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16 package org.apache.commons.vfs.provider;
17
18 import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileObject;
19 import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileSystemException;
20
21 import java.io.File JavaDoc;
22
23 /**
24  * A file provider which handles local files.
25  *
26  * @author <a HREF="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
27  */
28 public interface LocalFileProvider
29     extends FileProvider
30 {
31     /**
32      * Determines if a name is an absolute file name.
33      *
34      * @param name The name to test.
35      * @todo Move this to a general file name parser interface.
36      */
37     boolean isAbsoluteLocalName(final String JavaDoc name);
38
39     /**
40      * Finds a local file, from its local name.
41      */
42     FileObject findLocalFile(final String JavaDoc name)
43         throws FileSystemException;
44
45     /**
46      * Converts from java.io.File to FileObject.
47      */
48     FileObject findLocalFile(final File JavaDoc file)
49         throws FileSystemException;
50 }
51
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