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Interface NameGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultNameGenerator

public interface NameGenerator

A name generator is a general service to generate unique names within an content location.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	generateName(String nameHint, String mimeType) Generates a new name for the location.

Method Detail

generateName

String generateName(String nameHint,
                  String mimeType)
                    throws ContentIOException

Generates a new name for the location. The name-generator may use both the name-hint and mimetype to compute the new name.

Parameters:

nameHint - the name hint, usually a identifier for the new filename (can be null).

mimeType - the mime type of the new filename. Usually used to compute a suitable file-suffix.

Returns:

the generated name, never null.

Throws:

ContentIOException - if the name could not be generated for any reason.