com.communote.common.io

Class FileHelper

java.lang.Object

com.communote.common.io.FileHelper

public class FileHelper
extends Object

Author:

Communote GmbH - http://www.communote.com/

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String[]	tail(String pathToFile, int lines) Adapted code from http://stackoverflow.com/a/7322581/1165132 Inspired by http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=572557
static File	validateDir(File dir) Validates that the resolved directory exists and is a directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

tail

public static String[] tail(String pathToFile,
                            int lines)

Adapted code from http://stackoverflow.com/a/7322581/1165132
Inspired by http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=572557

Parameters:

pathToFile - Path to the file.

lines - Number of lines to read,

Returns:

The lines as String array.

validateDir

public static File validateDir(File dir)
                        throws FileNotFoundException

Validates that the resolved directory exists and is a directory. If it not exists it is created.

Parameters:

dir - the directory to validate

Returns:

the validated directory

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the validation failed