# Interface StandardJavaFileManager

All Superinterfaces:
  `AutoCloseable, Closeable, Flushable, JavaFileManager, OptionChecker`

public interface StandardJavaFileManager extends JavaFileManager
File manager based on `java.io.File` and `java.nio.file.Path`. A common way to obtain an instance of this class is using getStandardFileManager, for example:

      JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
      DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnostics =
          new DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject>();
      StandardJavaFileManager fm = compiler.getStandardFileManager(diagnostics, null, null);

This file manager creates file objects representing regular files, zip file entries, or entries in similar file system based containers. Any file object returned from a file manager implementing this interface must observe the following behavior:

- File names need not be canonical.
- For file objects representing regular files
  - the method `FileObject.delete()` is equivalent to `File.delete()`,
  - the method `FileObject.getLastModified()` is equivalent to `File.lastModified()`,
  - the methods `FileObject.getCharContent(boolean)`, `FileObject.openInputStream()`, and `FileObject.openReader(boolean)` must succeed if the following would succeed (ignoring encoding issues):

        new FileInputStream(new File(fileObject.toUri()))

  - and the methods `FileObject.openOutputStream()`, and `FileObject.openWriter()` must succeed if the following would succeed (ignoring encoding issues):

        new FileOutputStream(new File(fileObject.toUri()))

- The URI returned from `FileObject.toUri()`
  - must be absolute (have a schema), and
  - must have a normalized path component which can be resolved without any process-specific context such as the current directory (file names must be absolute).

According to these rules, the following URIs, for example, are allowed:

- `file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/Test.java`
- `jar:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/lib/vendorA.jar!/com/vendora/LibraryClass.class`

Whereas these are not (reason in parentheses):

- `file:BobsApp/Test.java` (the file name is relative and depend on the current directory)
- `jar:lib/vendorA.jar!/com/vendora/LibraryClass.class` (the first half of the path depends on the current directory, whereas the component after ! is legal)
- `Test.java` (this URI depends on the current directory and does not have a schema)
- `jar:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/../lib/vendorA.jar!com/vendora/LibraryClass.class` (the path is not normalized)

All implementations of this interface must support Path objects representing files in the default file system. It is recommended that implementations should support Path objects from any filesystem.

API Note:
  Some methods on this interface take a `Collection<? extends Path>` instead of `Iterable<? extends Path>`. This is to prevent the possibility of accidentally calling the method with a single `Path` as such an argument, because although `Path` implements `Iterable<Path>`, it would almost never be correct to call these methods with a single `Path` and have it be treated as an `Iterable` of its components.
Since:
  1.6

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `static interface`
  `StandardJavaFileManager.PathFactory`
  Factory to create `Path` objects from strings.

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface JavaFileManager

  `JavaFileManager.Location`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `default Path`
  `asPath(FileObject file)`
  Returns the path, if any, underlying this file object (optional operation).
  `Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjects(File... files)`
  Returns file objects representing the given files.
  `Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjects(String... names)`
  Returns file objects representing the given file names.
  `default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjects(Path... paths)`
  Returns file objects representing the given paths.
  `Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Iterable<? extends File> files)`
  Returns file objects representing the given files.
  `default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Iterable<? extends Path> paths)`
  Deprecated.
  use `getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection)` instead, to prevent the possibility of accidentally calling the method with a single `Path` as such an argument.
  `default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection<? extends Path> paths)`
  Returns file objects representing the given paths.
  `Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>`
  `getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Iterable<String> names)`
  Returns file objects representing the given file names.
  `Iterable<? extends File>`
  `getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)`
  Returns the search path associated with the given location.
  `default Iterable<? extends Path>`
  `getLocationAsPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location)`
  Returns the search path associated with the given location.
  `boolean`
  `isSameFile(FileObject a, FileObject b)`
  Compares two file objects and return true if they represent the same canonical file, zip file entry, or entry in any file system based container.
  `void`
  `setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location, Iterable<? extends File> files)`
  Associates the given search path with the given location.
  `default void`
  `setLocationForModule(JavaFileManager.Location location, String moduleName, Collection<? extends Path> paths)`
  Associates the given search path with the given module and location, which must be a module-oriented or output location.
  `default void`
  `setLocationFromPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location, Collection<? extends Path> paths)`
  Associates the given search path with the given location.
  `default void`
  `setPathFactory(StandardJavaFileManager.PathFactory f)`
  Specify a factory that can be used to generate a path from a string, or series of strings.

  ### Methods declared in interface JavaFileManager

  `close, contains, flush, getClassLoader, getFileForInput, getFileForOutput, getFileForOutputForOriginatingFiles, getJavaFileForInput, getJavaFileForOutput, getJavaFileForOutputForOriginatingFiles, getLocationForModule, getLocationForModule, getServiceLoader, handleOption, hasLocation, inferBinaryName, inferModuleName, list, listLocationsForModules`

  ### Methods declared in interface OptionChecker

  `isSupportedOption`

- ## Method Details

  - ### isSameFile

    boolean isSameFile(FileObject a, FileObject b)
    Compares two file objects and return true if they represent the same canonical file, zip file entry, or entry in any file system based container.
    Specified by:
      `isSameFile` in interface `JavaFileManager`
    Parameters:
      `a` - a file object
      `b` - a file object
    Returns:
      true if the given file objects represent the same canonical file, zip file entry or path; false otherwise
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if either of the arguments were created with another file manager implementation

  - ### getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles

    Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Iterable<? extends File> files)
    Returns file objects representing the given files.
    Parameters:
      `files` - a list of files
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the list of files includes a directory

  - ### getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths

    default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection<? extends Path> paths)
    Returns file objects representing the given paths.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls `getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles`. `IllegalArgumentException` will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
    Parameters:
      `paths` - a list of paths
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the list of paths includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
    Since:
      13

  - ### getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths

    @Deprecated(since="13") default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Iterable<? extends Path> paths)
    Deprecated.
    use `getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection)` instead, to prevent the possibility of accidentally calling the method with a single `Path` as such an argument. Although `Path` implements `Iterable<Path>`, it would almost never be correct to pass a single `Path` and have it be treated as an `Iterable` of its components.
    Returns file objects representing the given paths.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls `getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths`. `IllegalArgumentException` will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
    Parameters:
      `paths` - a list of paths
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the list of paths includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths.
    Since:
      9

  - ### getJavaFileObjects

    Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(File... files)
    Returns file objects representing the given files. Convenience method equivalent to:

        getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Arrays.asList(files))

    Parameters:
      `files` - an array of files
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the array of files includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      `NullPointerException` - if the given array contains null elements

  - ### getJavaFileObjects

    default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(Path... paths)
    Returns file objects representing the given paths. Convenience method equivalent to:

        getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Arrays.asList(paths))

    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will only throw `NullPointerException` if getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection) throws it.
    Parameters:
      `paths` - an array of paths
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the array of files includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      `NullPointerException` - if the given array contains null elements
    Since:
      9

  - ### getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings

    Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Iterable<String> names)
    Returns file objects representing the given file names.
    Parameters:
      `names` - a list of file names
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the list of file names includes a directory

  - ### getJavaFileObjects

    Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(String... names)
    Returns file objects representing the given file names. Convenience method equivalent to:

        getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Arrays.asList(names))

    Parameters:
      `names` - a list of file names
    Returns:
      a list of file objects
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the array of file names includes a directory
      `NullPointerException` - if the given array contains null elements

  - ### setLocation

    void setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location, Iterable<? extends File> files) throws IOException
    Associates the given search path with the given location. Any previous value will be discarded. If the location is a module-oriented or output location, any module-specific associations set up by setLocationForModule will be cancelled.
    Parameters:
      `location` - a location
      `files` - a list of files, if `null` use the default search path for this location
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `location` is an output location and `files` does not contain exactly one element
      `IOException` - if `location` is an output location and does not represent an existing directory
    See Also:
      - `getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location)`

  - ### setLocationFromPaths

    default void setLocationFromPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location, Collection<? extends Path> paths) throws IOException
    Associates the given search path with the given location. Any previous value will be discarded. If the location is a module-oriented or output location, any module-specific associations set up by setLocationForModule will be cancelled.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls `setLocation`. `IllegalArgumentException` will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
    Parameters:
      `location` - a location
      `paths` - a list of paths, if `null` use the default search path for this location
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `location` is an output location and `paths` does not contain exactly one element or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      `IOException` - if `location` is an output location and `paths` does not represent an existing directory
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location)`

  - ### setLocationForModule

    default void setLocationForModule(JavaFileManager.Location location, String moduleName, Collection<? extends Path> paths) throws IOException
    Associates the given search path with the given module and location, which must be a module-oriented or output location. Any previous value will be discarded. This overrides any default association derived from the search path associated with the location itself. All such module-specific associations will be cancelled if a new search path is associated with the location by calling setLocation or setLocationFromPaths.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException`.
    Parameters:
      `location` - the location
      `moduleName` - the name of the module
      `paths` - the search path to associate with the location and module.
    Throws:
      `IllegalStateException` - if the location is not a module-oriented or output location.
      `UnsupportedOperationException` - if this operation is not supported by this file manager.
      `IOException` - if `location` is an output location and `paths` does not represent an existing directory
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location, Iterable)`
      - `setLocationFromPaths(JavaFileManager.Location, Collection)`

  - ### getLocation

    Iterable<? extends File> getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)
    Returns the search path associated with the given location.
    Parameters:
      `location` - a location
    Returns:
      a list of files or `null` if this location has no associated search path
    Throws:
      `IllegalStateException` - if any element of the search path cannot be converted to a File, or if the search path cannot be represented as a simple series of files.
    See Also:
      - `setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location, Iterable)`
      - `Path.toFile()`

  - ### getLocationAsPaths

    default Iterable<? extends Path> getLocationAsPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location)
    Returns the search path associated with the given location.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation calls `getLocation` and then returns an `Iterable` formed by calling `toPath()` on each `File` returned from `getLocation`.
    Parameters:
      `location` - a location
    Returns:
      a list of paths or `null` if this location has no associated search path
    Throws:
      `IllegalStateException` - if the search path cannot be represented as a simple series of paths.
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `setLocationFromPaths(JavaFileManager.Location, Collection)`

  - ### asPath

    default Path asPath(FileObject file)
    Returns the path, if any, underlying this file object (optional operation). File objects derived from a `FileSystem`, including the default file system, typically have a corresponding underlying `Path` object. In such cases, this method may be used to access that object.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` for all files.
    Parameters:
      `file` - a file object
    Returns:
      a path representing the same underlying file system artifact
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the file object does not have an underlying path
      `UnsupportedOperationException` - if the operation is not supported by this file manager
    Since:
      9

  - ### setPathFactory

    default void setPathFactory(StandardJavaFileManager.PathFactory f)
    Specify a factory that can be used to generate a path from a string, or series of strings. If this method is not called, a factory whose `getPath` method is equivalent to calling `java.nio.file.Paths.get(first, more)` will be used.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation of this method ignores the factory that is provided.
    Parameters:
      `f` - the factory
    Since:
      9