Package pl.poznan.put.utility

Class ResourcesHelper

java.lang.Object

pl.poznan.put.utility.ResourcesHelper

public final class ResourcesHelper
extends Object

A collection of methods to work with resources (src/main/resources/).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	loadResource(String resource)	Load contents of a resource file available in the JAR of running process.
static File	loadResourceFile(String resource)	Translate resource address to a URI and then to File instance.
static URI	loadResourceUri(String resource)	Translate resource address to a URI.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

loadResource

public static String loadResource(String resource)
                           throws IOException

Load contents of a resource file available in the JAR of running process.

Parameters:

resource - Name of the resource.

Returns:

Contents of the file addressed by the resource name.

Throws:

IOException - If the file cannot be converted to String

loadResourceFile

public static File loadResourceFile(String resource)
                             throws URISyntaxException

Translate resource address to a URI and then to File instance.

Parameters:

resource - Name of the resource.

Returns:

The path to the resource.

Throws:

URISyntaxException - If the resource URI could not be created.

loadResourceUri

public static URI loadResourceUri(String resource)
                           throws URISyntaxException

Translate resource address to a URI.

Parameters:

resource - Name of the resource.

Returns:

URI of the resource.

Throws:

URISyntaxException - If the resource URI could not be created.