net.ssehub.easy.basics

Class Environment

java.lang.Object

net.ssehub.easy.basics.Environment

public class Environment
extends java.lang.Object

Static utility functions regarding the environment of EASy.

Author:

El-Sharkawy

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	Environment() Should avoid instances of this class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	isWinOS() Checks whether this program is currently running on a Windows machine.
private static int	parseVersionPart(java.lang.String version, int part) Parses the numerical version part from version.
static boolean	runsInEclipse() Checks whether EASy runs inside of Eclipse.
static java.io.File	toFile(java.net.URL localURL) Converts the given URL to an File.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Environment

private Environment()

Should avoid instances of this class.

Method Detail

runsInEclipse

public static boolean runsInEclipse()

Checks whether EASy runs inside of Eclipse. Overridden to non-eclipse if system property easy.notInEclipse is somehow set.

Returns:

true if EASy runs inside of Eclipse, false otherwise.

parseVersionPart

private static int parseVersionPart(java.lang.String version,
                                    int part)

Parses the numerical version part from version.

Parameters:

version - the textual representation of the (Eclipse) version

part - the 0-based index for the part to parse

Returns:

the version number or 0 for no result

isWinOS

public static boolean isWinOS()

Checks whether this program is currently running on a Windows machine.

Returns:

true if The current OS is a windows machine, false otherwise.

toFile

public static java.io.File toFile(java.net.URL localURL)

Converts the given URL to an File. The URL must point to an element inside the local file system. This method should be used to resolve URL given be Eclipse for resolving locally installed resources. This method should be aware of the white space problem, which may occur if working with URIs.

Parameters:

localURL - An url pointing to a local resource, must not be null.

Returns:

An file object pointing to the same address, which is able to handle white spaces inside the path.