org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.modifiedselector
Class PropertiesfileCache

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:
Cache

public class PropertiesfileCache
extends java.lang.Object
implements Cache

Use java.util.Properties for storing the values. The use of this Cache-implementation requires the use of the parameter for defining, where to store the properties file. The ModifiedSelector sets the cachefile to the default value cache.properties. Supported s are:
namevaluesdescriptionrequired
cache.cachefile path to file the name of the properties file yes

Since:
Ant 1.6
Version:
2003-09-13

Constructor Summary
PropertiesfileCache()
          Bean-Constructor.
PropertiesfileCache(java.io.File cachefile)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 void delete()
          Deletes the cache and its underlying file.
 java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)
          Returns a value for a given key from the cache.
 java.io.File getCachefile()
           
 boolean isValid()
          Checks its prerequisites.
 java.util.Iterator iterator()
          Returns an iterator over the keys in the cache.
 void load()
          Loads the cache, must handle not existing cache.
 void put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value)
          Saves a key-value-pair in the cache.
 void save()
          Saves modification of the cache.
 void setCachefile(java.io.File file)
           
 java.lang.String toString()
          Override Object.toString().
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PropertiesfileCache

public PropertiesfileCache()
Bean-Constructor.


PropertiesfileCache

public PropertiesfileCache(java.io.File cachefile)
Constructor.

Parameters:
cachefile - set the cachefile
Method Detail

setCachefile

public void setCachefile(java.io.File file)

getCachefile

public java.io.File getCachefile()

isValid

public boolean isValid()
Description copied from interface: Cache
Checks its prerequisites.

Specified by:
isValid in interface Cache
Returns:
true if all is ok, otherwise false.

load

public void load()
Description copied from interface: Cache
Loads the cache, must handle not existing cache.

Specified by:
load in interface Cache

save

public void save()
Saves modification of the cache. Cache is only saved if there is one ore more entries. Because entries can not be deleted by this API, this Cache implementation checks the existence of entries before creating the file for performance optimisation.

Specified by:
save in interface Cache

delete

public void delete()
Deletes the cache and its underlying file.

Specified by:
delete in interface Cache

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)
Returns a value for a given key from the cache.

Specified by:
get in interface Cache
Parameters:
key - the key
Returns:
the stored value

put

public void put(java.lang.Object key,
                java.lang.Object value)
Saves a key-value-pair in the cache.

Specified by:
put in interface Cache
Parameters:
key - the key
value - the value

iterator

public java.util.Iterator iterator()
Returns an iterator over the keys in the cache.

Specified by:
iterator in interface Cache
Returns:
An iterator over the keys.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Override Object.toString().

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
information about this cache


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