Should we have an annotation?  @DeleteFile?  I'm not sure if deleting 
the file should be teh default behavior for input or output.

On 5/12/12 1:56 PM, Jim Stafford wrote:
> I was experimenting with the File parameter and return type interface
> for JAX-RS. As expected -- it functionally worked but I did not locate
> any documentation that stated who must manage the file resource once
> my method exits.
>
> For example, in the following PUT -- the method is provided a
> temporary file that existed after the method exited and my test case
> completed. I added a manual delete within my resource method to make
> sure they did not accumulate.
>
> @PUT @Path("fromFile")
> @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM)
> public int putFromFile(File file) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
>      log.debug("{} {}", request.getMethod(), uriInfo.getRequestUri());
>      log.debug("file={}", file.getAbsolutePath());
>
> ...
>
>      file.delete(); //didn't locate any documentation on who manages this
>      return count;
> }
>
> In GET case, the resource method is passing the file back to the
> provider. Does the provider assume that this file is managed by the
> resource and it is my responsibility to delete?
>
> @GET @Path("fromFile")
> @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM)
> public File getFromFile() throws IOException {
>      log.debug("{} {}", request.getMethod(), uriInfo.getRequestUri());
>
>      File file = ...
>      return file;
> }
>
> thanks for any additional insight,
> jim
>
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