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package org.apache.commons.vfs.provider;

import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileObject;
import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileSystemException;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * A file provider which handles local files.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface LocalFileProvider
    extends FileProvider
{
    /**
     * Determines if a name is an absolute file name.
     *
     * @param name The name to test.
     * @todo Move this to a general file name parser interface.
     * @return true if the name is absolute.
     */
    boolean isAbsoluteLocalName(final String name);

    /**
     * Finds a local file, from its local name.
     * @param name The name of the file to locate.
     * @return The FileObject for the file.
     * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
     *
     */
    FileObject findLocalFile(final String name)
        throws FileSystemException;

    /**
     * Converts from java.io.File to FileObject.
     * @param file The File for the file.
     * @return The FileObject for the file.
     * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
     */
    FileObject findLocalFile(final File file)
        throws FileSystemException;
}