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25 
26 package java.nio.file;
27 
28 import java.nio.file.attribute.*;
29 import java.io.IOException;
30 
31 /**
32  * Storage for files. A {@code FileStore} represents a storage pool, device,
33  * partition, volume, concrete file system or other implementation specific means
34  * of file storage. The {@code FileStore} for where a file is stored is obtained
35  * by invoking the {@link Files#getFileStore getFileStore} method, or all file
36  * stores can be enumerated by invoking the {@link FileSystem#getFileStores
37  * getFileStores} method.
38  *
39  * <p> In addition to the methods defined by this class, a file store may support
40  * one or more {@link FileStoreAttributeView FileStoreAttributeView} classes
41  * that provide a read-only or updatable view of a set of file store attributes.
42  *
43  * @since 1.7
44  */
45 
46 public abstract class FileStore {
47 
48     /**
49      * Initializes a new instance of this class.
50      */
FileStore()51     protected FileStore() {
52     }
53 
54     /**
55      * Returns the name of this file store. The format of the name is highly
56      * implementation specific. It will typically be the name of the storage
57      * pool or volume.
58      *
59      * <p> The string returned by this method may differ from the string
60      * returned by the {@link Object#toString() toString} method.
61      *
62      * @return  the name of this file store
63      */
name()64     public abstract String name();
65 
66     /**
67      * Returns the <em>type</em> of this file store. The format of the string
68      * returned by this method is highly implementation specific. It may
69      * indicate, for example, the format used or if the file store is local
70      * or remote.
71      *
72      * @return  a string representing the type of this file store
73      */
type()74     public abstract String type();
75 
76     /**
77      * Tells whether this file store is read-only. A file store is read-only if
78      * it does not support write operations or other changes to files. Any
79      * attempt to create a file, open an existing file for writing etc. causes
80      * an {@code IOException} to be thrown.
81      *
82      * @return  {@code true} if, and only if, this file store is read-only
83      */
isReadOnly()84     public abstract boolean isReadOnly();
85 
86     /**
87      * Returns the size, in bytes, of the file store.
88      *
89      * @return  the size of the file store, in bytes
90      *
91      * @throws  IOException
92      *          if an I/O error occurs
93      */
getTotalSpace()94     public abstract long getTotalSpace() throws IOException;
95 
96     /**
97      * Returns the number of bytes available to this Java virtual machine on the
98      * file store.
99      *
100      * <p> The returned number of available bytes is a hint, but not a
101      * guarantee, that it is possible to use most or any of these bytes.  The
102      * number of usable bytes is most likely to be accurate immediately
103      * after the space attributes are obtained. It is likely to be made inaccurate
104      * by any external I/O operations including those made on the system outside
105      * of this Java virtual machine.
106      *
107      * @return  the number of bytes available
108      *
109      * @throws  IOException
110      *          if an I/O error occurs
111      */
getUsableSpace()112     public abstract long getUsableSpace() throws IOException;
113 
114     /**
115      * Returns the number of unallocated bytes in the file store.
116      *
117      * <p> The returned number of unallocated bytes is a hint, but not a
118      * guarantee, that it is possible to use most or any of these bytes.  The
119      * number of unallocated bytes is most likely to be accurate immediately
120      * after the space attributes are obtained. It is likely to be
121      * made inaccurate by any external I/O operations including those made on
122      * the system outside of this virtual machine.
123      *
124      * @return  the number of unallocated bytes
125      *
126      * @throws  IOException
127      *          if an I/O error occurs
128      */
getUnallocatedSpace()129     public abstract long getUnallocatedSpace() throws IOException;
130 
131     /**
132      * Tells whether or not this file store supports the file attributes
133      * identified by the given file attribute view.
134      *
135      * <p> Invoking this method to test if the file store supports {@link
136      * BasicFileAttributeView} will always return {@code true}. In the case of
137      * the default provider, this method cannot guarantee to give the correct
138      * result when the file store is not a local storage device. The reasons for
139      * this are implementation specific and therefore unspecified.
140      *
141      * @param   type
142      *          the file attribute view type
143      *
144      * @return  {@code true} if, and only if, the file attribute view is
145      *          supported
146      */
supportsFileAttributeView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> type)147     public abstract boolean supportsFileAttributeView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> type);
148 
149     /**
150      * Tells whether or not this file store supports the file attributes
151      * identified by the given file attribute view.
152      *
153      * <p> Invoking this method to test if the file store supports {@link
154      * BasicFileAttributeView}, identified by the name "{@code basic}" will
155      * always return {@code true}. In the case of the default provider, this
156      * method cannot guarantee to give the correct result when the file store is
157      * not a local storage device. The reasons for this are implementation
158      * specific and therefore unspecified.
159      *
160      * @param   name
161      *          the {@link FileAttributeView#name name} of file attribute view
162      *
163      * @return  {@code true} if, and only if, the file attribute view is
164      *          supported
165      */
supportsFileAttributeView(String name)166     public abstract boolean supportsFileAttributeView(String name);
167 
168     /**
169      * Returns a {@code FileStoreAttributeView} of the given type.
170      *
171      * <p> This method is intended to be used where the file store attribute
172      * view defines type-safe methods to read or update the file store attributes.
173      * The {@code type} parameter is the type of the attribute view required and
174      * the method returns an instance of that type if supported.
175      *
176      * @param   <V>
177      *          The {@code FileStoreAttributeView} type
178      * @param   type
179      *          the {@code Class} object corresponding to the attribute view
180      *
181      * @return  a file store attribute view of the specified type or
182      *          {@code null} if the attribute view is not available
183      */
184     public abstract <V extends FileStoreAttributeView> V
getFileStoreAttributeView(Class<V> type)185         getFileStoreAttributeView(Class<V> type);
186 
187     /**
188      * Reads the value of a file store attribute.
189      *
190      * <p> The {@code attribute} parameter identifies the attribute to be read
191      * and takes the form:
192      * <blockquote>
193      * <i>view-name</i><b>:</b><i>attribute-name</i>
194      * </blockquote>
195      * where the character {@code ':'} stands for itself.
196      *
197      * <p> <i>view-name</i> is the {@link FileStoreAttributeView#name name} of
198      * a {@link FileStore AttributeView} that identifies a set of file attributes.
199      * <i>attribute-name</i> is the name of the attribute.
200      *
201      * <p> <b>Usage Example:</b>
202      * Suppose we want to know if ZFS compression is enabled (assuming the "zfs"
203      * view is supported):
204      * <pre>
205      *    boolean compression = (Boolean)fs.getAttribute("zfs:compression");
206      * </pre>
207      *
208      * @param   attribute
209      *          the attribute to read
210 
211      * @return  the attribute value; {@code null} may be a valid valid for some
212      *          attributes
213      *
214      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
215      *          if the attribute view is not available or it does not support
216      *          reading the attribute
217      * @throws  IOException
218      *          if an I/O error occurs
219      */
getAttribute(String attribute)220     public abstract Object getAttribute(String attribute) throws IOException;
221 }
222