp(File absolutePath, long timestamp) Sets the modification time of the given file to the given timestamp.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatterUtils

public FormatterUtils()

Method Detail

getFormatterInstance

public static Formatter getFormatterInstance(String name)

This method maps a formatter name to a Formatter instance. If the formatter name is unknown, then null will be returned. The name comparison ignores the case of the given name.

Parameters:

name - name of the formatter

Returns:

Formatter instance corresponding to the name or null if the formatter name is unknown

getDefaultFormatterInstance

public static Formatter getDefaultFormatterInstance()

This method returns the default formatter to use if the user does not specify one explicitly.

Returns:

default Formatter for output files

createParentDirectories

public static void createParentDirectories(File file)

Creates parent directories of the given file. The file must be absolute.

Parameters:

file -

Throws:

SystemException - if directory or directories cannot be created

setOutputTimestamp

public static void setOutputTimestamp(File absolutePath,
                      long timestamp)

Sets the modification time of the given file to the given timestamp. Errors are silently ignored.

Parameters:

absolutePath -

timestamp -