net.sf.jabref.export

Class AutoSaveManager

java.lang.Object

net.sf.jabref.export.AutoSaveManager

public class AutoSaveManager
extends java.lang.Object

Background task and utilities for autosave feature.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AutoSaveManager(JabRefFrame frame)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	autoSave(BasePanel panel) Perform an autosave.
void	clearAutoSaves() Clean up by deleting the autosave files corresponding to all open files, if they exist.
static boolean	deleteAutoSaveFile(BasePanel panel) Delete this BasePanel's autosave if it exists.
static java.io.File	getAutoSaveFile(java.io.File f) Get a File object pointing to the autosave file corresponding to the given file.
static boolean	newerAutoSaveExists(java.io.File f) Check if a newer autosave exists for the given file.
void	startAutoSaveTimer()
void	stopAutoSaveTimer()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AutoSaveManager

public AutoSaveManager(JabRefFrame frame)

Method Detail

startAutoSaveTimer

public void startAutoSaveTimer()

stopAutoSaveTimer

public void stopAutoSaveTimer()

getAutoSaveFile

public static java.io.File getAutoSaveFile(java.io.File f)

Get a File object pointing to the autosave file corresponding to the given file.

Parameters:

f - The database file.

Returns:

its corresponding autosave file.

autoSave

public static boolean autoSave(BasePanel panel)

Perform an autosave.

Parameters:

panel - The BasePanel to autosave for.

Returns:

true if successful, false otherwise.

deleteAutoSaveFile

public static boolean deleteAutoSaveFile(BasePanel panel)

Delete this BasePanel's autosave if it exists.

Parameters:

panel - The BasePanel in question.

Returns:

true if there was no autosave or if the autosave was successfully deleted, false otherwise.

clearAutoSaves

public void clearAutoSaves()

Clean up by deleting the autosave files corresponding to all open files, if they exist.

newerAutoSaveExists

public static boolean newerAutoSaveExists(java.io.File f)

Check if a newer autosave exists for the given file.

Parameters:

f - The file to check.

Returns:

true if an autosave is found, and if the autosave is newer than the given file.