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    25 
       
    26 package java.nio.file.attribute;
       
    27 
       
    28 import java.nio.file.*;
       
    29 import java.io.IOException;
       
    30 import java.util.*;
       
    31 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
       
    32 
       
    33 /**
       
    34  * This class consists exclusively of static methods that operate on or return
       
    35  * the attributes of files or file stores. These methods provide for convenient
       
    36  * use of the {@link AttributeView attribute-views} defined in this package.
       
    37  *
       
    38  * @since 1.7
       
    39  */
       
    40 
       
    41 public final class Attributes {
       
    42     private Attributes() {
       
    43     }
       
    44 
       
    45     /**
       
    46      * Splits the given attribute name into the name of an attribute view and
       
    47      * the attribute. If the attribute view is not identified then it assumed
       
    48      * to be "basic".
       
    49      */
       
    50     private static String[] split(String attribute) {
       
    51         String[] s = new String[2];
       
    52         int pos = attribute.indexOf(':');
       
    53         if (pos == -1) {
       
    54             s[0] = "basic";
       
    55             s[1] = attribute;
       
    56         } else {
       
    57             s[0] = attribute.substring(0, pos++);
       
    58             s[1] = (pos == attribute.length()) ? "" : attribute.substring(pos);
       
    59         }
       
    60         return s;
       
    61     }
       
    62 
       
    63     /**
       
    64      * Sets the value of a file attribute.
       
    65      *
       
    66      * <p> The {@code attribute} parameter identifies the attribute to be set
       
    67      * and takes the form:
       
    68      * <blockquote>
       
    69      * [<i>view-name</i><b>:</b>]<i>attribute-name</i>
       
    70      * </blockquote>
       
    71      * where square brackets [...] delineate an optional component and the
       
    72      * character {@code ':'} stands for itself.
       
    73      *
       
    74      * <p> <i>view-name</i> is the {@link FileAttributeView#name name} of a {@link
       
    75      * FileAttributeView} that identifies a set of file attributes. If not
       
    76      * specified then it defaults to {@code "basic"}, the name of the file
       
    77      * attribute view that identifies the basic set of file attributes common to
       
    78      * many file systems. <i>attribute-name</i> is the name of the attribute
       
    79      * within the set.
       
    80      *
       
    81      * <p> <b>Usage Example:</b>
       
    82      * Suppose we want to set the DOS "hidden" attribute:
       
    83      * <pre>
       
    84      *    Attributes.setAttribute(file, "dos:hidden", true);
       
    85      * </pre>
       
    86      *
       
    87      * @param   file
       
    88      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
    89      * @param   attribute
       
    90      *          The attribute to set
       
    91      * @param   value
       
    92      *          The attribute value
       
    93      *
       
    94      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
    95      *          If the attribute view is not available or it does not
       
    96      *          support updating the attribute
       
    97      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
    98      *          If the attribute value is of the correct type but has an
       
    99      *          inappropriate value
       
   100      * @throws  ClassCastException
       
   101      *          If the attribute value is not of the expected type or is a
       
   102      *          collection containing elements that are not of the expected
       
   103      *          type
       
   104      * @throws  IOException
       
   105      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   106      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   107      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   108      *          installed, its {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite}
       
   109      *          method denies write access to the file. If this method is invoked
       
   110      *          to set security sensitive attributes then the security manager
       
   111      *          may be invoked to check for additional permissions.
       
   112      */
       
   113     public static void setAttribute(FileRef file, String attribute, Object value)
       
   114         throws IOException
       
   115     {
       
   116         String[] s = split(attribute);
       
   117         FileAttributeView view = file.getFileAttributeView(s[0]);
       
   118         if (view == null)
       
   119             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("View '" + s[0] + "' not available");
       
   120         view.setAttribute(s[1], value);
       
   121     }
       
   122 
       
   123     /**
       
   124      * Reads the value of a file attribute.
       
   125      *
       
   126      * <p> The {@code attribute} parameter identifies the attribute to be read
       
   127      * and takes the form:
       
   128      * <blockquote>
       
   129      * [<i>view-name</i><b>:</b>]<i>attribute-name</i>
       
   130      * </blockquote>
       
   131      * where square brackets [...] delineate an optional component and the
       
   132      * character {@code ':'} stands for itself.
       
