src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/clean/Utils.java

package org.apache.maven.plugins.clean;

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import java.io.File;

import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.CommandLineUtils;
import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.Commandline;

/**
 * Testing helpers for the IT scripts.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public class Utils
{

    /**
     * Creates a symbolic link.
     * 
     * @param target The target (file or directory) of the link, must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @param link The path to the link, must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the symlink could be created, <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean createSymlink( File target, File link )
    {
        try
        {
            Commandline cli = new Commandline();
            cli.setExecutable( "ln" );
            cli.createArg().setValue( "-s" );
            cli.createArg().setFile( target );
            cli.createArg().setFile( link );
            int code = CommandLineUtils.executeCommandLine( cli, System.out::println, System.err::println );
            return 0 == code;
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

}