trunk/core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/operations/FileOperations.java

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package org.apache.commons.vfs2.operations;

import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException;

/**
 * FileOperations interface provides API to work with operations.
 *
 * @see FileOperation on what a operation in the context of VFS is.
 *
 * @since 0.1
 */
public interface FileOperations
{
    /**
     * @return all operations associated with the fileObject
     * @throws FileSystemException if an error occurs.
     */
    Class<? extends FileOperation>[] getOperations() throws FileSystemException;

    /**
     * @param operationClass the operation Class.
     * @return a operation implementing the given {@code operationClass}
     * @throws FileSystemException if an error occus.
     */
    FileOperation getOperation(Class<? extends FileOperation> operationClass) throws FileSystemException;

    /**
     * @param operationClass the operation Class.
     * @return if a operation {@code operationClass} is available
     * @throws FileSystemException if an error ocurs.
     */
    boolean hasOperation(Class<? extends FileOperation> operationClass) throws FileSystemException;
}