   133      *
       
   134      * <p> <i>view-name</i> is the {@link FileAttributeView#name name} of a {@link
       
   135      * FileAttributeView} that identifies a set of file attributes. If not
       
   136      * specified then it defaults to {@code "basic"}, the name of the file
       
   137      * attribute view that identifies the basic set of file attributes common to
       
   138      * many file systems. <i>attribute-name</i> is the name of the attribute.
       
   139      *
       
   140      * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
       
   141      * are handled for the case that the file is a symbolic link. By default,
       
   142      * symbolic links are followed and the file attribute of the final target
       
   143      * of the link is read. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS
       
   144      * NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is present then symbolic links are not followed and so
       
   145      * the method returns the file attribute of the symbolic link.
       
   146      *
       
   147      * <p> <b>Usage Example:</b>
       
   148      * Suppose we require the user ID of the file owner on a system that
       
   149      * supports a "{@code unix}" view:
       
   150      * <pre>
       
   151      *    int uid = (Integer)Attributes.getAttribute(file, "unix:uid");
       
   152      * </pre>
       
   153      *
       
   154      * @param   file
       
   155      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   156      * @param   attribute
       
   157      *          The attribute to read
       
   158      * @param   options
       
   159      *          Options indicating how symbolic links are handled
       
   160      *
       
   161      * @return  The attribute value, or {@code null} if the attribute view
       
   162      *          is not available or it does not support reading the attribute
       
   163      *
       
   164      * @throws  IOException
       
   165      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   166      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   167      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   168      *          installed, its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead}
       
   169      *          method denies read access to the file. If this method is invoked
       
   170      *          to read security sensitive attributes then the security manager
       
   171      *          may be invoked to check for additional permissions.
       
   172      */
       
   173     public static Object getAttribute(FileRef file,
       
   174                                       String attribute,
       
   175                                       LinkOption... options)
       
   176         throws IOException
       
   177     {
       
   178         String[] s = split(attribute);
       
   179         FileAttributeView view = file.getFileAttributeView(s[0], options);
       
   180         if (view != null)
       
   181             return view.getAttribute(s[1]);
       
   182         // view not available
       
   183         return null;
       
   184     }
       
   185 
       
   186     /**
       
   187      * Reads a set of file attributes as a bulk operation.
       
   188      *
       
   189      * <p> The {@code attributes} parameter identifies the attributes to be read
       
   190      * and takes the form:
       
   191      * <blockquote>
       
   192      * [<i>view-name</i><b>:</b>]<i>attribute-list</i>
       
   193      * </blockquote>
       
   194      * where square brackets [...] delineate an optional component and the
       
   195      * character {@code ':'} stands for itself.
       
   196      *
       
   197      * <p> <i>view-name</i> is the {@link FileAttributeView#name name} of a {@link
       
   198      * FileAttributeView} that identifies a set of file attributes. If not
       
   199      * specified then it defaults to {@code "basic"}, the name of the file
       
   200      * attribute view that identifies the basic set of file attributes common to
       
   201      * many file systems.
       
   202      *
       
   203      * <p> The <i>attribute-list</i> component is a comma separated list of
       
   204      * zero or more names of attributes to read. If the list contains the value
       
   205      * {@code "*"} then all attributes are read. Attributes that are not supported
       
   206      * are ignored and will not be present in the returned map. It is
       
   207      * implementation specific if all attributes are read as an atomic operation
       
   208      * with respect to other file system operations.
       
   209      *
       
   210      * <p> The following examples demonstrate possible values for the {@code
       
   211      * attributes} parameter:
       
   212      *
       
   213      * <blockquote>
       
   214      * <table border="0">
       
   215      * <tr>
       
   216      *   <td> {@code "*"} </td>
       
   217      *   <td> Read all {@link BasicFileAttributes basic-file-attributes}. </td>
       
   218      * </tr>
       
   219      * <tr>
       
   220      *   <td> {@code "size,lastModifiedTime,lastAccessTime"} </td>
       
   221      *   <td> Reads the file size, last modified time, and last access time
       
   222      *     attributes. </td>
       
   223      * </tr>
       
   224      * <tr>
       
   225      *   <td> {@code "posix:*"} </td>
       
   226      *   <td> Read all {@link PosixFileAttributes POSIX-file-attributes}.. </td>
       
   227      * </tr>
       
   228      * <tr>
       
   229      *   <td> {@code "posix:permissions,owner,size"} </td>
       
   230      *   <td> Reads the POSX file permissions, owner, and file size. </td>
       
   231      * </tr>
       
   232      * </table>
       
   233      * </blockquote>
       
   234      *
       
   235      * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
       
   236      * are handled for the case that the file is a symbolic link. By default,
       
   237      * symbolic links are followed and the file attributes of the final target
       
   238      * of the link are read. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS
       
   239      * NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is present then symbolic links are not followed and so
       
   240      * the method returns the file attributes of the symbolic link.
       
