Package org.eclipse.rdf4j.common.platform

Interface Platform

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractPlatform, DefaultPlatform, MacOSXPlatform, PlatformBase, PosixGnomePlatform, PosixKDEPlatform, PosixPlatform, WindowsPlatform
public interface Platform
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 Details

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Get a descriptive name for this platform.
      Returns:
      name of the platform

    • getOSApplicationDataDir

      File getOSApplicationDataDir()
      Returns the operating system dependent application data directory.
      Returns:
      application directory

    • getOSApplicationDataDir

      File getOSApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
      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

      File getUserHome()
      Returns the directory for the current user.
      Returns:
      the current user home directory

    • getApplicationDataDir

      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.
      Returns:
      the Aduna-specific application data directory

    • getApplicationDataDir

      File getApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
      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:

    • getRelativeApplicationDataDir

      String getRelativeApplicationDataDir(String applicationName)
      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

      boolean dataDirPreserveCase()
      Check if case is preserved
      Returns:
      boolean

    • dataDirReplaceWhitespace

      boolean dataDirReplaceWhitespace()
      Check if whitespace is replaced
      Returns:
      boolean

    • dataDirReplaceColon

      boolean dataDirReplaceColon()
      Check if colon is replaced
      Returns:
      boolean