org.pf4j.update

Interface FileDownloader

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleFileDownloader

public interface FileDownloader

Interface to download a file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Path	downloadFile(URL fileUrl) Downloads a file to destination.

Method Detail

downloadFile

Path downloadFile(URL fileUrl)
           throws IOException

Downloads a file to destination. The implementation should download to a temporary folder. Implementations may choose to support different protocols such as http, https, ftp, file... The path returned must be of temporary nature and will most probably be moved/deleted by consumer.

Parameters:

fileUrl - the URL representing the file to download

Returns:

Path of downloaded file, typically in a temporary folder

Throws:

IOException - if there was an IO problem during download

org.pf4j.PluginRuntimeException - in case of other problems, such as unsupported protocol