uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.tools.file.filesystem
Class DiskUtil

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.tools.file.filesystem.DiskUtil

public class DiskUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Retrieves available disk space for Windows operating system or Linux operating system

Since:

4 déc. 2004 ADF MAGE-TOOL - MicroArray Informatics Team / European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) ArrayExpress License: ============================================================================== Copyright (c) 2002 The European Bioinformatics Institute. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The name ArrayExpress must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact arrayexpress@ebi.ac.uk 4. Products derived from this software may not be called "ArrayExpress" nor may "ArrayExpress" appear in their names without prior written permission of the ArrayExpress developers. 5. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by ArrayExpress (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress)" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE ARRAYEXPRESS GROUP ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ARRAYEXPRESS GROUP OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. The European Bioinformatics Institute may publish revised and/or new versions of this license with new releases of ArrayExpress software. ==============================================================================

Version:

1

Author:

Pierre MARGUERITE

Constructor Summary

DiskUtil()

Method Summary

static long	getFreeSpace(java.lang.String path) Retrieves available free space on a hard drive following a file path
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Test method testing purpose only

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DiskUtil

public DiskUtil()

Method Detail

getFreeSpace

public static long getFreeSpace(java.lang.String path)
                         throws java.lang.Exception

Retrieves available free space on a hard drive following a file path

Parameters:

path - file path to a directory (to test the hard drive where is located the directory)

Returns:

the free space for the given path

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the free space can not be retrieved (the operating system is not supported)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Test method testing purpose only

Parameters:

args - the path to evaluate