How to use

createSymbolicLinkOrCopy

method

in

aQute.lib.io.IO

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

/**
 * Creates a symbolic link from {@code link} to the {@code target}, or
 * copies {@code target} to {@code link} if running on Windows.
 * <p>
 * Creating symbolic links on Windows requires administrator permissions, so
 * copying is a safer fallback. Copy only happens if timestamp and and file
 * length are different than target
 *
 * @param link the location of the symbolic link, or destination of the
 *            copy.
 * @param target the source of the symbolic link, or source of the copy.
 * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise.
 */
public static boolean createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(File link, File target) {
  return createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link.toPath(), target.toPath());
}

IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(linked, file);

IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(linked, file);

File get(String bsn, Version version, Map<String, String> properties, DownloadListener... listeners)
  throws Exception {
  Resource resource = getBridge().get(bsn, version);
  if (resource == null)
    return null;
  ContentCapability contentCapability = ResourceUtils.getContentCapability(resource);
  if (contentCapability == null)
    return null;
  URI url = contentCapability.url();
  final File source = client.getCacheFileFor(url);
  final File link = new File(location, bsn + "-" + version + ".jar");
  IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link, source);
  Promise<File> go = client.build()
    .useCache(MAX_STALE)
    .async(url.toURL())
    .map(file -> link);
  if (listeners.length == 0)
    return go.getValue();
  new DownloadListenerPromise(reporter, name + ": get " + bsn + ";" + version + " " + url, go, listeners);
  return link;
}

File get(String bsn, Version version, Map<String, String> properties, DownloadListener... listeners)
  throws Exception {
  Resource resource = getBridge().get(bsn, version);
  if (resource == null)
    return null;
  ContentCapability contentCapability = ResourceUtils.getContentCapability(resource);
  if (contentCapability == null)
    return null;
  URI url = contentCapability.url();
  final File source = client.getCacheFileFor(url);
  final File link = new File(location, bsn + "-" + version + ".jar");
  IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link, source);
  Promise<File> go = client.build()
    .useCache(MAX_STALE)
    .async(url.toURL())
    .map(file -> link);
  if (listeners.length == 0)
    return go.getValue();
  new DownloadListenerPromise(reporter, name + ": get " + bsn + ";" + version + " " + url, go, listeners);
  return link;
}

File get(String bsn, Version version, Map<String, String> properties, DownloadListener... listeners)
  throws Exception {
  Resource resource = getBridge().get(bsn, version);
  if (resource == null)
    return null;
  ContentCapability contentCapability = ResourceUtils.getContentCapability(resource);
  if (contentCapability == null)
    return null;
  URI url = contentCapability.url();
  final File source = client.getCacheFileFor(url);
  final File link = new File(location, bsn + "-" + version + ".jar");
  IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link, source);
  Promise<File> go = client.build()
    .useCache(MAX_STALE)
    .async(url.toURL())
    .map(file -> link);
  if (listeners.length == 0)
    return go.getValue();
  new DownloadListenerPromise(reporter, name + ": get " + bsn + ";" + version + " " + url, go, listeners);
  return link;
}

File get(String bsn, Version version, Map<String, String> properties, DownloadListener... listeners)
  throws Exception {
  Resource resource = getBridge().get(bsn, version);
  if (resource == null)
    return null;
  ContentCapability contentCapability = ResourceUtils.getContentCapability(resource);
  if (contentCapability == null)
    return null;
  URI url = contentCapability.url();
  final File source = client.getCacheFileFor(url);
  final File link = new File(location, bsn + "-" + version + ".jar");
  IO.createSymbolicLinkOrCopy(link, source);
  Promise<File> go = client.build()
    .useCache(MAX_STALE)
    .async(url.toURL())
    .map(file -> link);
  if (listeners.length == 0)
    return go.getValue();
  new DownloadListenerPromise(reporter, name + ": get " + bsn + ";" + version + " " + url, go, listeners);
  return link;
}