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+++ b/src/org/tmatesoft/hg/util/FileInfo.java	Wed Sep 07 09:33:27 2011 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 TMate Software Ltd
+ *  
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * For information on how to redistribute this software under
+ * the terms of a license other than GNU General Public License
+ * contact TMate Software at support@hg4j.com
+ */
+package org.tmatesoft.hg.util;
+
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
+
+/**
+ * Subset of File-related functionality to support other than {@link java.io.File}-based {@link FileIterator} implementations   
+ * 
+ * @author Artem Tikhomirov
+ * @author TMate Software Ltd.
+ */
+public interface FileInfo {
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return true if the filesystem object described by this instance exists, is a regular file and can be read
+	 */
+	boolean exists();
+	
+	/**
+	 * File last modification time, in seconds since Jan 1, 1970. E.g. <code> {@link java.io.File#lastModified()} / 1000 </code>
+	 * @return int value representing time, in seconds, when file was last modified.
+	 */
+	int lastModified();
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return file size
+	 */
+	long length();
+
+	/**
+	 * Access file contents. Caller is responsible to close the channel.
+	 * @return file reader object, never <code>null</code>
+	 */
+	ReadableByteChannel newInputChannel();
+}