org.cryptacular.io

Class URLResource

java.lang.Object

org.cryptacular.io.URLResource

All Implemented Interfaces:

Resource

public class URLResource
extends Object
implements Resource

Describes a (presumably remote) resource accessible via URL.

Author:

Middleware Services

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
URLResource(URL url) Creates a new URL resource.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	getInputStream() Gets an input stream around the resource.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URLResource

public URLResource(URL url)

Creates a new URL resource.

Parameters:

url - Non-null URL where resource is located.

Method Detail

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException

Description copied from interface: Resource

Gets an input stream around the resource. Callers of this method are responsible for resource cleanup; it should be sufficient to simply call InputStream.close() unless otherwise noted.

Implementers should produce a new instance on every call to this method to provide for thread-safe usage patterns on a shared resource.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface Resource

Returns:

Input stream around underlying resource, e.g. file, remote resource (URI), etc.

Throws:

IOException - On IO errors.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object