IFileDataPersistenceAdapter (formcycle: bom 8.3.8 API)

Type Parameters:

PersistenceContext - Type of the persistence context used for accessing the persistence layer.

Entity - Type of the entity containing the file data.

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IEntityFileSystemPersistenceAdapter<PersistenceContext,Entity,Scope>

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileEntityPersistenceAdapter, FileEntityViewPersistenceAdapter, FileProvidingEntityAdapter, FormThemeFileViewPersistenceAdapter
```
public interface IFileDataPersistenceAdapter<PersistenceContext,Entity>
extends Serializable
```
A persistence adapter for entities that allows access to a binary file. Allows read and write access to the file data. All changes must be synchronized immediately with persistence layer.
Usually, a file is represented by a subtype of IFileEntity. Some entities have an additional wrapper, such as IFileProviding with a 1:1 relationship to a IFileEntity.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`InputStream`	`openForRead(Supplier<PersistenceContext> persistenceContextFactory, Entity entity)`	Opens an input stream to the content of a file entity.
`OutputStream`	`openForWrite(Supplier<PersistenceContext> persistenceContextFactory, Entity entity)`	Opens an output stream for changing the content of a file entity.

- Method Detail
  - openForRead
```
InputStream openForRead(Supplier<PersistenceContext> persistenceContextFactory,
                        Entity entity)
                 throws IOException
```
    Opens an input stream to the content of a file entity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    persistenceContextFactory - Persistence context factory to use for accessing the persistence layer.
    
    entity - The entity to open.
    
    Returns:
    
    An input stream to the file content.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If an error occurs while opening the file.
  - openForWrite
```
OutputStream openForWrite(Supplier<PersistenceContext> persistenceContextFactory,
                          Entity entity)
                   throws IOException
```
    Opens an output stream for changing the content of a file entity. This should also update the file metadata, such as the user who last modified the file and the last modified time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    persistenceContextFactory - Persistence context factory to use for accessing the persistence layer.
    
    entity - The entity to open.
    
    Returns:
    
    An output stream to the file content.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If an error occurs while opening the file.