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## org.w3c.tools.resources.indexer
Interface ResourceIndexer

All Known Implementing Classes:
  SampleResourceIndexer

public abstract interface ResourceIndexer

Jigsaw indexer. The indexer is an object that given some global configuration informations, tries to build default resources for files that the server doesn't know about. A ResourceIndexer must be a resource it is to be added permanently to the IndexersCatalog.

See Also:
  `IndexersCatalog`

Method Summary
`Resource` | `createResource(ContainerResource container, RequestInterface request, java.io.File directory, java.lang.String name, java.util.Hashtable defs)` Try to create a resource for the given file.
`java.lang.String` | `getIndexedName(java.io.File directory, java.lang.String name)` Get the name of the resource relative to the given filename.
`long` | `lastModified()` When was this indexer configuration last modified.

Method Detail

### lastModified

    public long lastModified()

  When was this indexer configuration last modified.
  Returns:
    The date at which that indexer was last modified, as a number of milliseconds since Java epoch.

### createResource

    public Resource createResource(ContainerResource container,
                                   RequestInterface request,
                                   java.io.File directory,
                                   java.lang.String name,
                                   java.util.Hashtable defs)

  Try to create a resource for the given file. This method makes its best efforts to try to build a default resource out of a file.
  Parameters:
    `container` - The container making the call.
    `request` - The HTTP request that triggered the call to the indexer (may be null).
    `directory` - The directory the file is in.
    `name` - The name of the file.
    `defs` - Any default attribute values that should be provided to the created resource at initialization time.
  Returns:
    A Resource instance, or null if the given file can't be truned into a resource given our configuration database.

### getIndexedName

    public java.lang.String getIndexedName(java.io.File directory,
                                           java.lang.String name)

  Get the name of the resource relative to the given filename.
  Parameters:
    `name` - The name of the file.
  Returns:
    a String, the resource name.

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