org.springframework.core.io

Interface ProtocolResolver

public interface ProtocolResolver

A resolution strategy for protocol-specific resource handles.

Used as an SPI for DefaultResourceLoader, allowing for custom protocols to be handled without subclassing the loader implementation (or application context implementation).

Since:

4.3

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

DefaultResourceLoader.addProtocolResolver(org.springframework.core.io.ProtocolResolver)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Resource	resolve(String location, ResourceLoader resourceLoader) Resolve the given location against the given resource loader if this implementation's protocol matches.

Method Detail

resolve

Resource resolve(String location,
                 ResourceLoader resourceLoader)

Resolve the given location against the given resource loader if this implementation's protocol matches.

Parameters:

location - the user-specified resource location

resourceLoader - the associated resource loader

Returns:

a corresponding Resource handle if the given location matches this resolver's protocol, or null otherwise