org.glassfish.jersey.server

Interface ResourceFinder

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Iterator<String>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractResourceFinderAdapter

public interface ResourceFinder
extends Iterator<String>, AutoCloseable

An interface used for finding and opening (loading) new resources.

ResourceConfig will use all registered finders to obtain classes to be used as resource classes and/or providers. Method open() doesn't need to be called on all returned resource names, ResourceConfig can ignore some of them.

Currently, all resource names ending with ".class" will be accepted and processed (opened).

Extends AutoCloseable since version 2.19. The close() method is used to release allocated/opened resources (such as streams). When a resource finder is closed no other method should be invoked on it.

Author:

Pavel Bucek

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Release allocated/opened resources (such as streams).
InputStream	open() Open current resource.
void	remove() This operation is not supported by ResourceFinder & throws UnsupportedOperationException when invoked.
void	reset() Reset the ResourceFinder instance.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Iterator

forEachRemaining, hasNext, next

Method Detail

open

InputStream open()

Open current resource.

Returns:

input stream from which current resource can be loaded.

close

void close()

Release allocated/opened resources (such as streams). When the resource finder is closed no other method should be invoked on it.

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Since:

2.19

reset

void reset()

Reset the ResourceFinder instance.

Upon calling this method the implementing class MUST reset its internal state to the initial state.

remove

void remove()

This operation is not supported by ResourceFinder & throws UnsupportedOperationException when invoked.

Specified by:

remove in interface Iterator<String>