   241      *
       
   242      * @param   file
       
   243      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   244      * @param   attributes
       
   245      *          The attributes to read
       
   246      * @param   options
       
   247      *          Options indicating how symbolic links are handled
       
   248      *
       
   249      * @return  A map of the attributes returned; may be empty. The map's keys
       
   250      *          are the attribute names, its values are the attribute values
       
   251      *
       
   252      * @throws  IOException
       
   253      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   254      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   255      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   256      *          installed, its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead}
       
   257      *          method denies read access to the file. If this method is invoked
       
   258      *          to read security sensitive attributes then the security manager
       
   259      *          may be invoke to check for additional permissions.
       
   260      */
       
   261     public static Map<String,?> readAttributes(FileRef file,
       
   262                                                String attributes,
       
   263                                                LinkOption... options)
       
   264         throws IOException
       
   265     {
       
   266         String[] s = split(attributes);
       
   267         FileAttributeView view = file.getFileAttributeView(s[0], options);
       
   268         if (view != null) {
       
   269             // further split attributes into the first and rest.
       
   270             String[] names = s[1].split(",");
       
   271             int rem = names.length-1;
       
   272             String first = names[0];
       
   273             String[] rest = new String[rem];
       
   274             if (rem > 0) System.arraycopy(names, 1, rest, 0, rem);
       
   275 
       
   276             return view.readAttributes(first, rest);
       
   277         }
       
   278         // view not available
       
   279         return Collections.emptyMap();
       
   280     }
       
   281 
       
   282     /**
       
   283      * Reads the basic file attributes of a file.
       
   284      *
       
   285      * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
       
   286      * are handled for the case that the file is a symbolic link. By default,
       
   287      * symbolic links are followed and the file attributes of the final target
       
   288      * of the link are read. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS
       
   289      * NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is present then symbolic links are not followed and so
       
   290      * the method returns the file attributes of the symbolic link. This option
       
   291      * should be used where there is a need to determine if a file is a
       
   292      * symbolic link:
       
   293      * <pre>
       
   294      *    boolean isSymbolicLink = Attributes.readBasicFileAttributes(file, NOFOLLOW_LINKS).isSymbolicLink();
       
   295      * </pre>
       
   296      *
       
   297      * <p> It is implementation specific if all file attributes are read as an
       
   298      * atomic operation with respect to other file system operations.
       
   299      *
       
   300      * @param   file
       
   301      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   302      * @param   options
       
   303      *          Options indicating how symbolic links are handled
       
   304      *
       
   305      * @return  The basic file attributes
       
   306      *
       
   307      * @throws  IOException
       
   308      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   309      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   310      *          In the case of the default provider, the security manager's {@link
       
   311      *          SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method is invoked
       
   312      *          to check read access to file
       
   313      *
       
   314      * @see BasicFileAttributeView#readAttributes
       
   315      */
       
   316     public static BasicFileAttributes readBasicFileAttributes(FileRef file,
       
   317                                                               LinkOption... options)
       
   318         throws IOException
       
   319     {
       
   320         return file.getFileAttributeView(BasicFileAttributeView.class, options)
       
   321             .readAttributes();
       
   322     }
       
   323 
       
   324     /**
       
   325      * Reads the POSIX file attributes of a file.
       
   326      *
       
   327      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   328      * PosixFileAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to a
       
   329      * subset of the file attributes commonly associated with files on file
       
   330      * systems used by operating systems that implement the Portable Operating
       
   331      * System Interface (POSIX) family of standards. It is implementation
       
   332      * specific if all file attributes are read as an atomic operation with
       
   333      * respect to other file system operations.
       
