org.at4j.tar

Interface TarEntryHandlerDelegate

public interface TarEntryHandlerDelegate

An implementation of the Tar entry handler delegate is used by the TarFileParser to deal with each entry that it parses.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Karl Gustafsson

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	handle(TarEntryHeaderData ehd, org.entityfs.DataSource src) Handle a Tar entry.

Method Detail

handle

long handle(TarEntryHeaderData ehd,
          org.entityfs.DataSource src)

Handle a Tar entry.

Parameters:

ehd - The entry's header data.

src - The data source. When this method is called it is positioned at the start of the entry data (at a Tar block boundary). When the method returns it should be at the same position or at another Tar block boundary at a higher position in the data source.

Returns:

The minimum number of bytes that should be skipped over to reach the next Tar entry header.