Package org.springframework.integration.file

Class HeadDirectoryScanner

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.integration.file.DefaultDirectoryScanner

org.springframework.integration.file.HeadDirectoryScanner

All Implemented Interfaces:

DirectoryScanner

public class HeadDirectoryScanner
extends DefaultDirectoryScanner

A custom scanner that only returns the first maxNumberOfFiles elements from a directory listing. This is useful to limit the number of File objects in memory and therefore mutually exclusive with AcceptOnceFileListFilter. It should not be used in conjunction with an AcceptOnceFileListFilter.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Iwein Fuld, Gary Russell

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HeadDirectoryScanner(int maxNumberOfFiles)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	setFilter(FileListFilter<File> filter)	Sets a custom filter to be used by this scanner.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.integration.file.DefaultDirectoryScanner

getFilter, getLocker, listEligibleFiles, listFiles, setLocker, tryClaim

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

HeadDirectoryScanner

public HeadDirectoryScanner(int maxNumberOfFiles)

Method Details

setFilter

public final void setFilter(FileListFilter<File> filter)

Description copied from interface: DirectoryScanner

Sets a custom filter to be used by this scanner. The filter will get a chance to reject files before the scanner presents them through its listFiles method. A scanner may use additional filtering that is out of the control of the provided filter.

Specified by:

setFilter in interface DirectoryScanner

Overrides:

setFilter in class DefaultDirectoryScanner

Parameters:

filter - the custom filter to be used