   334      *
       
   335      * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
       
   336      * are handled for the case that the file is a symbolic link. By default,
       
   337      * symbolic links are followed and the file attributes of the final target
       
   338      * of the link are read. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS
       
   339      * NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is present then symbolic links are not followed and so
       
   340      * the method returns the file attributes of the symbolic link.
       
   341      *
       
   342      * @param   file
       
   343      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   344      * @param   options
       
   345      *          Options indicating how symbolic links are handled
       
   346      *
       
   347      * @return  The POSIX file attributes
       
   348      *
       
   349      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   350      *          If the {@code PosixFileAttributeView} is not available
       
   351      * @throws  IOException
       
   352      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   353      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   354      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   355      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   356      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method
       
   357      *          denies read access to the file.
       
   358      *
       
   359      * @see PosixFileAttributeView#readAttributes
       
   360      */
       
   361     public static PosixFileAttributes readPosixFileAttributes(FileRef file,
       
   362                                                               LinkOption... options)
       
   363         throws IOException
       
   364     {
       
   365         PosixFileAttributeView view =
       
   366             file.getFileAttributeView(PosixFileAttributeView.class, options);
       
   367         if (view == null)
       
   368             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   369         return view.readAttributes();
       
   370     }
       
   371 
       
   372     /**
       
   373      * Reads the DOS file attributes of a file.
       
   374      *
       
   375      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   376      * DosFileAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to
       
   377      * legacy "DOS" attributes supported by the file systems such as File
       
   378      * Allocation Table (FAT), commonly used in <em>consumer devices</em>. It is
       
   379      * implementation specific if all file attributes are read as an atomic
       
   380      * operation with respect to other file system operations.
       
   381      *
       
   382      * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
       
   383      * are handled for the case that the file is a symbolic link. By default,
       
   384      * symbolic links are followed and the file attributes of the final target
       
   385      * of the link are read. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS
       
   386      * NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is present then symbolic links are not followed and so
       
   387      * the method returns the file attributes of the symbolic link.
       
   388      *
       
   389      * @param   file
       
   390      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   391      * @param   options
       
   392      *          Options indicating how symbolic links are handled
       
   393      *
       
   394      * @return  The DOS file attributes
       
   395      *
       
   396      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   397      *          If the {@code DosFileAttributeView} is not available
       
   398      * @throws  IOException
       
   399      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   400      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   401      *          In the case of the default provider, the security manager's {@link
       
   402      *          SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method is invoked
       
   403      *          to check read access to file
       
   404      *
       
   405      * @see DosFileAttributeView#readAttributes
       
   406      */
       
   407     public static DosFileAttributes readDosFileAttributes(FileRef file,
       
   408                                                           LinkOption... options)
       
   409         throws IOException
       
   410     {
       
   411         DosFileAttributeView view =
       
   412             file.getFileAttributeView(DosFileAttributeView.class, options);
       
   413         if (view == null)
       
   414             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   415         return view.readAttributes();
       
   416     }
       
   417 
       
   418     /**
       
   419      * Returns the owner of a file.
       
   420      *
       
   421      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   422      * FileOwnerAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to
       
   423      * a file attribute that is the owner of the file.
       
   424      *
       
   425      * @param   file
       
   426      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   427      *
       
   428      * @return  A user principal representing the owner of the file
       
   429      *
       
   430      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   431      *          If the {@code FileOwnerAttributeView} is not available
       
   432      * @throws  IOException
       
   433      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   434      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   435      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   436      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   437      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method
       
   438      *          denies read access to the file.
       
   439      *
       
   440      * @see FileOwnerAttributeView#getOwner
       
   441      */
       
   442     public static UserPrincipal getOwner(FileRef file) throws IOException {
       
   443         FileOwnerAttributeView view =
       
   444             file.getFileAttributeView(FileOwnerAttributeView.class);
       
   445         if (view == null)
       
   446             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   447         return view.getOwner();
       
   448     }
       
   449 
       
   450     /**
       
   451      * Updates the file owner.
       
   452      *
       
   453      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   454      * FileOwnerAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to
       
   455      * a file attribute that is the owner of the file.
       
   456      *
       
   457      * @param   file
       
   458      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   459      * @param   owner
       
   460      *          The new file owner
       
   461      *
       
   462      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   463      *          If the {@code FileOwnerAttributeView} is not available
       
   464      * @throws  IOException
       
   465      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   466      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   467      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   468      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   469      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite}
       
   470      *          method denies write access to the file.
       
