Package org.apache.commons.io.input

# Interface Tailer.Tailable

Enclosing class:
  `Tailer`

public static interface Tailer.Tailable
A tailable resource like a file.

Since:
  2.12.0

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Tailer.RandomAccessResourceBridge`
  `getRandomAccess(String mode)`
  Creates a random access file stream to read.
  `boolean`
  `isNewer(FileTime fileTime)`
  Tests if this tailable is newer than the specified `FileTime`.
  `FileTime`
  `lastModifiedFileTime()`
  Gets the last modification `FileTime`.
  `long`
  `size()`
  Gets the size of this tailable.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getRandomAccess

    Tailer.RandomAccessResourceBridge getRandomAccess(String mode) throws FileNotFoundException
    Creates a random access file stream to read.
    Parameters:
      `mode` - the access mode, by default this is for `RandomAccessFile`.
    Returns:
      a random access file stream to read.
    Throws:
      `FileNotFoundException` - if the tailable object does not exist.

  - ### isNewer

    boolean isNewer(FileTime fileTime) throws IOException
    Tests if this tailable is newer than the specified `FileTime`.
    Parameters:
      `fileTime` - the file time reference.
    Returns:
      true if the `File` exists and has been modified after the given `FileTime`.
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### lastModifiedFileTime

    FileTime lastModifiedFileTime() throws IOException
    Gets the last modification `FileTime`.
    Returns:
      See `Files.getLastModifiedTime(Path, LinkOption...)`.
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### size

    long size() throws IOException
    Gets the size of this tailable.
    Returns:
      The size, in bytes, of this tailable, or `0` if the file does not exist. Some operating systems may return `0` for path names denoting system-dependent entities such as devices or pipes.
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.