All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPlatform, DefaultPlatform, MacOSXPlatform, PlatformBase, PosixGnomePlatform, PosixKDEPlatform, PosixPlatform, WindowsPlatform
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public interface Platform
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The Platform interface defines methods that are expected to differ slightly between operating systems, e.g. methods for opening local files, storing application data, etc.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String APPDATA_BASEDIR_PROPERTY

static String OLD_DATADIR_PROPERTY
Deprecated.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`dataDirPreserveCase()`	Check if case is preserved
`boolean`	`dataDirReplaceColon()`	Check if colon is replaced
`boolean`	`dataDirReplaceWhitespace()`	Check if whitespace is replaced
`File`	`getApplicationDataDir()`	Returns the directory in which Aduna applications can store their application-dependent data, returns 'getOSApplicationDataDir' unless the system property "aduna.platform.applicationdata.dir" has been set.
`File`	`getApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)`	Returns the directory in which a specific application can store all its application-dependent data.
`String`	`getName()`	Get a descriptive name for this platform.
`File`	`getOSApplicationDataDir()`	Returns the operating system dependent application data directory.
`File`	`getOSApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)`	Returns the operating system dependent application data directory.
`String`	`getRelativeApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)`	Get the directory relative to getApplicationDataDir() for the specified application.
`File`	`getUserHome()`	Returns the directory for the current user.

- Field Detail
  - APPDATA_BASEDIR_PROPERTY
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static final String APPDATA_BASEDIR_PROPERTY
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    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - OLD_DATADIR_PROPERTY
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@Deprecated
static final String OLD_DATADIR_PROPERTY
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    Deprecated.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getName
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String getName()
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    Get a descriptive name for this platform.
    
    Returns:
    
    name of the platform
  - getOSApplicationDataDir
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File getOSApplicationDataDir()
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    Returns the operating system dependent application data directory.
    
    Returns:
    
    application directory
  - getOSApplicationDataDir
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File getOSApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
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    Returns the operating system dependent application data directory. This will be a sub-directory of the directory returned by the no-argument version of this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    applicationName - name of the application
    
    Returns:
    
    application directory
  - getUserHome
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File getUserHome()
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    Returns the directory for the current user.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current user home directory
  - getApplicationDataDir
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File getApplicationDataDir()
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    Returns the directory in which Aduna applications can store their application-dependent data, returns 'getOSApplicationDataDir' unless the system property "aduna.platform.applicationdata.dir" has been set.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Aduna-specific application data directory
  - getApplicationDataDir
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File getApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
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    Returns the directory in which a specific application can store all its application-dependent data. This will be a sub-directory of the directory returned by the no-argument version of this method. Note: the directory might not exist yet.
    
    Parameters:
    
    applicationName - the name of the application for which to determine the directory
    
    Returns:
    
    an application-specific data directory
    
    See Also:
    
    getApplicationDataDir()
  - getRelativeApplicationDataDir
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String getRelativeApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
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    Get the directory relative to getApplicationDataDir() for the specified application.
    
    Parameters:
    
    applicationName - the name of the application
    
    Returns:
    
    the directory relative to getApplicationDataDir() for the specified application
  - dataDirPreserveCase
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boolean dataDirPreserveCase()
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    Check if case is preserved
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - dataDirReplaceWhitespace
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boolean dataDirReplaceWhitespace()
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    Check if whitespace is replaced
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - dataDirReplaceColon
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boolean dataDirReplaceColon()
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    Check if colon is replaced
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`APPDATA_BASEDIR_PROPERTY`
`static String`	`OLD_DATADIR_PROPERTY`	Deprecated.

Interface Platform

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

APPDATA_BASEDIR_PROPERTY

OLD_DATADIR_PROPERTY

Method Detail

getName

getOSApplicationDataDir

getOSApplicationDataDir

getUserHome

getApplicationDataDir

getApplicationDataDir

getRelativeApplicationDataDir

dataDirPreserveCase

dataDirReplaceWhitespace

dataDirReplaceColon