   471      *
       
   472      * @see FileOwnerAttributeView#setOwner
       
   473      */
       
   474     public static void setOwner(FileRef file, UserPrincipal owner)
       
   475             throws IOException
       
   476     {
       
   477         FileOwnerAttributeView view =
       
   478             file.getFileAttributeView(FileOwnerAttributeView.class);
       
   479         if (view == null)
       
   480             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   481         view.setOwner(owner);
       
   482     }
       
   483 
       
   484     /**
       
   485      * Reads a file's Access Control List (ACL).
       
   486      *
       
   487      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   488      * AclFileAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to ACLs
       
   489      * based on the ACL model specified in
       
   490      *  <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3530.txt"><i>RFC&nbsp;3530</i></a>.
       
   491      *
       
   492      * @param   file
       
   493      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   494      *
       
   495      * @return  An ordered list of {@link AclEntry entries} representing the
       
   496      *          ACL. The returned list is modifiable.
       
   497      *
       
   498      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   499      *          If the {@code AclAttributeView} is not available
       
   500      * @throws  IOException
       
   501      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   502      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   503      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   504      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   505      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method
       
   506      *          denies read access to the file.
       
   507      *
       
   508      * @see AclFileAttributeView#getAcl
       
   509      */
       
   510     public static List<AclEntry> getAcl(FileRef file) throws IOException {
       
   511         AclFileAttributeView view =
       
   512             file.getFileAttributeView(AclFileAttributeView.class);
       
   513         if (view == null)
       
   514             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   515         return view.getAcl();
       
   516     }
       
   517 
       
   518     /**
       
   519      * Updates a file's Access Control List (ACL).
       
   520      *
       
   521      * <p> The {@code file} parameter locates a file that supports the {@link
       
   522      * AclFileAttributeView}. This file attribute view provides access to ACLs
       
   523      * based on the ACL model specified in
       
   524      *  <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3530.txt"><i>RFC&nbsp;3530</i></a>.
       
   525      *
       
   526      * @param   file
       
   527      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   528      * @param   acl
       
   529      *          The new file ACL
       
   530      *
       
   531      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   532      *          If the {@code AclFileAttributeView} is not available
       
   533      * @throws  IOException
       
   534      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   535      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   536      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   537      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   538      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite}
       
   539      *          method denies write access to the file.
       
   540      *
       
   541      * @see AclFileAttributeView#setAcl
       
   542      */
       
   543     public static void setAcl(FileRef file, List<AclEntry> acl)
       
   544         throws IOException
       
   545     {
       
   546         AclFileAttributeView view =
       
   547             file.getFileAttributeView(AclFileAttributeView.class);
       
   548         if (view == null)
       
   549             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   550         view.setAcl(acl);
       
   551     }
       
   552 
       
   553     /**
       
   554      * Updates the value of a file's last modified time attribute.
       
   555      *
       
   556      * <p> The time value is measured since the epoch
       
   557      * (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970) and is converted to the precision supported
       
   558      * by the file system. Converting from finer to coarser granularities result
       
   559      * in precision loss.
       
   560      *
       
   561      * <p> If the file system does not support a last modified time attribute then
       
   562      * this method has no effect.
       
   563      *
       
   564      * @param   file
       
   565      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   566      *
       
   567      * @param   lastModifiedTime
       
   568      *          The new last modified time, or {@code -1L} to update it to
       
   569      *          the current time
       
   570      * @param   unit
       
   571      *          A {@code TimeUnit} determining how to interpret the
       
   572      *          {@code lastModifiedTime} parameter
       
   573      *
       
   574      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
   575      *          If the {@code lastModifiedime} parameter is a negative value other
       
   576      *          than {@code -1L}
       
   577      * @throws  IOException
       
   578      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   579      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   580      *          In the case of the default provider, the security manager's {@link
       
   581      *          SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method is invoked
       
   582      *          to check write access to file
       
   583      *
       
   584      * @see BasicFileAttributeView#setTimes
       
   585      */
       
   586     public static void setLastModifiedTime(FileRef file,
       
   587                                            long lastModifiedTime,
       
   588                                            TimeUnit unit)
       
   589         throws IOException
       
   590     {
       
   591         file.getFileAttributeView(BasicFileAttributeView.class)
       
   592             .setTimes(lastModifiedTime, null, null, unit);
       
   593     }
       
   594 
       
   595     /**
       
   596      * Updates the value of a file's last access time attribute.
       
