systests/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/systest/core/util/FileUtils.java

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package org.apache.qpid.systest.core.util;

import java.io.File;

public class FileUtils
{
    public static boolean delete(File file, boolean recursive)
    {
        boolean success = true;

        if (file.isDirectory())
        {
            if (recursive)
            {
                File[] files = file.listFiles();

                // This can occur if the file is deleted outside the JVM
                if (files == null)
                {
                    return false;
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++)
                {
                    success = delete(files[i], true) && success;
                }

                final boolean directoryDeleteSuccess = file.delete();
                return success && directoryDeleteSuccess;
            }

            return false;
        }

        success = file.delete();
        return success;
    }
}