001    /*
002     * Copyright (C) 2012 eXo Platform SAS.
003     *
004     * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
005     * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
006     * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
007     * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
008     *
009     * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
010     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
011     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
012     * Lesser General Public License for more details.
013     *
014     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
015     * License along with this software; if not, write to the Free
016     * Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
017     * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org.
018     */
019    package org.crsh.vfs.spi;
020    
021    import org.crsh.vfs.Path;
022    
023    import java.io.IOException;
024    
025    /**
026     * The mount factory is able to create mounts for a given file system and a specified path.
027     *
028     * @author Julien Viet
029     */
030    public interface FSMountFactory<H> {
031    
032      /**
033       * Resolve a mount for the specified path.
034       *
035       * @param path the path
036       * @return the created mount object
037       * @throws IOException any io exception
038       */
039      Mount<H> create(Path path) throws IOException;
040    
041    }