   597      *
       
   598      * <p> The time value is measured since the epoch
       
   599      * (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970) and is converted to the precision supported
       
   600      * by the file system. Converting from finer to coarser granularities result
       
   601      * in precision loss.
       
   602      *
       
   603      * <p> If the file system does not support a last access time attribute then
       
   604      * this method has no effect.
       
   605      *
       
   606      * @param   lastAccessTime
       
   607      *          The new last access time, or {@code -1L} to update it to
       
   608      *          the current time
       
   609      * @param   unit
       
   610      *          A {@code TimeUnit} determining how to interpret the
       
   611      *          {@code lastModifiedTime} parameter
       
   612      *
       
   613      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
   614      *          If the {@code lastAccessTime} parameter is a negative value other
       
   615      *          than {@code -1L}
       
   616      * @throws  IOException
       
   617      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   618      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   619      *          In the case of the default provider, the security manager's {@link
       
   620      *          SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method is invoked
       
   621      *          to check write access to file
       
   622      *
       
   623      * @see BasicFileAttributeView#setTimes
       
   624      */
       
   625     public static void setLastAccessTime(FileRef file,
       
   626                                          long lastAccessTime,
       
   627                                          TimeUnit unit)
       
   628         throws IOException
       
   629     {
       
   630         file.getFileAttributeView(BasicFileAttributeView.class)
       
   631             .setTimes(null, lastAccessTime, null, unit);
       
   632     }
       
   633 
       
   634     /**
       
   635      * Sets a file's POSIX permissions.
       
   636      *
       
   637      * <p> The {@code file} parameter is a reference to an existing file. It
       
   638      * supports the {@link PosixFileAttributeView} that provides access to file
       
   639      * attributes commonly associated with files on file systems used by
       
   640      * operating systems that implement the Portable Operating System Interface
       
   641      * (POSIX) family of standards.
       
   642      *
       
   643      * @param   file
       
   644      *          A file reference that locates the file
       
   645      * @param   perms
       
   646      *          The new set of permissions
       
   647      *
       
   648      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   649      *          If {@code PosixFileAttributeView} is not available
       
   650      * @throws  ClassCastException
       
   651      *          If the sets contains elements that are not of type {@code
       
   652      *          PosixFilePermission}
       
   653      * @throws  IOException
       
   654      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   655      * @throws  SecurityException
       
   656      *          In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
       
   657      *          installed, it denies {@link RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt>
       
   658      *          or its {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite}
       
   659      *          method denies write access to the file.
       
   660      *
       
   661      * @see PosixFileAttributeView#setPermissions
       
   662      */
       
   663     public static void setPosixFilePermissions(FileRef file,
       
   664                                                Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
       
   665         throws IOException
       
   666     {
       
   667         PosixFileAttributeView view =
       
   668             file.getFileAttributeView(PosixFileAttributeView.class);
       
   669         if (view == null)
       
   670             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   671         view.setPermissions(perms);
       
   672     }
       
   673 
       
   674     /**
       
   675      * Reads the space attributes of a file store.
       
   676      *
       
   677      * <p> The {@code store} parameter is a file store that supports the
       
   678      * {@link FileStoreSpaceAttributeView} providing access to the space related
       
   679      * attributes of the file store. It is implementation specific if all attributes
       
   680      * are read as an atomic operation with respect to other file system operations.
       
   681      *
       
   682      * @param   store
       
   683      *          The file store
       
   684      *
       
   685      * @return  The file store space attributes
       
   686      *
       
   687      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   688      *          If the file store space attribute view is not supported
       
   689      * @throws  IOException
       
   690      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   691      *
       
   692      * @see FileStoreSpaceAttributeView#readAttributes()
       
   693      */
       
   694     public static FileStoreSpaceAttributes readFileStoreSpaceAttributes(FileStore store)
       
   695         throws IOException
       
   696     {
       
   697         FileStoreSpaceAttributeView view =
       
   698             store.getFileStoreAttributeView(FileStoreSpaceAttributeView.class);
       
   699         if (view == null)
       
   700             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       
   701         return view.readAttributes();
       
   702     }
       
   703 }