diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
index 4ebfbc2d44..d96ba7c75b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package org.springframework.core.io;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URL;
@@ -29,12 +31,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
/**
* {@link Resource} implementation for java.io.File handles.
* Obviously supports resolution as File, and also as URL.
+ * Implements the extended {@link WritableResource} interface.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 28.12.2003
* @see java.io.File
*/
-public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource {
+public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
private final File file;
@@ -166,6 +169,27 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource {
}
+ // implementation of WritableResource
+
+ /**
+ * This implementation checks whether the underlying file is marked as writable
+ * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
+ * @see java.io.File#canWrite()
+ * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+ */
+ public boolean isWritable() {
+ return (this.file.canWrite() && !this.file.isDirectory());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This implementation opens a FileOutputStream for the underlying file.
+ * @see java.io.FileOutputStream
+ */
+ public OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException {
+ return new FileOutputStream(this.file);
+ }
+
+
/**
* This implementation compares the underlying File references.
*/
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java
index e57a977644..aafb1a9dab 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ import java.net.URL;
* @see #getURL()
* @see #getURI()
* @see #getFile()
+ * @see WritableResource
+ * @see ContextResource
* @see FileSystemResource
* @see ClassPathResource
* @see UrlResource
* @see ByteArrayResource
* @see InputStreamResource
- * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource
*/
public interface Resource extends InputStreamSource {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public interface Resource extends InputStreamSource {
* note that actual content reading may still fail when attempted.
* However, a value of false is a definitive indication
* that the resource content cannot be read.
+ * @see #getInputStream()
*/
boolean isReadable();
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/WritableResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/WritableResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7ec3722c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/WritableResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Extended interface for a resource that supports writing to it.
+ * Provides an {@link #getOutputStream() OutputStream accessor}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see java.io.OutputStream
+ */
+public interface WritableResource extends Resource {
+
+ /**
+ * Return whether the contents of this resource can be modified,
+ * e.g. via {@link #getOutputStream()} or {@link #getFile()}.
+ *
Will be true for typical resource descriptors;
+ * note that actual content writing may still fail when attempted.
+ * However, a value of false is a definitive indication
+ * that the resource content cannot be modified.
+ * @see #getOutputStream()
+ * @see #isReadable()
+ */
+ boolean isWritable();
+
+ /**
+ * Return an {@link OutputStream} for the underlying resource,
+ * allowing to (over-)write its content.
+ * @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
+ * @see #getInputStream()
+ */
+ OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException;
+
+}