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17  package org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider;
18  
19  import java.io.File;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileName;
22  import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileObject;
23  import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException;
24  import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemManager;
25  import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemOptions;
26  
27  /**
28   * Allows VFS components to access the services they need, such as the file replicator. A VFS component is supplied with
29   * a context as part of its initialization.
30   *
31   * @see VfsComponent#setContext
32   */
33  public interface VfsComponentContext {
34  
35      /**
36       * Gets the file system manager for the current context.
37       *
38       * @return the file system manager
39       */
40      FileSystemManager getFileSystemManager();
41  
42      /**
43       * Gets a file replicator for the provider to use.
44       *
45       * @return The FileReplicator.
46       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
47       */
48      FileReplicator getReplicator() throws FileSystemException;
49  
50      /**
51       * Gets a temporary file store for the provider to use.
52       *
53       * @return The TemporaryFileStore.
54       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
55       */
56      TemporaryFileStore getTemporaryFileStore() throws FileSystemException;
57  
58      /**
59       * Parses a URI into a FileName.
60       *
61       * @param uri The URI String.
62       * @return The FileName.
63       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
64       */
65      FileName parseURI(String uri) throws FileSystemException;
66  
67      /**
68       * Resolves a file by name. See {@link FileSystemManager#resolveFile(FileObject, String)} for a description of how
69       * this works.
70       *
71       * @param baseFile The base FileObject.
72       * @param name The name of the file to locate.
73       * @param fileSystemOptions The FileSystemOptions.
74       * @return The FileObject for the located file.
75       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
76       */
77      FileObject resolveFile(FileObject baseFile, String name, FileSystemOptions fileSystemOptions)
78              throws FileSystemException;
79  
80      /**
81       * Resolves a file by name. See {@link FileSystemManager#resolveFile( String)} for a description of how this works.
82       *
83       * @param name The name of the file to locate.
84       * @param fileSystemOptions The FileSystemOptions.
85       * @return The FileObject for the located file.
86       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
87       */
88      FileObject resolveFile(String name, FileSystemOptions fileSystemOptions) throws FileSystemException;
89  
90      /**
91       * Returns a {@link FileObject} for a local file.
92       *
93       * @param file The File to convert to a FileObject.
94       * @return the FileObject.
95       * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
96       */
97      FileObject toFileObject(File file) throws FileSystemException;
98  }