thredds.inventory

Interface MFileProvider

public interface MFileProvider

A Service Provider of MFile.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default boolean	canProvide(String location) Determine if this Provider can provide an MFile for a given location.
MFile	create(String location) Create an MFile from a given location if it exists and is readable, otherwise return null.
String	getProtocol() The leading protocol string (without a trailing ":").

Method Detail

getProtocol

String getProtocol()

The leading protocol string (without a trailing ":").

canProvide

default boolean canProvide(String location)

Determine if this Provider can provide an MFile for a given location.

create

@Nullable
MFile create(String location)
                throws IOException

Create an MFile from a given location if it exists and is readable, otherwise return null.

Parameters:

location - location of a file or .

Returns:

MFile

Throws:

IOException