Ah, now I see! Sorry, I tried to refer to the 'FileOperations': FileObject.getOperations().
There is some code in org.apache.commons.vfs.operations and org.apache.commons.vfs.operations.vcs. Thanks for helping me clarify. Frank > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:38:25 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: user@commons.apache.org > Subject: Re: [VFS] How to use operations > > What I'm getting at is that if you stick to the VFS public API (the > FileObject interface), you should have a pretty good idea of what > operations are available across the different implementations. Of > course, some implementations don't support all operations (HTTP can't > give you a directory listing for instance). > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:41 AM, Frank van der Kleij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Yes, I guess so; are there other APIs? I don't see where you getting at... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Frank > > > >> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:37:26 -0400 > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: user@commons.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: [VFS] How to use operations > >> > >> Are you sticking to the FileObject API? > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Frank van der Kleij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > I'm toying with my own VFS operations but I can't quite figure out how > >> > to work with them. > >> > > >> > I > >> > don't see how a client of the VFS framework should use the operations; > >> > other than when the client has prior knowledge of the operations that > >> > exist. > >> > > >> > I wrote a beanshell script that rewrites the basic > >> > beanshell interpreter file manipulations (cd, pwd, cp, mv etc) to VFS > >> > manipulations. It works great and I can use my custom provider (for > >> > Documentum) without any problem within the beanshell interpreter. When > >> > I tried to add support for operations I found that it is difficult to > >> > make it generic though. > >> > > >> > I added some operations to my provider > >> > just to try; when I list the available operations I get a list of > >> > Classes. As a user it is quite hard to interpret this. I could try to > >> > use Reflection, but a user readable description of what the operation > >> > seems far away. > >> > > >> > In my view the operations only become > >> > interesting when they are usable by a generic VFS client. If the client > >> > is specific for the operations (I guess most operations are related to > >> > a provider for a particular schema) then I don't see the need to have > >> > the intermediate VFS layer, you can as well create a client based > >> > directly on the underlying layer. > >> > > >> > Does anyone have any experience with using the operations? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Frank > >> > _________________________________________________________________ > >> > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > >> > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
